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Santee Business Assistance Grant Program

This program will support small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Grants of up to $10,000 will be available to eligible small businesses within the incorporated City of Santee. The Application Period is 9:00am October 5th – 11:59pm October 11th, 2020.

Application Period 9:00am October 5th – 11:59pm October 11th

WATCH OUR WEBINAR

This webinar goes through the Santee Business Assistance Grant Program in detail by walking through the application eligibility, process, and timeline. It was recorded on October 1st by Cat Kricorian from the East County Economic Development Council. We have updated the FAQ found below to reflect these answers and if you have additional questions, please email Cat Kricorian at cat.kricorian@eastcountyedc.org.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be a for-profit business located in the incorporated City of Santee with a valid Business License

  • Must have been affected by COVID-19

  • Small businesses must have no more than 25 employees (Full-Time Equivalents)

  • Opened on or prior to March 1, 2020

  • Must be an independently owned business

  • Small businesses that received prior Federal and State funding are eligible, however, funding must be used on alternative eligible expenditures

  • Must be a brick-and-mortar business

  • Home-based businesses are not eligible

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

  • The business may claim expenses between March 1st – October 5th, 2020

  • The funds will be distributed on a First Come- First Served basis

  • Businesses will be asked to certify that they are not duplicating funds

  • The City of Santee has $200,000 to distribute during this program

Use of Funding

Eligible Expenses

Rent

To provide evidence for rent, the business must attach their lease/mortgage agreement and provide bills from their landlord showing either outstanding funds or receipts of payment

Utilities

To provide evidence for utilities, the business owners needs to provide bills or receipts from utility companies such as SDGE, Cox, Waste Management, etc.

Important Notice

The Santee Business Assistance Grant must be used for unique expenses that have not been previously addressed by other federal funding sources (PPP, EIDL, etc.)

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