MESQUITE CARES Business Grant Application

Program Information

Thank you for your interest in the Mesquite CARES Small Business Assistance Program. Please read all of the eligibility and application instructions carefully to ensure your application is successfully processed. Due to the Governor’s recent directives, it is anticipated that the need for business assistance will outweigh allotted funding, and completed applications will receive funding priority in the order they are received. Submitting an application does not guarantee funding; however, the City’s mission is to help as many impacted eligible businesses as possible during this difficult and ever-changing time.

What: The Mesquite CARES Small Business Assistance Program has been established utilizing a portion of federal CARES Act funding allocated to the City. Eligible expenses include payroll, rent/mortgage, utility bills, COVID supplies, cleaning and sanitation, and expenses related to retrofitting in order to comply with social distancing and other health guidelines.

Who: Small businesses based in Mesquite in good standing with the City that have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are eligible to apply. Approved entities with 1-20 employees are eligible to receive up to $10,000.00 in funding; those approved entities with 21-40 employees are eligible to receive up to $15,000.00.

Below are the eligibility requirements:

Can demonstrate financial hardship due to COVID-19 and/or the resulting Stay At Home orders
Have a physical location within the Mesquite city limits (includes home-based businesses)
Have an active business license as of March 15, 2020 and be in good standing with the City (current on bills, no liens or judgments, etc.)
Have no more than 40 employees
Have an annual gross revenue between $50,000 and $2.5 million
One application per business

The following entities are ineligible for this program

Nonprofit organizations
Publicly traded companies and their subsidiaries
Business started after March 15, 2020, not physically located within Mesquite, or with gross annual revenue outside of the $50,000 - $2.5 million range.

How: Eligible businesses meeting the criteria are encouraged to complete the following application to be considered for program funding. Please answer all questions and attach a recently filed Form 941 Employer’s Quarterly Tax Return or 2019 W-3 Form. Complete and eligible applications will be reviewed and recommended for funding on a first-come, first-served basis until funding is depleted. All application information will be verified by City staff. Awarded businesses will be required to sign an agreement containing the following.

Certify COVID-related economic hardship
Detail expenses to be covered with the award
Consent to auditing/penalties for noncompliance with award terms and conditions.

Payments will be disbursed prior to December 30, 2020, and may be made directly to landlords, utilities, vendors, etc. as determined through the review process.

When: The application period is currently open and will remain open until all funds have been allocated.

Questions: Please contact Shanna McPheters at the City of Mesquite (702) 346-5295 or via email at SMcPheters@MesquiteNV.gov.

Business Information

Legal Business Name

Business Trade Name (DBA)

Mesquite Business License Number

Federal Employment Identification Number (EIN)

Provide a brief description of your business

Email Address

Phone Number

Including yourself, how many full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) your business had as of March 15, 2020?

Upload Completed Employee Verification Form (W-3 or Form 941) and W-9 Form

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COVID-19 Business Impact

The Applicant certifies that the above business was closed or was negatively impacted as a result of COVID-19 and/or Governor’s Directive 010: Stay at Home Order, resulting in a material financial need.

Business Impact - Check all of the impacts suffered by this business:

My business had to close for a period of time resulting in a financial loss

My business income decreased due to having to operate at a reduced capacity

My business costs increased significantly due to increased costs of inventory/supplies

My business was unable to acquire inventory/supplies

My business had to acquire PPE and/or had to install costly public safety measures

Briefly describe the impact that COVID-19 has had on your business (operations, expenses, etc.)

Demonstrated Financial Impact from COVID:

What was your business' revenues from January 1 - March 31, 2020 ?

What was your business' revenues from April 1 - Current?

COVID-19 Grant Funds Plans

If awarded, how would you use the funds?

Payroll

Rent/Mortgage

Utilities

COVID-19 Supplies

Personal Protective Equipment

Cleaning Interior/Exterior to Sanitize Facility

Other

Please Describe Other

Total

Total Must Equal: 1-20 employees = $10,000.00, 21-40 employees = $15,000.00

Assurances

Assurances - All must be checked to be eligible. I hereby certify that:

All of the information I have provided is true and accurate.

This business does not share common ownership of 25% or more with any other business that is also applying for this grant.

No director, officer, employee, agent, or sub-contractor of the business is an elected or appointed official of the City of Mesquite, or is a member of the immediate family of such an elected or appointed official.

This business does not unlawfully discriminate because of race, creed, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or any unlawful basis.

This business was closed or was negatively impacted as a result of COVID-19 and/or the Governor’s Directives or Stay At Home Orders resulting in a financial need.

This business either did not receive federal COVID-19 funding through the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) nor Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). If the business did receive funding, then these funds will be used to pay other expenses that were not covered by those programs. This funding does not duplicate other federal benefits received. Expenses can include but are not limited to payroll (provided federal funds have not already been received for this purpose), rent, mortgage, utilities, and COVID-19 supplies.

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