Umatilla County Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant

The Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant was established by Umatilla County Economic Development using CARES Act funding for the purpose of providing one-time, short-term financial support to small businesses and sole proprietors impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The county-wide program is being administered by Gail Nelson, Umatilla County Economic Development Coordinator.

To be eligible, the applicant must be headquartered and operate within Umatilla County and had financial impact/damage due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Basic Information:

$5000.00 Grants
Dispersed throughout the County proportionately
Application available August 5th
Application closes August 26th
Checks processed and distributed as quickly as possible

Qualifications:

Must be a business headquartered and operating within Umatilla County that is directly affected by a government ordered mandatory change in service or closure due to COVID-19.
Employ 50 or fewer employees
Sole proprietors are eligible
Only one (1) application per business entity
State the financial impact caused by COVID-19 to their business.

Non-profit organizations are not eligible.

If you have any questions or need additional information contact:

Brandon Seitz, Community Development Director, at 541-922-3226 ext. 103 or via email at brandon@umatilla-city.org

Esmeralda Horns, Development and Recreation Manager at 541-922-8158 or via email at Esmeralda@umatilla-city.org

Visit the link below for the application.

http://www.co.umatilla.or.us/grants/

Effective Friday, July 24th:

Face coverings are required for age 5 and up
Restaurants and bars must close at 10pm statewide, regardless of phase
Face coverings are now required when exercising indoors, plus outdoors when you can’t physically distance
Capacity limit for restaurants, gyms, venues (e.g. concert halls, movie theaters) is reduced to 100 people indoors, including staff

Reopening Oregon with a Commitment to Safety

Oregon Restaurants & Lodging Association has put together a checklist in guidance to improve operational safety.

visit ORLA for more information

https://www.oregonrla.org

Questions or would like to make an appointment with the Business Resource Center

customer service number is 541-289-3000

SBA Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov

Economic Injury Disaster Loan and Advance

Economic Injury Disaster Loan now includes up to a $10,000 advance that may be requested at the same time the business owner applies online.
SBA now has a streamlined application process with no requirement for tax returns, financial statements, etc. The one application covers the request for the EIDL loan and the EIDL advance. Here is the link for the EIDL application: https://covid19relief.sba.gov/.

Paycheck Protection Program

Businesses may visit their local bank or any approved SBA 7a lender to access the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Here is a link which allows applicants to enter their zip code to find a lender to apply for the PPP program: https://www.sba.gov/paycheckprotection/find

The Eastern Oregon Regional Economic Recovery Team has put together a useful one-page guide that covers the most relevant funding and relief options for small businesses, all on one easy to access page.

Umatilla County

Small Business Emergency Grant

Umatilla County Grant Committee has established the Small Business Emergency Grant for the purpose of providing one-time, short-term financial support to small businesses and sole proprietors impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds are to serve during the gap between when Federal and State funds are expected to become available and dispersed to small businesses in late April and May. The county-wide program is being administered by Gail Nelson, Umatilla County Economic Development Coordinator.

“The purpose of these grants is to provide interim relief to businesses and sole proprietors to help them have a chance to make it through these unprecedented times and be able to open and operate as soon as this Covid-19 time passes” stated Nelson.

To be eligible, the applicant must operate within Umatilla County, be able to demonstrate financial impact/damage due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and show documentation of applying for other financial assistance from at least one other source.

Apply at: www.umatillacounty.net/grants