Businesses who have received grant awards funded by Business Oregon have already provided verification of economic injury due to the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore, they will not be required to provide financial information again. Eligible businesses must continue to meet the following program eligibility requirements:
- The business is headquartered in Oregon and has its principal operations in Oregon.
- If required by Oregon law to be registered with the Oregon Secretary of State to do business in Oregon, the Business is so registered.
- The business has 25 or fewer employees.
Businesses who have not received grant funding can apply for support if they meet the following criteria:
- The business is headquartered in Oregon and has its principal operations in Oregon.
- If required by Oregon law to be registered with the Oregon Secretary of State to do business in Oregon, the Business is so registered.
- The business has 25 or fewer employees.
- The business was adversely affected in either one of the following two ways:
- For-profit and non-profit (limited to 501(c)(3) corporations) businesses that were prohibited from operation as directed by Executive Order 20-12.
- For-profit and non-profit (limited to 501(c)(3) corporations) businesses that can demonstrate a one-month decline in sales of 25% or more, incurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, between March 1, 2020 and August 31, 2020 as compared against the same period of time in 2019.
Please visit www.willwp.org for more information and to apply.