Restaurant Revitalization Fund!

[Updated Friday, April 30, 2021]

The eagerly-anticipated SBA Restaurant Revitalization Fund HAS LAUNCHED Friday, April 30 at 6 am for pre-registration, and WILL OPEN on Monday, May 3 at 9 am for funding applications. Read the 4/27/2021 SBA Press Release for more details. This is not a loan. As long as your award is fully expended according to the rules for this program you do not have to pay it back.

For more information about the Fund, visit sba.gov/restaurants. Watch this 5 minute video explaining the basics and this 1 hour briefing from the Small Business Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman.

NEED HELP?

Ask your North Coast SBDC consultant...

If you have not had one-to-one consulting before please sign up as a client at northcoastsbdc.org/apply and email admin@northcoastsbdc.org with your urgent RRF question.

If you are already a client you can contact your business advisor directly. Or ask to be re-connected to your SBDC business advisor by contacting Madison at 707-445-9720 or admin@northcoastsbdc.org. 

The SBA RRF call center is being answered promptly: 1-844-279-8898

We also encourage you to watch one of the many Restaurant Revitalization Fund application webinars below as well. 

¡Fondo de revitalización de restaurantes!

El tan esperado Fondo de Revitalización de Restaurantes de la SBA se lanzo el viernes 30 de abril a las 6 am para la preinscripción y abriré el lunes 3 de mayo a las 9 am para solicitar fondos.

Para mas informacion sobre el Fondo de revitalización de restaurantes y para aplicar visite: sba.gov/restaurantes.

Este programa proporciona ayuda de emergencia a los restaurantes, bares y otros negocios elegibles afectados por COVID-19. Esto no es un préstamo. Siempre que su premio se gaste completamente de acuerdo con las reglas de este programa, no tiene que devolverlo.  

Los consultantes del Programa de Restaurante Norcal SBDC quieren les informan sobre el proceso de calificación y solicitud del Fondo de Revitalización de Restaurantes. 

¿NECESITA AYUDA PARA APLICAR?

Míran al webinario aquí, y si necesita ayuda para completar la solicitud, comuníquese con Nicole en Nicole@norcalsbdc.org

Comuníquese con la Administración de Pequeñas Empresas en español aquí: Centro de asistencia telefónica: 1-844-279-8898 ¡También puede solicitar esta beca por teléfono!

Eligible Businesses 

• Restaurants
• Food stands, food trucks, food carts
• Caterers
• Bars, saloons, lounges, taverns
• Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars
• Bakeries (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

Events

NorCal SBDC Restaurant Program team ran a pre-launch briefing on Thursday, April 29th at 2 pm: WATCH RECORDING & DOWNLOAD POWERPOINT

NorCal SBDC Finance Center webinars coming up on May 5 & 19: zoom.asksbdc.com/RRF

The Small Business Administration is also offering training webinars:

• • RRF Application Portal Training Thursday, April 28 at 2:30 pm PDT | WATCH RECORDING

  • RRF Application Portal Training: Tuesday, April 27 | 11:30 a.m. PDT | WATCH RECORDING

  • RRF Application Portal Training: Wednesday, April 28 | 11:30 a.m. PDT | WATCH RECORDING

  • SBA Administrator's Briefing for Business Owners on RRF: Wednesday, April 28 | 10 a.m. PDT | Register here (no recording available)

• Independent Restaurant Coalition resource page

• National Federation of Independent Business briefing webinar on the RRF April 28 at 9 am: Registration page

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