Yesterday, Marana Town Council approved the “Marana Matters” program, a COVID-19 small business assistance program. The application link will be available on February 1, 2021, please continue to follow our Newsroom content and social media channels for updates.
The Town of Marana has set aside $100,000, intended to assist qualifying small businesses within the Town of Marana who have been negatively affected by the COVID19 pandemic. The program allows for a maximum award of up to $2,000.00 dollars per eligible small business as reimbursement for past or ongoing expenses related to the mitigation of the spread of COVID19. This program is intended to assist those businesses that have implemented public health and safety protocols consistent with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) guidelines. This program application is open from 2/01/2021 through 6/21/2021, or until funds are exhausted. Eligible expenditures for reimbursement must have taken place during the time period between 3/1/2020 through 6/21/2021. This program operates on a first come, first served basis.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO PROVIDE
W9 Tax Document
Copy of your active Town of Marana Business License
Proof of expenditure for reimbursement (itemized receipts)
Proof of business employee FTEs (full-time equivalents)
Contact Information
Business Location Information
Tax ID/EIN Number
Statement of Hardship
COVID19 workplan
Profit and Loss Statement
ELIGIBLE EXPENSES
Eligible expenses must be incurred during the time period between 3/1/2020 through 6/21/2021, and be for the following items:
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as face masks, gloves, face shields, gowns, eye protection, and other similar equipment worn to minimize exposure to COVID19.
Items that promote safe work practices, such as cleaning, disinfection, and sanitation supplies, hand sanitizer, and hand sanitation stations.
Engineering controls such as plexi-glass barriers, touchless entry mechanisms, and high-efficiency air filters.
Other items that are associated with implementing safety protocols per CDC and ADHS guidelines for employees and customers, or that promote physical distancing, or enhanced sanitation measures as deemed eligible by the Town of Marana.
BUSINESS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Must be a for-profit or nonprofit business located at a physical address within the Town of Marana.
Must have a valid Town of Marana Business License at time of application and award disbursement.
Must be a licensed Marana Business as of January 1, 2020.
Must have no fewer than 3 and no more than 25 employees (based on Full Time Equivalents, i.e. FTEs).
Must have no more than $3,000,000 (three million) in annual revenues from calendar year 2019 or calendar 2020.
Can demonstrate negative financial impacts as a result of COVID19.
Must be able to demonstrate a work plan regarding current/future implementation of public health and safety protocols per CDC/ADHS guidelines.
If establishment is a corporate franchise, it must be independently owned.
EXCLUSIONS
Homebased businesses.
Publicly held companies, real estate firms, venture capital investment firms, banks, credit unions, check cashing establishments, finance companies, pyramid sales plans, national chains, gambling/betting activities, business entities whose principle owner is currently incarcerated or on parole, business entities whose owner (with a majority share of ownership) is currently part of a bankruptcy action.
Corporate-owned franchises are restricted to one collective award if an individual owns multiple of the same franchise.
Businesses owned in whole or part by a Marana employee or by any family member of a Marana employee. For purpose of this paragraph, “family member” includes: spouse, child, parent, sibling, in-laws, step child, step parent, grandparent, grandchild or other legal dependent of an employee of the employee’s family member.
For more information or to speak with a Town staff member about the program, please contact Curt Woody at 520-382-1900.
