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SUMMARY:B2B Grants: Overview of Restaurants\, Hotels\, and Creative Grants
DESCRIPTION:B2B Restaurants\, Hotels & Creative Grants Hybrid Workshop / Webinar - Get Ready to Apply!\n\n\n\nGovernor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced $175 million in available grant funding through the Back to Business (B2B) program. Following state recovery for businesses totaling nearly $1.5 billion\, the latest American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) -funded opportunity is designed to provide additional support for the hardest-hit sectors\, including restaurants (B2B Restaurants)\, hotels (B2B Hotels)\, and businesses or organizations in the creative arts sector (B2B Arts). To provide hands-on support and raise awareness about the program\, the State has mobilized a network of more than 100 community navigators across Illinois.\n\n\n\nEligibility Requirements\n\nRestaurants:\n\n	Must be an independently owned and operated restaurant\, tavern\, brewery\, winery\, distillery or caterer in Illinois\n	Must have begun operations prior to March 12\, 2020\n	Must have experienced a loss in revenue of at least $5\,000 de to COVID-19\n	Must have 50 or fewer employees at time of application\n	Must have not received a BIG or B2B grant previously\, or more than $10\,000 from local relief programs\n\nHotels:\n\n\n	Must be an independently owned and operating as a hotel\, inn\, motel tourist home or court\, lodging house\, rooming house\, retreat center\, conference center\, or hunting lodge\n	Must have begun operations prior to March 12\, 2020\n\nCreatives:\n\n\n	Must be an independently owned and operating in one of the following industries: independent live venue operators\, performing or presenting arts\, arts education\, museum or cultural heritage organization\n	Must have begun operations prior to March 12\, 2020\n	Must have experienced a loss in revenue of at least $5\,000 de to COVID-19\n\nTo Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/597254904497
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<br />\n<br />\n<u><strong><span style="font-size:16px\;">B2B Restaurants\, Hotels &amp\; Creative Grants Hybrid Workshop / Webinar - Get Ready to Apply!</span></strong></u><br />\n<br />\nGovernor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today announced $175 million in available grant funding through the Back to Business (B2B) program. Following state recovery for businesses totaling nearly $1.5 billion\, the latest American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) -funded opportunity is designed to provide additional support for the hardest-hit sectors\, including restaurants (B2B Restaurants)\, hotels (B2B Hotels)\, and businesses or organizations in the creative arts sector (B2B Arts). To provide hands-on support and raise awareness about the program\, the State has mobilized a network of more than 100 community navigators across Illinois.<br />\n<br />\n<u>Eligibility Requirements</u><br />\nRestaurants:\n<ul>\n	<li>Must be an independently owned and operated restaurant\, tavern\, brewery\, winery\, distillery or caterer in Illinois</li>\n	<li>Must have begun operations prior to March 12\, 2020</li>\n	<li>Must have experienced a loss in revenue of at least $5\,000 de to COVID-19</li>\n	<li>Must have 50 or fewer employees at time of application</li>\n	<li>Must have not received a BIG or B2B grant previously\, or more than $10\,000 from local relief programs</li>\n</ul>\nHotels:\n\n<ul>\n	<li>Must be an independently owned and operating as a hotel\, inn\, motel tourist home or court\, lodging house\, rooming house\, retreat center\, conference center\, or hunting lodge</li>\n	<li>Must have begun operations prior to March 12\, 2020</li>\n</ul>\nCreatives:\n\n<ul>\n	<li>Must be an independently owned and operating in one of the following industries: independent live venue operators\, performing or presenting arts\, arts education\, museum or cultural heritage organization</li>\n	<li>Must have begun operations prior to March 12\, 2020</li>\n	<li>Must have experienced a loss in revenue of at least $5\,000 de to COVID-19</li>\n</ul>\nTo Register:&nbsp\;<a href="http://https://www.eventbrite.com/e/597254904497">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/597254904497</a>
LOCATION:Old Herald Brewery & Distillery 115 E. Clay Street Collinsville\, IL 62234
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URL:https://www.troymaryvillecoc.com/events/details/b2b-grants-overview-of-restaurants-hotels-and-creative-grants-4817
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