Round Two of Small Business Grants Available Starting July 19th

In 2021 the Brisbane City Council allocated $200,000 of federal relief funds to support small businesses in Brisbane impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the funds were distributed at the end of 2021 but $38,000 remain and will be distributed in a second application round which opens July 19 at 9am. The application portal will close August 5 at noon. The council has adjusted some of the eligibility requirements to encourage businesses who did not qualify last time, to apply now.

To be eligible, businesses must:

• Be able to demonstrate a 15% or more loss in revenue or profit in 2020 compared to 2019 OR be a new business that started in 2020 and signed a lease in a commercial district 
• Must have been in operation prior to March 19, 2020 (unless the business started in 2020), still be operational today, and remain operational once funds are distributed
• Be able to provide valid Brisbane business licenses for 2019-2022 (unless the business began in 2020, in which case 2020-2022 business licenses will be required)
• Be able to provide documentation to prove loss in revenue/profit
• Be able to provide a W-9 to the city
• Have not received a grant from the City of Brisbane in the first application round
• Have not made more than $5,000,000 in revenue in 2019

Non-profits are ineligible for this program. The Brisbane Chamber of Commerce will administer the grant program on behalf of the City of Brisbane and after evaluating all applications for eligibility, will divide the remaining funds among all the qualified applicants. Financial information will be kept confidential and not shared with the city. Apply at grants.brisbanechamber.org