Last week, Tampa restaurants were able to apply for direct relief through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund through the U.S. Small Business Administration portal: https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-relief-options/restaurant-revitalization-fund
To ensure that local restaurants know about these relief funds and hear feedback from those who have already applied, U.S. Rep. Castor is holding a virtual forum on Monday, May 10 at 10 a.m.
Please register here for this free event. Speakers include:
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, Florida’s 14th Congressional District
Eileen Rodriguez, Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida
MaryAnn Ferenc, Owner, Mise en Place, and a state and national leader of tourism and travel
Veronica Danko, Owner, Independent Bar & Cafe
The $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund was created by the American Rescue Plan that U.S. Rep. Castor helped to pass earlier this year. The Restaurant Revitalization Fund will provide restaurants and other eligible businesses with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss up to $10 million per business. The relief does not have to be repaid, provided that the funds are put toward eligible uses by March 11, 2023.
Entities eligible to apply:
Restaurants
Food stands, food trucks, food carts
Caterers
Bars, saloons, lounges, taverns
Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
Bakeries (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)
Brewpubs, tasting rooms, taprooms (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)
Breweries and/or microbreweries (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)
Wineries and distilleries (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)
Inns (onsite sales of food and beverage to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)
Licensed facilities or premises of a beverage alcohol producer where the public may taste, sample, or purchase products
Monday May 10, 2021
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Printed courtesy of www.southtampachamber.org/ – Contact the South Tampa Chamber for more information.
3415 W Bay to Bay Blvd. , Tampa, FL 33629 – (813) 637-0156 – ceo@southtampachamber.org