CHIRP Grant
Covid-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program (CHIRP) - Now Accepting Applications
Business Eligibility
Eligible applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
- A hospitality business in the accommodation or food services and drinking places subsector
- Has fewer than 300 full-time equivalent employees
- Was in operation on February 15, 2020, remains in operation and does not intend to permanently cease operations within one year of the application date
- COVID-19 has had a negative impact on the business that makes the grant necessary to support on-going operations
- Had a reduction in gross receipts of at least 25% during 2020 compared to the same quarter of 2019
- Is locally owned
- My business is registered as one of the following NAICS Codes on its federal tax returns:
- Accommodations (7211)
- 721110 Hotels and Motels
- 721120 Casino Hotels
- 721191 Bed and Breakfast Inns
- 721199 All Other Traveler Accommodations
- RV (Recreational Vehicles) Parks & Recreational Camps (7212)
- 721211 RV Parks and Recreational Campgrounds
- 721214 Recreational and Vacation Camps
- Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Worker’s Camps (7213)
- 721310 Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Worker’s Camps
- Special Foods Services (7223)
- 722310 Special Food Services
- 722310 Food Service Contractors
- 722320 Caterers
- 722330 Mobile Food Services
- Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages (7224)
- 722410 Drinking Places (alcoholic beverages)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places (7225) - 722511 Full Service Restaurants
- 722513 Limited Service Restaurants
- 722514 Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
- 722515 Snack and Non-alcoholic Beverage Bars
Documentation Required
Applicants must have all of the following documentation to be considered:
- 2019 Tax Return
- 2019 & 2020 Profit & Loss by Quarter
- 2020 Tax Return, if complete
- Driver’s Licenses of all owners
Properly completed applications will be reviewed and awarded on a rolling basis. Incomplete applications will not be considered until such time as the application is complete and correct.
Questions? Contact Ashley at agiddy@ecrda.net