Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) For Impacted Businesses

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund will provide funding to restaurants, bars, food trucks, caterers and other qualifying businesses that continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is opening for applications on Monday, May 3 at 11AM CST.

BACP is partnering with the Illinois District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration to hold a webinar on the Restaurant Revitalization Fund on Tuesday, May 4 at 11AM. Register and learn more at chicago.gov/businesseducation.

Eligibility

The following entities that have experienced pandemic-related revenue loss are eligible to apply:

  • Restaurants

  • Food stands, food trucks, food carts

  • Caterers

  • Bars, saloons, lounges, taverns

  • Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars

  • Bakeries (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)

  • Brewpubs, tasting rooms, taprooms (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)

  • Breweries and/or microbreweries (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)

  • Wineries and distilleries (onsite sales to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)

  • Inns (onsite sales of food and beverage to the public comprise at least 33% of gross receipts)

  • Licensed facilities or premises of a beverage alcohol producer where the public may taste, sample, or purchase products

How to Apply

Starting today, you can register for the SBA application portal here. Starting Monday, May 3, you can apply through SBA-recognized Point of Sale (POS) vendors or directly via through the online portal. Participating POS providers include Square, Toast, Clover, NCR Corporation (Aloha). If you are working with Square or Toast, you do not need to register beforehand on the application portal.

Registration with SAM.gov is not required. DUNS or CAGE identifiers are also not required.

If you would like to prepare your application before the May 3 application date, you can view the sample application form here.

Additional documentation required:

  • Verification for Tax Information: IRS Form 4506-T, completed and signed by Applicant. Completion of this form digitally on the SBA platform will satisfy this requirement.

  • Gross Receipts Documentation: Any of the following documents demonstrating gross receipts and, if applicable, eligible expenses:

  • Business tax returns (IRS Form 1120 or IRS 1120-S)

  • IRS Forms 1040 Schedule C; IRS Forms 1040 Schedule F

  • For a partnership: partnership’s IRS Form 1065 (including K-1s)

  • Bank statements

  • Externally or internally prepared financial statements such as Income Statements or Profit and Loss Statements

  • Point of sale report(s), including IRS Form 1099-K

If you are a brewpub, tasting room, taproom, brewery, winery, distillery, bakery, or inn, you will need to provide documents showing that onsite sales comprised at least 33% of gross receipts in 2019.

Visit sba.gov/restaurants for more details, including how to calculate funding, how funds can be used and information on the priority application period.

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