The Arvada Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Adams County and the City of Arvada, is pleased to announce the second round of mini-grants to support all physical Arvada small businesses and non-profits impacted by COVID-19.
All Arvada businesses and non-profits with physical locations can apply for mini-grants at adamscountycovid19.org/
- Business operations mini-grants have a maximum award value of $2,500 per business applicant to use for operational upgrades such as building safety enhancements to encourage social distancing, personal protective equipment for employees and customers, adjustments to air or filtration systems, or other costs associated with the enactment of COVID-19 specific operations plans.
- Technology upgrades mini-grants have a maximum award value of $1,000 per business applicant to use for items like point-of-sale terminals or systems, including contactless payment systems, touchless entry and exit for a physical business location, temperature screening, and technology needs for the enactment of COVID-19 specific operations plans. Some businesses may want to implement a RPA tool such as Blue Prism, if so, they may want to take a course in gaining more knowledge and certification by answering questions such as “which of the following statements are correct in blue prism?” so they can better run their business during this time.
- Compliance issues mini-grants have a maximum award value of $1,000 per business applicant to use for expenses such as legal support or guidance for operations during COVID-19, consulting support for operations during COVID-19, and expenses for preparation of variance requests to public health agencies.
- Winterizing operations mini-grants have a maximum award value of $5,000 per business applicant to be used for items like portable forced air heaters (and propane fuel), patio/mushroom heaters, electric heaters, fire prevention equipment (extinguishers and signage), tents, clearspan structures (or the like), furniture and other outdoor decor to expand capacity to the outdoors during the winter season. Fees associated with 3rd party delivery services are also an eligible use.
- If you wish to install heaters or heat lamps at existing outdoor patios
- Please email the Arvada Fire Protection District Fire Marshal, Steven Parker, at steven.parker@arvadafire.com with your intentions. He will provide further information and direction, as well as an email approval to use for the grant application.
- If you wish to expand a patio or tent enclosure
- Your business will need a temporary use permit.
- Please contact a member of the Community and Economic Development Work System by phone at 720-898-7435, or via email at POD@arvada.org. Please click here to review to required documentation needed for this request.
- Arvada Fire will review the above temporary use permits and approve as part of the grant application process.
- If you wish to install heaters or heat lamps at existing outdoor patios
Businesses can apply to any or all mini-grant categories if applicable. Businesses must submit a separate application for each category through the grant application portal at adamscountycovid19.org/
If a business has already been awarded a mini-grant for one of the categories (Operations, Technology, or Compliance) through the COVID-19 Small Business Mini-Grant Program, they cannot apply for another grant from the same category. However, if they have not been awarded a mini-grant from one of the categories, they are still eligible to apply for that category. If a business was previously denied a mini-grant through the application process, they may submit a new application. Mini-grant recipients must provide documentation within 30 days that shows use of funds as outlined in the application.
To be eligible, businesses and non-profits must meet these criteria:
- 25 or fewer employees.
- Physical business or non-profit located within Arvada.
- Fully home-based or remote-operations businesses, except for childcare facilities, are ineligible.
- Business must have primarily in-person customer interactions.
- Non-profits (501c-3 entities) are eligible to apply if they meet eligibility requirements (i.e. in-person interaction at a single physical business location).
- Businesses may apply for grant funds to cover planned eligible expenditures in the next 30 days or to cover recently incurred eligible expenditures from the previous 30 days of application date.
- Businesses must have been open as of Dec. 31, 2019, or prior.
- Ability to demonstrate need for grant funds due to the impact of COVID-19.
- Must conduct legal activities and be in the best interest of the community.
- Cannot be in default or planning to default.
- For franchise owners, only locally owned franchises may apply and must demonstrate that corporate financial support is not available.
- Failure to comply with eligibility requirements will prohibit a grant funding award or, if ineligibility is found at a later date, require the return of any grant funding award(s).
- View full eligibility guidelines in English or Spanish.
For more information and questions, please contact Kami Welch at (303) 424-0313 or kami@arvadachamber.org.
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