Dear Chamber Members:
The Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce staff was researching some grant opportunities and came across LISC's Rapid Relief & Recovery Fund programs. This round will end on 4/28 but there will be another round after that one closes. You must apply
each week
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LISC has a ranking of 89.97 (out of 100) with Charity Navigator, an organization that is the nation's most utilized evaluator of charities.
LISC has been around since 1979, started by executives from the Ford Foundation. They provide grants, loans and equity investments along with relationships and expertise to help community organization attract the resources they need to do their best work.
During this COVID 19 crisis, they are offering assistance to small businesses in the form of Small Business Relief Grants. Before clicking to apply:
- Businesses should be sure their submission is accurate and complete as no changes are allowed once submitted.
- Grants are being offered in weekly "rounds" and they must reapply for each round. Good idea to save your answers in a separate document to ease the process of reapplying each week.
- Users will receive a confirmation screen if their submission was received, but that does not guarantee a grant will be given.
- All initial communications about the grant and your acceptance will be done via email so it is important to keep a close eye on your email and check your spam folders.
This is the information from our inquiry: Thank you for your interest in the
Small Business Relief Grants
which are part of LISC’s Rapid Relief & Recovery Fund programs to help business with immediate financial impact due to the pandemic.
The application period is now open.
Click here to apply
. Your application must be completed by Tuesday, April 28th, 11:59 p.m. ET.
Before completing the application, we recommend you review our Grant Information Overview and FAQ,
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ich can be found here
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Please keep the following in mind:
- For business owners with multiple businesses, please answer this survey based on your largest business owned.
- Each awardee is limited to one grant.
- Grants will be made to qualified businesses and based on accurate and complete submission and verification of required documentation.
This round of applications must be completed by Tuesday, April 28th, 11:59 p.m. ET.
