Events DC Hotel Relief Package application.
Your business may be eligible for this one-time grant as part of Events DC’s $5 million hotel relief package. The last day to apply for funding is
May 15th
. Find out more
here.
This month, Events DC, Washington DC’s official convention and sports authority, finalized its programs for the hotel and restaurant relief funds. The $5 million hotel relief package provides support to qualified DC lodging businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Similarly, the restaurant relief program totaling $5 million will focus on supporting qualified District-based restaurants.
This relief is part of the greater $18 million hospitality and tourism package that was approved by the Board last month to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The full package includes $5 million for undocumented workers across Washington, DC and $3 million dedicated to destination marketing efforts with the focus first on bringing domestic visitors back to DC.
“This hotel and restaurant relief package is one step forward in helping our industry get back on its feet. We recognize the critical importance of this sector to our local economy and that is why Events DC has prioritized the urgent need to deploy this desperately needed funding. It is our hope that this funding can provide a pathway for these businesses to reopen and support their employees,” said Max Brown, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Events DC.
For the restaurant relief program, Events DC collaborated with the Office of Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington on the implementation and management of the program. Specifically, Events DC will support and enhance the Mayor Bowser’s Small Business Microgrant program, directing our funds to support the restaurant sector applications, totaling over $4 million. The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington will help administer the program on Events DC’s behalf.
Through the Events DC’s hotel relief program, eligible businesses may receive a minimum grant award on a per room/key basis towards worker salaries, benefits and certain operating costs. Events DC will start its outreach to hotels today. To qualify, you must own or operate a hotel, bed and breakfast, inn or motel located in DC. Boarding houses, hostels, rooming houses and buildings under construction are not eligible.
For additional questions or information on the hotel relief program, email:
reliefprogram@eventsdc.com
.
Details on the undocumented worker relief program will be forthcoming.
