Friday, March 29, 2024

Applications now available for Working Washington Business Grants Round 3

Priority will be given to applications received by Dec. 10

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OMAK – The Economic Alliance announced last week that applications for Round 3 of the Working Washington Business Grants will be available this week through an online portal at commerce.wa.gov/bizgrants.
“Gov. Jay Inslee announced an additional $70 million for business grants. $50 million of that is for a new round of Working Washington business grants,” said an EA media release. “The remainder will go toward funding all qualified businesses that applied in earlier rounds of our resiliency grant program. (NOTE: Businesses who applied for the resiliency grant program will not need to take any action)”.
The grants are prioritized for:
Small businesses with annual revenues of $5 million or less in 2019.
Businesses in the sectors that are most impacted by the recent public health measures as well as businesses in sectors that have experienced significant, cumulative impacts. Examples include full-service restaurants, fitness centers, bowling alleys and music and event venues.
Certain nonprofits may also be eligible if they have a primary business activity that falls into a similar category as noted above. Example – a nonprofit full-service restaurant or nonprofit music venue.
Priority will be given to applications received by Dec. 10.
“If the state Department of Commerce is able to fund all the eligible applicants from the priority pool, and funds remain, Commerce may be able to provide grants to additional businesses or nonprofits from other sectors or who have annual revenues larger than $5 million,” the EA release said.
The maximum grant award will be up to $20,000 and can only cover expenses or costs incurred due to COVID-19 that were necessary to continue business operations.
Information necessary for application includes:
• Applicant W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number
• Copy of valid government issued photo I.D.
• For Tribal member-owned businesses a license or certification if business activity is conducted outside the tribal jurisdiction; letter or certification from the tribe recognizing you as a business if business activity is within the tribal jurisdiction.
• Copy of 2019 Tax Return or other confirmation of 2019 business gross revenues.
• For businesses with a physical location, evidence of that location, such as lease, tax statement, or utility bill.
A NAICS (North American Industrial Classification System) code is helpful, but not necessary. To learn more about a NAICS code visit naics.com online.

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