New grants for businesses affected by Covid-19 open now

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We have received the following information via Brecon Beacons Tourism. Eligible SWOAPG Members outside the Brecon Beacons should be able to find the necessary links to their own Local Authority application sites with a quick internet search…

The ERF Restrictions Business Fund/Business Rates Grant opened Mon 4 Jan at 1pm for applications.

 This is targeted at businesses in the hospitality and non-essential retail sector who are in receipt of the Small Business rate relief, and who have been impacted by the new restrictions. 
 
Grants of between £3,000 to £5,000 are available to businesses or organisations who have been materially impacted or forced to close as a direct result of the additional restrictions which started on Friday 4th December and/or on 20th December. 
 
To be eligible you must be a hospitality, tourism, leisure, retail businesses or organisation and or a supply chain businesses to hospitality, tourism and leisure and non-essential retail and liable to pay Business Rates up to a rateable value up to £150,000
 
Businesses who received the Lockdown or Firebreak Grant in October via their Local Authority WILL NOT be required to re-register their details.  Business will know that they have been awarded the grant as they will have received an email to say that they are eligible.

How to apply – online via one of the following local authority websites:

To be eligible you must be a hospitality, tourism, leisure, retail businesses or organisation and or a supply chain businesses to hospitality, tourism and leisure and non-essential retail and liable to pay Business Rates up to a rateable value up to £150,000
 
Businesses who received the Lockdown or Firebreak Grant in October via their Local Authority WILL NOT be required to re-register their details.  Business will know that they have been awarded the grant as they will have received an email to say that they are eligible.
 
Powys: https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/10209/Apply-for-the-Restrictions-Business-Fund—Business-Rates-Grants?fbclid=IwAR2DVZdSNg3R2WlQiPVevI-GKgp3sZajevHLgYPOudNkA68sSYbVYNEonns
 
Carmarthenshire: https://newsroom.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/2020/12/coronavirus/erf-restrictions-business-fund/?fbclid=IwAR1ATEpy4lpz5ZRNY5iO5JIAxuA-rAKd-aaXVhYotJ2dcHdr_eDMnM512b4#.X_ME9mffWEc
 
Monmouthshire: https://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/restrictions-business-fund/?fbclid=IwAR0S41xTTl6PLeF8oYVi30fuRhU-sL5ZwWhgZR05Lc6QRD_nyMiNfLTj-vM
 
RCT:https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/EmergenciesSafetyandCrime/InformationforResidentsCoronavirus/NEWCoronavirusCOVID19latestinformation/SupportandAdviceforBusiness/Businessgrantduringlocallockdown.aspx?fbclid=IwAR1U21a97Qzd6JrX5ZS7mRMyx0NMHaUOhP-ADZ64WZrNmp4d4p6GDJeqeW4
 
Merthyr: https://www.merthyr.gov.uk/resident/coronavirus-covid-19/erf-restrictions-business-fund/?fbclid=IwAR2qX9kutSXECtRdIpDbkM1EemUt1pUL1yBlSP0wXjg35xTGGBdWkqheizo
 
NPT: https://www.npt.gov.uk/22551?fbclid=IwAR00yFwdI4bCxx5QAOtAhwk5G3UjHNE4mDKhRK7dd4tWi7grOtIdgCCJ1ro

Restrictions Business Fund Discretionary Grant

A discretionary grant of £2,000 is available to assist businesses that have been forced to close or impacted as a direct result of the national restrictions put in place for December.

How to apply – online via your Local Authority’s Restrictions Business Fund webpage.  Please be aware that applications for the Discretionary Grant are not yet open.

Please note that you are not eligible for this grant if you have received the Business Rates Grant.

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