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Monmouth County Announces CARES Economic Assistance Grant Program

The Monmouth County CARES Economic Assistance Grant Program provides financial support up to $10,000 for those qualifying businesses, business owners, and nonprofits that do not exceed $5 million in annual gross revenue and have experienced costly interruptions as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.1

Online applications will be available here on Monday, August 3, 2020 at 8:00 am.

Per the program website, here is a list of criteria for applicants:

For Small Businesses/Business Owners

  • Physically located in Monmouth County since January 1, 2019 or earlier
  • Negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
  • $5 million or less in gross revenue
  • 50 or fewer full time equivalent (FTE) employees including the owner as of March 1, 2020
  • It should be noted that banking, educational, governmental and medical service providers are not eligible for the grant program at this time

For Nonprofit Organizations:

  • Physically located in Monmouth County since January 1, 2019 or earlier
  • Provides a public service to beneficiaries residing in Monmouth County
  • Negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Registered with the IRS as a 501(c)3, 501(c)4, 501(c)6 limited to local and regional chambers of commerce, or 501(c)19
  • May be a local affiliate of a larger state or national service organization

Before the online application process opens on Monday, all applicants should be prepared to submit specific information electronically through the application portal on the website. Click here for the list of items you’ll need to submit.

Please be sure to read all the details of the program application on the program website. Feel free to contact Cg with any questions.

  1. Monmouth County CARES Economic Assistance Grant Program. (n.d.). Retrieved July 30, 2020, from http://monmouthcountycares.com/