To be eligible to apply for the CHIRP Program, you must be able to certify that your business can answer yes to all of the following statements:
(i) 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
(ii) My business was in operation on February 15, 2020, and, if required, paid income taxes to the Federal and State Government, as reported on individual or business tax returns.
(iii) My business is not publicly traded.
(iv) My business has less than 300 Full Time Equivalent Employees.
(v) My business’s Net Worth is less than $15 Million.
(vi) The eligible applicant remains in operation and does not intend to permanently cease operations within one year of the date of application.
(vii) COVID-19 has had an adverse economic impact on the eligible applicant which makes the grant request necessary to support the ongoing operations of the eligible applicant.
(viii) The grant will be used to pay for COVID-19 related economic impacts.
(ix) During the period beginning on January 1, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2021, the applicant has not and will not receive another grant under this program.
(x) The costs for which I am seeking grant funds have not previously been paid, reimbursed, or forgiven under other grant programs such as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, or the COVID-19 Emergency Supplement to the General Appropriation Act of 2019.