Important Dates & Timeline

• Announcement of Program Specifics - June 5, 2020
• Formal Application Period - June 5, 2020 – June 12, 2020
• Deadline to File Completed Application - June 12, 2020

For a small for-profit business to qualify, they must:

• Have submitted a Prequalification Application
• Be a for-profit business
• Have its principal place of business in New Hampshire
• Have been in operation for at least one year prior to May 29, 2020
• Anticipate a loss of revenue for 2020 due to COVID-19
• Have total 2019 gross revenues of less than $20,000,000
• Not currently be in bankruptcy
• Not have permanently ceased operations

In addition, the following types of businesses are not eligible for grants under the Main Street Relief Fund as those businesses are or will be addressed through other programs:

• Nonprofits
• Childcare providers
• Hospitals or other healthcare providers
• Institutions of higher education
• Elementary or secondary schools
• Farmers, growers, or maple producers
• Franchises or national chains
• A business where the only employees are owners of the business