Cobb County Government has extended its partnership with SelectCobb to offer a second round of applications for the SelectCobb Small Business Relief Grants. Eligible businesses can apply to receive up to $20,000 to $40,000 to use toward personnel, rent, utilities, and acquiring PPE.
NEW FOR ROUND TWO:
- Businesses that have received financial assistance from the Payroll Protection Program or Small Business Administration are now eligible for a grant.
- Businesses can include both W-2 and 1099 employees toward their total number of employees.
** If you have an application pending from Round 1, please do not apply again. Additional information will be emailed to you shortly regarding the status of your application.
Applications are open now and will close on August 21, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. A full list of eligibility requirements and more information about the application process is available at www.selectcobb.com/grants.
To be considered for the SelectCobb Small Business Relief Grant, small businesses must meet the following requirements:
- Business must be an existing for-profit corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship;
- Business headquarters or primary location must be within Cobb County;
- Business must have 100 or fewer full-time, W-2 employees, i.e., employees working at least 30 hours per week or 130 hours per month;
- Business must have been in continuous operation for a minimum of 1 year prior to March 13, 2020;
- Business must have a current business license issued by Cobb County Government, City of Acworth, City of Austell, City of Kennesaw, City of Marietta, City of Powder Springs, or City of Smyrna;
- Business must be current on all local taxes;
- Business may be home-based or located in an owned or leased commercial space;
- Business cannot be a publicly traded company.
SelectCobb staff will review each application to ensure that all eligibility requirements are met. Once applications are closed, an independent committee of business representatives will review each eligible application and decide which companies will receive grant funds and how much will be provided, up to the maximum allowed by each tier. The committee will be comprised of individuals from all areas of Cobb, and will include a diverse group of industries being represented, including banking, certified public accountants, law, small business and county government.
NOT-FOR-PROFIT GRANT OPPORTUNITY
On July 28, 2020, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a $2M grant funding opportunity for Cobb’s not-for-profit organizations adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The not-for-profit grant applications will open on August 27 and 10 a.m. and close on Sept. 11 at 5 p.m.
If you are a not-for-profit organization interested in this funding opportunity, do not apply for a Small Business Relief Grant. Not-for-Profit grant applications will open on August 27 at 10 a.m. More information about the Not-For-Profit Grants will be made available on Aug. 7.
