Santee MAP
In 2020, the City of Santee created the Microenterprise Assistance Program (MAP) Program to provide grants of up to $10,000 to eligible Santee based small businesses (microenterprises) to help them continue to survive losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Based on concerns from applicants, the MAP has been revised to not only provide funding assistance for past due rent, lease, mortgage and utilities, but to also provide funding for these expenses on a reimbursement basis as a means to cover documented revenue losses. MAP funds may also be used to reimburse the purchase of equipment and supplies related to the implementation of COVID-19 safety measures pursuant to State and County Public Health guidelines.
The City has partnered with the East County Economic Development Council (ECEDC) for the administration of this grant program so applications and associated documents will be completed on the ECEDC’s website. MAP Applications will be accepted from 9:00 a.m. on March 22, 2021 through 5:00 p.m. on April 12, 2021. APPLY BELOW!
WATCH OUR WEBINAR
This webinar goes through the Santee MAP in detail by walking through the application eligibility, process, and timeline. It goes through the application step by step to explain how to apply. If you have any additional questions, please contact Cat Kricorian at cat.kricorian@eastcountyedc.org or Bill Crane at bcrane@cityofsanteeca.gov.
** The application deadline has been extended from April 5th, 2021 to April 12th, 2021. **
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Must be a for-profit business with five or fewer employee INCLUDING owner(s)
Must not have received other COVID-19 related federal aid for the same expenses
The business must be a brick-and-mortar physical establishment
Business must be located in the incorporated City of Santee
The business must be able to document losses caused by COVID-19 related closures and/or government issued health orders.
The owner’s income must not exceed HUD’s definition for “low” as adjusted for household size (Refer to chart below)
ELIGIBLE EXPENSES
Up to Four Months Of:
Rent, Mortgage, or Lease
Utilities (gas, electric, and water)
COVID-19 Related Safety Measures & Supplies
INELIGIBLE BUSINESSES
These types of businesses cannot apply for MAP funds:
Lending and Investment Institutions
Insurance Companies
Non-Profit Organizations
Businesses that have received other sources of funding for MAP eligible expenses may not be eligible if the receipt of MAP funding would result in a duplication of benefits
Home-Based Businesses
Chain Stores and Franchises
Businesses with services/products available only to those over 18 years of age
Businesses engaged in illegal activity per local, state or federal regulations
Businesses with more than 5 employees
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
Documents which may be submitted with the MAP application include, but are not limited to:
Copy of Business License from City of Santee
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-9
Two most recent Business Quarterly Tax Returns filed
Bank statements between the eligible time period
Receipts for the purchase of COVID-19 related safety measures
Current balance sheet no older than 90 days
Copy of lease/rental agreement/mortgage for your commercial premises in Santee if you are seeking MAP funds for lease/rent/mortgage
Copy of utility bills for utilities for which you seek MAP assistance
Other documents that would substantiate the microenterprise’s need for financial assistance
WHAT IS DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS?
A duplication of benefits occurs when a person, household, business, or other entity received financial assistance from multiple sources for the same purpose, and the total assistance is more than the total need.
Example: If a grantee receives City of Santee MAP funds in the amount of $2,000 per month for April, May, June, and July and the business or business owners receives federal funds (SBA Disaster Loans, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) and the Paycheck Protective Program (PPP) or funding from another source, for these same months, this is a duplication of benefits.
Each applicant will have to sign a self-certification that will not apply for or accept other federal, state, local or private loans or grants or other assistance for the same purposes for which City of Santee MAP funds will be used or in excess of total costs for that same purpose.
