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                                    May 20, 2021
                                
                             
                                
                                    
 Eligible restaurants and businesses may apply for the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Restaurant Revitalization Fund by Monday, May 28, 2021 at 5:00 PM PST. The American Rescue Plan Act established the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) to provide funding to help restaurants and other eligible businesses keep their doors open. This program will provide restaurants with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss up to $10 million per business and no more than $5 million per physical location. Recipients are not required to repay the funding as long as funds are used for eligible uses no later than March 11, 2023.   Who Can Apply: Eligible entities who have experienced pandemic-related revenue loss include: 
RestaurantsFood stands, food trucks, food cartsCaterersBars, saloons, lounges, tavernsSnack and nonalcoholic beverage barsBakeries (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)Brewpubs, tasting rooms, taprooms (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)Breweries and/or microbreweries (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)Wineries and distilleries (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)Inns (onsite sales of food and beverage to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)Licensed facilities or premises of a beverage alcohol producer where the public may taste, sample, or purchase products   How to Apply: Eligible restaurants and businesses can apply through SBA-recognized Point of Sale (POS) vendors or directly via SBA in a forthcoming online application portal: https://restaurants.sba.gov. Participating POS providers include Square, Toast, Clover, NCR Corporation (Aloha), and Oracle.   For more information on the RRF, please visit https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/covid-19-relief-options/restaurant-revitalization-fund and/or call the SBA Call Center at 844-279-8898.  
 Sincerely,
 Doug Chaffee
 Supervisor, Orange County Board of Supervisors
 
                                
                                
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