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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: NJEDA Small Biz Emergency Assistance Grant Prog - Phase 4
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will be presented by \n\nChristina Fuentes\n\nNJEDA Managing Director\, Community Development & Small Business Services\n\n\nPhase 4 funding will be allocated to support the most adversely affected businesses\, including restaurants\, micro-businesses\, and child care providers\, as well as other small businesses. Join us to hear an overview of the program\, including eligibility\, calculations and how to apply.\n\n \nInterested business owners will need to pre-register with the NJEDA between\n\nMonday\, April 19th at 9:00 a.m. and Thursday\, April 29th at 5:00 p.m.\n\nThe BUSINESSES THAT DO NOT PRE-REGISTER \n\nWILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR PHASE 4 GRANTS.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSmall Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program   Phase 4\n\n\n	Phase 4 of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program will provide grants up to $20\,000 to small and medium sized businesses and nonprofits that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.\n	Interested business owners will need to pre-register between Monday\, April 19th at 9:00 a.m. and Thursday\, April 29th at 5:00 p.m.\n	The BUSINESSES THAT DO NOT PRE-REGISTER WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR PHASE 4 GRANTS.\n	Grant awards will be calculated based on the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) businesses employ.\n	\n		Micro-businesses with five or fewer FTEs and sole proprietorships will receive up to $10\,000\;\n		Businesses with six to 25 FTEs will receive up to $15\,000\; and\n		Businesses with 26 to 50 FTEs will receive up to $20\,000.\n	\n	\n	In line with Governor Murphy's commitment to a stronger\, fairer recovery\, Phase 4 funding will be allocated to support the most adversely affected businesses\, including restaurants\, micro-businesses\, and child care providers\, as well as other small businesses.\n	To ensure grants reach businesses in the hardest hit communities\, including communities of color\, one-third of funding will be targeted to businesses with a primary business location within the 715 census tracts designated as eligible to be selected as an Opportunity Zone.\n	Following pre-registration\, applications will become available on a rolling basis. Pre-registered applicants will need to return to complete an application based on the following schedule:\n	\n		Business that did not apply for\, or were not approved for Phase 3 funding   9:00 a.m. on May 3\, 2021\n		Restaurants and child care providers   9:00 a.m. on May 5\, 2021\n		Micro businesses (five or fewer FTEs)   9:00 a.m. on May 10\, 2021\n		All other small businesses   9:00 a.m. on May 12\, 2021\n	\n	\n	Applications for each category will be open for a period of one week and will be accepted on a first-come\, first-served basis\, based upon the date and time the Authority receives a completed application submission.\n	Restaurants and Child Care providers that have fewer than 5 FTEs should apply on May 5th\, NOT on May 10th.\n	Pre-registration and grant applications will be available in English and Spanish. The NJEDA is also offering interpretation services to support speakers of ten additional languages: Arabic\, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)\, Gujarati\, Hindi\, Italian\, Korean\, Polish\, Portuguese\, and Tagalog.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="text-align: center\;">This webinar will be presented by&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:20px\;"><strong>Christina Fuentes</strong></span><br />\n<strong>NJEDA Managing Director\, Community Development &amp\; Small Business Services</strong></div>\n<br />\n<span style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\; font-size: 16px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">Phase 4 funding will be allocated to support the most adversely affected businesses\, including restaurants\, micro-businesses\, and child care providers\, as well as other small businesses. Join us to hear an overview of the program\, including eligibility\, calculations and how to apply.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><strong><span style="background-color:#FFFF00\;">Interested business owners will need to pre-register with the NJEDA between<br />\nMonday\, April 19th at 9:00 a.m. and Thursday\, April 29th at 5:00 p.m.</span><br />\n<span style="background-color:#FFFF00\;">The BUSINESSES THAT DO NOT PRE-REGISTER </span></strong><br />\n<strong><span style="background-color:#FFFF00\;"><u>WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE</u> FOR PHASE 4 GRANTS.</span></strong></div>\n<br />\n<a href="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1667/Image/NJEDA-Phase4-Grants-One-Pager3.pdf" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="906" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1667/Image/NJEDA-Phase4-Grants-One-Pager-3.jpg" style="width: 700px\; height: 906px\;" width="700" /></a>\n\n<p dir="ltr" font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\; font-family: " ui="" web="" west=""><br />\n<strong>Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program &ndash\; Phase 4</strong></p>\n\n<ul dir="ltr">\n	<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">Phase 4 of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program will provide grants up to $20\,000 to small and medium sized businesses and nonprofits that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.</li>\n	<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">Interested business owners will need to pre-register between Monday\, April 19th at 9:00 a.m. and Thursday\, April 29th at 5:00 p.m.</li>\n	<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">The BUSINESSES THAT DO NOT PRE-REGISTER WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR PHASE 4 GRANTS.</li>\n	<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">Grant awards will be calculated based on the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) businesses employ.\n	<ul>\n		<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">Micro-businesses with five or fewer FTEs and sole proprietorships will receive up to $10\,000\;</li>\n		<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">Businesses with six to 25 FTEs will receive up to $15\,000\; and</li>\n		<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">Businesses with 26 to 50 FTEs will receive up to $20\,000.</li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">In line with Governor Murphy&rsquo\;s commitment to a stronger\, fairer recovery\, Phase 4 funding will be allocated to support the most adversely affected businesses\, including restaurants\, micro-businesses\, and child care providers\, as well as other small businesses.</li>\n	<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">To ensure grants reach businesses in the hardest hit communities\, including communities of color\, one-third of funding will be targeted to businesses with a primary business location within the 715 census tracts designated as eligible to be selected as an Opportunity Zone.</li>\n	<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">Following pre-registration\, applications will become available on a rolling basis. Pre-registered applicants will need to return to complete an application based on the following schedule:\n	<ul>\n		<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">Business that did not apply for\, or were not approved for Phase 3 funding &ndash\; 9:00 a.m. on May 3\, 2021</li>\n		<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">Restaurants and child care providers &ndash\; 9:00 a.m. on May 5\, 2021</li>\n		<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">Micro businesses (five or fewer FTEs) &ndash\; 9:00 a.m. on May 10\, 2021</li>\n		<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">All other small businesses &ndash\; 9:00 a.m. on May 12\, 2021</li>\n	</ul>\n	</li>\n	<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">Applications for each category will be open for a period of one week and will be accepted on a first-come\, first-served basis\, based upon the date and time the Authority receives a completed application submission.</li>\n	<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">Restaurants and Child Care providers that have fewer than 5 FTEs should apply on May 5th\, NOT on May 10th.</li>\n	<li font-size:="" helvetica="" line-height:="" margin-bottom:="" margin-top:="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(32\, 31\, 30)\;" ui="" web="" west="">Pre-registration and grant applications will be available in English and Spanish. The NJEDA is also offering interpretation services to support speakers of ten additional languages: Arabic\, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese)\, Gujarati\, Hindi\, Italian\, Korean\, Polish\, Portuguese\, and Tagalog.</li>\n</ul>\n
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DTSTAMP:20260824T043713Z
URL:https://chamber.capemaycountychamber.com/events/details/webinar-njeda-small-biz-emergency-assistance-grant-prog-phase-4-188769
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