HUB Grant Intake

The goal of the Economic Recovery Hub Grant Program is to provide financial assistance to small businesses that were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic but received little or no government assistance up to this point. Eligible applicants may be awarded $2,500 to $20,000 in direct grant funds that can be used for commercial rent and utilities, inventory, equipment, insurance, payroll, and other working capital needs.

 

Please review the basic eligibility criteria before completing this intake form.  Not meeting any one of the criteria disqualifies a business from being eligible.

 

Eligibility Criteria:

·  Your business must be in Androscoggin, Franklin or Oxford County.

·  Your business must have begun after January 1, 2020, and before May 11, 2023.

·  Your business experienced a loss or increased expenses due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

·  Your business has 50 or less employees.

·  You are able to demonstrate negative impacts due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

·  Your business has not previously received substantial COVID-19 assistance relief funds.

 

If you have any questions, please email HUBgrant@avcog.org