Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
PORTALES — Roosevelt County has begun the application process for CARES Act business continuity grants for local small businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The county will begin awarding grants of up to $10,000 from its $239,625 pool Oct. 14 and continue until funds are exhausted.
Funds can only be used to reimburse the costs of business interruption caused by required closures provided those costs are not paid by insurance or by another federal, state, or local program. Eligible expenses include non-owner employee payroll, rent or scheduled mortgage payments, insurance, utilities, marketing and business redesign — including reconfiguring physical space, installing plexiglass barriers, personal protective equipment for employees, work-at-home technology purchases or temporary structures to mitigate COVID-19 spread.
Businesses must have a physical location in the county, with an equivalent of 50 or fewer fulltime employees and annual revenues of $2 million or less. Also, a business must have been in operation for 12 months prior to March 1, but the county will allow applicants to request an exemption with a detailed request explaining why they believe the requirement should be waived.
Applications can be completed online at https://www.rooseveltcounty.com/?page_id=9468. For information, please contact the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce or the Roosevelt County Community Development Corp. at 575-356-8541 or Roosevelt County Administration at 575-356-5307 or email [email protected].
