Maricopa County Small Business/Nonprofit Relief Grants- Phase 2

Deadline: 30-Oct-20

The Arizona Community Foundation has announced the Maricopa County Small Business/Nonprofit Relief Grants- Phase 2 to support the continued viability of small businesses and nonprofits experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding Information

Grants up to $25,000 available.

Eligibility Criteria

For-profit businesses and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations located in Maricopa County are eligible.

To qualify, small business and nonprofits must meet all of the following requirements:

In operation in Maricopa County prior to January 1, 2019.
Employs 50 or fewer full-time equivalents as of March 1, 2020.
Did not generate more than $5 million in gross revenues between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019.
Gross revenues declined by at least 25% as a result of COVID-19 from March through June 2020 as compared to March through June 2019.
Meets required zoning and regulatory requirements including:
- Having the proper zoning entitlements.
- Not having any active enforcement actions against the applicant by Maricopa County or their respective city/town government.
- Being in substantial compliance, meaning that the County or respective city/town has not taken any enforcement action authorized by law for any deficiencies.
- Is in good standing with the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Complies with the following provisions:
- Not an adult-oriented business as defined by A.R.S. § 11-811 (E)(5).
- Not engaged in the growth, harvest, storage, transport, distribution, use or otherwise providing cannabis for medical or recreational purposes.
- Not owned, in whole or part, by a Maricopa County official or employee who, in their official capacity, participates in the oversight, development or implementation of the Maricopa County Small Business/Nonprofit Relief Program.