Applicants shall be for-profit businesses physically located within Glenn County and with a demonstrated economic need as a direct result of COVID-19.
Applicants must provide a State of California issued Driver’s License or Identification Card to show proof of residency.
Grants will be limited to one grant per business entity. Franchise based businesses are not eligible for funding under this program.
Businesses must have one hundred (100) or fewer full-time equivalent employees (FTE) or less. Self-employed business owners are eligible. (30+ hour per week equals 1.0 FTE; a part-time employee working 29 hours or less per week equals 0.5 FTE).
To be eligible for funding under this grant program, debt obligation cannot be incurred prior to March 3, 2021.
Business applicant must have no outstanding local, state, federal tax liens nor judgements. If this is applicable, business must provide documentation of their current payment plan.
Applicants must have no bankruptcies within the last three years. Bankruptcies must have a discharge date dating back at least (3) years at time of grant application. Verified through credit check. No minimum credit score required.
The applicant must have been in business since March 1, 2020, and be able to demonstrate, through the provision of 1 year of federal business tax returns or Fictitious Business Name Statement filed on or prior to March 1, 2020.
A business license is required if the business is located within the cities of Willows and Orland.
Applicants must attest to:
Their business adhering to all local, Federal, and State guidance related to COVID-19.
Not using these grant funds for the same purpose as other federal, state, or local funding received, such as the Payment Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, or other state and local grants, as this would constitute a duplication of benefits under federal guidelines.
Grant funds being utilized for expenditures directly related to impacts from COVID-19.
