If your business is in the Food & Beverage or Hospitality sectors, it automatically qualifies per ARPA guidelines and will be included in the program!

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If your business is not in those sectors, it must meet all of the following criteria:

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1. Your business is a small business: (both of the following two conditions must be met)

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• Your business has less than 500 full-time employees

• Your business is independently owned and operated, is not dominant in its field of operation, and is not a corporate chain

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2. Your business was formed on or before December 1, 2019

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3. Your business had a negative economic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic: (meeting one of the following conditions)

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• Your business is in a Qualified Census Tract

• Your business has had decreased revenue or gross receipts, and you can provide profit & loss information for the past three years (2019, 2020, & 2021) AND can submit IRS 990's or federal income tax statements for the past three years (2019, 2020, & 2021).

• Your business is operated by tribal governments or on tribal lands

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