City of Belen COVID-19 Business Relief Grants Are Now Available

HOW TO LEARN MORE

The CARES Act grant #application and details are available for download on our homepage athttp://www.belen-nm.gov/. You can also email [email protected] for more information or if you have questions.

HOW TO QUALIFY

This grant is available to qualifying small businesses with 50 or fewer full-time equivalent employees in Belen, New Mexico. The grant proceeds must be spent on eligible “business continuity” expenses. In addition, you may qualify for additional funding for “business redesign” expenses necessary to adopt COVID Safe Practices. To be eligible, your company must be headquartered in Belen, New Mexico and either have been forced to close or severely curtail business operations as a result of closure orders from the state and have an annual revenue of $2 million or less prior to the impact of COVID-19. The business must have also had a start date of March 1, 2019 or prior.

DEADLINE

Submit the grant application and all required documents to the City of Belen at [email protected] no later than Friday, October 23. Or turn in your application at the city hall on or before that date.

AWARDS

Applicants may be awarded up to $10,000 for qualifying expenses.