Did any of our restaurant or foodservice clients miss the “Restaurant Rebound” webinar this morning?
Brinker Simpson, in partnership with the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware County Commerce Center, shared some industry-specific updates about funding opportunities.
Delaware County officially launched the Delaware County Emergency Rental Assistance (DELCO ERA) Grant Program on March 26. The program assists renters who have suffered disruption and loss of income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over $37 million is available to residents to assist with past due rent and an outstanding utility bill.
How the program works:
Governor Wolf recently announced the establishment of a hospitality industry focused grant program.
As a result, $145 million in funding will be distributed to all 67 Pennsylvania counties through the COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program to help support the commonwealth’s hospitality industry.
Funding will be provided through population based block grants to be allocated by February 28. The program requires counties to establish grant programs for eligible businesses through CEDOs (Certified Economic Development Organizations) or CDFIs (Community Development Financial Institutions). Grants will be awarded in $5,000 increments with a $50,000 maximum.
Join Brinker Simpson & the Delaware County Commerce Center at 10am on March 2nd for a COVID19 Update webinar. … Read More
On January 20th, Pennsylvania’s Governor Wolf announced the opportunity for one-time $600 grants for child care workers across PA through the federal Child Care Development Fund quality dollars and remaining funding previously made available through the federal CARES Act.
Nate Wahner from the Brinker Simpson Consulting Group compiled information to help providers determine if they are eligible and find out how to apply. Please find the information below.
Childcare workers must:
Nonprofits are invited to submit grant requests to The Foundation for Delaware County as it launches its third competitive grantmaking cycle.
A formal Request for Proposals (RFP) is available on its website www.delcofoundation.org.
Applications are due online Feb. 9, 2021 with awards to be announced in late April 2021.
The grants awarded through this competitive grant process will advance the foundation’s goal to improve the health and quality of life of children and families in Delaware County.
For the current funding cycle, the foundation will consider awarding grant funds in the following priority areas designed to address many social determinants of health:
There will be a limited number of multi-year grants (up to 3 years) available).… Read More
Thanks to Delaware County Council, county businesses are being thrown a $4 million life preserver in the hope it can help them tread through the next few weeks.
On Wednesday, council unanimously approved earmarking $4 million of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act monies to provide grants ranging from $5,000 to $40,000 for businesses that were hit by the most recent virus mitigation guidelines. The program will be administered by the Delaware County Economic Development Oversight Board.
*This program is being offered ONLY to those industries directly affected by Governor Wolf’s new mitigation order announced on Thursday, December 10th that went into effect on Saturday, December 12th and continues through Monday, January 4th.*… Read More
Last week, the City of Philadelphia announced a COVID related relief option which includes the ability for Philadelphia based businesses to amend their 2019 BIRT if they overestimated their 2020 estimate and the ability for restaurants to amend their November & December U&O returns to exclude the dining area from the calculation.
If you are a Philly business impacted by the recently enhanced restrictions, reach out to your accountants ASAP to determine how these announcements impact you.
https://www.phila.gov/documents/coronavirus-tax-guidance/
Erin Arvedlund of The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Business Desk wrote an article about this on Monday, December 7th. Brinker Simpson’s Kristen McCabe was interviewed and featured in it. … Read More
Governor Wolf of Pennsylvania announced new restrictions and a new plan aimed at increased enforcement for not following orders already in place and those announced yesterday with the announcement of potential regulatory action for “repeat offenders.”
The press release can be read in full HERE. The new order can be read in full HERE.
The updated order mentions immunity from civil liability for businesses by declaring within the order that they are working in essential emergency service activities but only as related to the masking mandate which can be read HERE.
Wolf and Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine announced the new measures in a news conference yesterday, November 24. … Read More
The Delaware County Council has designated funding for a third round of the Delco Strong grant program. The program is funded through CARES Act dollars (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act signed into law by President Trump on March 27, 2020) allocated to the county to help sustain the economic challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Applications will be accepted beginning 5am November 2 and ending at 5pm on November 13th.
The below guidelines for applying for the program can be found HERE:
Application Period
5:00am Monday, November 2, 2020 through 5:00pm Friday, November 6, 2020.… Read More
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