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The City has partnered with the Orange County Small Business Development Center (OC SBDC) to administer this program, which is entirely funded with $4.75 million of one-time federal CARES Act funds distributed to the City by the Orange County Board of Supervisors’ Chairwoman Michelle Steel.

Applications will be accepted online at at www.HBready.com/biz-grants or at Huntington Beach City Hall (First Floor) starting June 22 at 8:00 a.m. and must be

submitted by June 26 at 5:00 p.m. Huntington Beach City Hall | 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, California 92648

For questions about the COVID-19 Small Business Relief Program and application process, please contact the City of Huntington Beach’s Office of Business Development at [email protected] or (714) 375-5186.

Need Help with Your Application? Contact the Small Business Development Center 1-800-616-7232 | ociesmallbusiness.org1

City of Huntington Beach – Small Business Relief Program On June 15, City Council approved the COVID-19 Small Business Relief Program to deliver one-time grants of up to $10,000 to Huntington Beach businesses with 30 or fewer employees. The Program will provide immediate relief to qualified local businesses that have experienced hardship due to COVID-19.

Name of Applicant

Street

Phone Number Email Address

ZIPStateCity

Name of the Business

Legal Entity Name

Street

Phone Number Email Address

Website

ZIPStateCity

Year Business Started

Type of Business

APPLICANT/BUSINESS OWNER

BUSINESS

Total Grant Amount Requested (Up to $10,000)

What is your for-profit business structure? (Non-profits are ineligible).

Sole Proprietor Partnership Limited Liability Company

S-Corporation C-Corporation

Grant Amount is Based on Number of Full Time Employees• 1-10 Up to $5,000• 11-20 Up to $7,500• 21-30 Up to $10,000





The business has been deemed non-essential and has been forced to shut down by the state or local government;

The business has had to lay off at least one of its employees (full- or part-time employee);

Sales from the business are down more than 25% compared to the previous three months (Prior to March 1, 2020);

How has your business been impacted by COVID-19 (Mark all that apply):

EMPLOYEES AS OF MARCH 1, 2020

TOTAL GROSS REVENUE

2019

2020 (YTD, as of May 31, 2020)

Full Time Part Time

Business Owner/s:

(Do not count business owner/s in full-time or part-time)

As of this date, has your business received any funding through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) or other funding source? If you have applied for either or both of the programs and have been denied, please check no.

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Funding?

SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advance Funding?

SBA Payroll Protection Program Funding?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

Amount

Amount

Amount





HOW WILL YOU USE THE HUNTINGTON BEACH GRANT FUNDS? (PLEASE LIST OUT BY AMOUNT, UP TO $10,000)

Payroll/employee retention or supporting employees

Rent or commercial mortgage payments for the business

Creating new marketing campaigns or business plans

Inventory and working capital

Addressing temporary COVID-19 related restrictions on business activity

Paying vendor invoices

Purchase of personal protective equipment

Increasing technology capacity to enable alternative work forms

Facility cleaning/restoration

Total

1. Are you a home-based business?

2. Are you a non-profit?

3. Were you in business prior to March 1, 2019?

4. Do you have a current city of Huntington Beach business license dated prior to March 1, 2020?

5. Is your business involved in Cannabis, Adult Entertainment or Gambling?

6. Is your business involved in residential or real estate projects including short-term rental operators?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No






Acknowledgment: I/We understand that this grant is being provided by the City Huntington Beach based solely upon the information that you have provided in this application. I am also verifying that there are no outstanding tax liens or legal judgments against the business.

Certification: I/We also agree that this application authorizes the City to verify all sources of incomes and/or in-cluding, but limited to, the submittal of a request to the Employment Development Department/Unemployment Agency to verify any unemployment benefits currently being received by the business owner. I/We also agree that this form authorizes the City to verify the business owner(s) Small Business Administration (SBA) loans/ grants received for this business in connection with coronavirus pandemic and/or CARES Act.

By signing below, I certify that the above statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge. I under-stand that a false statement may disqualify me from benefits.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT, AGREEMENT AND CERTIFICATION

Owner Signature

Co-Owner Signature

Date

Date

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