The Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant Program is now accepting applications from “food services and drinking locations” for pandemic relief grants of as much as $20,000. These Texas organizations can submit applications through Tuesday, November 22.
The program is created to assist Texas hospitality organizations recuperate from the COVID-19 pandemic, with $180M in financing readily available. It is presently accepting applications for Texas organizations with NAICS Code 722, that includes dining establishments, bars, catering services, and food trucks. According to a press release from the Texas Restaurant Association, the biggest allotment of $180M for this classification of organizations. The program formerly accepted applications from wineries, breweries, distilleries, and hotels.
The application site consists of a list of requirements, that include that the dining establishment needed to have actually functioned prior to January 20, 2020, be open to the general public or offer services for in-person occasions, and have actually suffered unfavorable financial effect due to COVID-19. Businesses that got support from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) are qualified to make an application for the grants.
The Texas Legislature developed the Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant Program throughout the 87th session, which ended in May 2021, and moneyed it from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund under theAmerican Rescue Plan Act
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