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MMDC: Weatherization Grant Made Available for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

Michigan Business Network
November 17, 2020 5:00 PM

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At least $3,000,000 in CARES Act funds have been made available by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) to help qualifying small businesses expand their capacity by adding weatherized, temporary outdoor facilities. Business owners who have made previous additions beginning August 1, 2020 can apply for grant reimbursement. Small businesses in qualified industries may submit grant requests between $1,000 and $10,000. Commercial property owners and municipalities will be considered for grants of up to $15,000. 
Eligible businesses can begin applying November 18, 2020 at Noon EST. We encourage you to prepare your grant request as soon as possible as grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Weatherization Grant Details


Who is eligible?

Commercial firms and nonprofits with 50 or fewer full-time equivalent employees in these industries:

  • Restaurants and/or bars

  • Banquet centers

  • Retail stores

  • Gyms and fitness centers

  • Local governments, including cities, townships, villages and counties that provide common space for businesses

  • Commercial property owners who provide common space for tenants

Qualified ideas to add capacity include:

  • Temporary structures, such as canopies, igloos and tents, to cover outdoor seating

  • Portable heaters

  • Outdoor furniture and tableware

  • Outdoor cooking equipment

  • Fencing; dividers such as planters, hangings, or Plexiglas panels

  • Sanitizing supplies and equipment

  • Security devices

  • Electronic menu access

  • Upgrades necessary to increase capacity for carryout and delivery service

  • Delivery charges and labor for installation

All funds must be used in support of weatherization of outdoor capacity expansions. Construction of permanent structures is not an allowable use.

Preparing your application:

To prepare to submit your application, research the costs to implement work, purchase products, etc. If the work has already been done, prepare to submit your receipt and date(s) in which the work has been done for reimbursement. Purchases must be made between August 1, 2020 – December 30, 2020. All receipts are due no later than January 15, 2021.

Grants will be awarded to eligible businesses on a first-come, first-served basis with a goal of giving at least 10 grants in each of Michigan’s prosperity regions. 

For more details on the Weatherization grant visit:  https://www.sbam.org/weatherization-grants/

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