CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield County Commissioners are pleased to announce another round of funding available for hospitality-related businesses.
The COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program (or CHIRP, for short) – authorized and allocated by the state – has awarded $897,671 to Clearfield County.
These funds will be disbursed to hospitality-related businesses that can demonstrate at least a 25 percent reduction in gross sales for any quarter in 2020 relative to 2019 – and which can show a net loss (after any prior funds awarded, such as PPP or CARES grants).
Eligible business categories include bars, restaurants, hotels/motels, bed & breakfasts and others with a state NAICS code that begins with 721 or 722.
It was noted that due to the way the legislation is written, non-profit organizations are not eligible for this grant.
The application will be available starting March 15 on the county Web site: www.clearfieldco.org.
The deadline for the first round will be April 15 at 11:59 p.m. After the commissioners process first-round applications and if there are still funds available, they will conduct a second round at a time to be determined.
The North Central PA Regional Planning and Development Commission will be working with all six counties in their area (Cameron, Clearfield, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter) to approve the grant applications.
In addition, as the commissioners did with the CARES grants, they are proud to partner with the North Central PA LaunchBox to help collect applications and assist businessowners if they have questions.
The Launchbox will have a computer lab available for those who want to stop by and receive one-on-one assistance with the application. If anyone has any questions about the process, contact the LaunchBox.
The Launchbox address and contact information can be found on its Web site: https://dubois.psu.edu/launchbox.
The commissioners are proud to be able to offer even more support to area businesses, as everyone continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.