Dec. 23, 2020 – Once Pres. Trump signs recent federal legislation it will allow the state of Utah to extend the CARES Act funding deadline to Dec. 31, 2021. The Governor’s Office of Management and Budget has confirmed that Utah will grant an extension for CARES Act expenditures. GOED is pleased to provide additional time for Utah businesses, organizations, and nonprofits to spend CARES Act dollars. We’ll share adjusted spending deadlines and reporting requirements associated with this extension in the coming weeks. This year has presented all of us with many challenges. We’re grateful for the opportunity to help Utah’s businesses, entrepreneurs, and families. Thank you for your partnership and ongoing contributions to Utah’s economy.
Dec. 2, 2020 – The Governor’s Office of Economic Development’s COVID-19 grant programs are now closed and, at this time, are not approved for additional funding. We have emailed all applicants with final approval or denial information. Please check your spam and junk folders if you’re still looking for our notification.
Please keep checking our coronavirus webpage for additional updates.
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The COVID-19 Impacted Businesses Grant Program, known as Shop In Utah, is a grant program to help support businesses and provide discounts to consumers.
The initiative is funded with $64 million in federal CARES Act monies. In the Utah Legislature’s August special session, the Legislature increased its initial $25 million for Shop In Utah funding to $55 million, and $7 million was transferred from ComRent to Shop In Utah.
Shop In Utah is one way the state’s supporting business and encouraging Utahns to engage with local businesses.
In its August special session, the Legislature created three grant tiers, providing more assistance for companies most impacted by the pandemic.
Shop In Utah customer discounts can take many forms. By way of illustration, here are some examples:
A business owner could look at lost revenues and develop an appropriate Shop In Utah customer discount. For example, suppose a qualifying Utah business lost $30,000 in revenue since the coronavirus pandemic began. In that case, it could create a discount or promotion worth a total of $15,000 in savings to its customers to claim a Shop In Utah grant worth $30,000.
Eligible businesses must:
Businesses must submit the following:
Shop In Utah grant awards may not exceed the business entity’s revenue decline or established caps and are defined by the following criteria and tiers:
To see what amount you may qualify for, please download and use this spreadsheet.
Please email shopinutah@utah.gov with any program questions.
To view frequently asked questions and answers, click here.
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We encourage all businesses to follow best practices to protect the health and safety of employees and customers. Examples of best practice guidelines such as the Utah COVID-19 Business Manual can be found at coronavirus.utah.gov or the Stay Safe to Stay Open campaign at stayopenutah.com.
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No. The question regarding the Utah Government Records Access Management Act (GRAMA) relates to your documents submitted in the application process. If you claim business confidentiality your financial documents submitted in the application will be prohibited from release in the event of a record request relating to your application. Claiming business confidentiality will not negatively affect your application.
To protect the security of your business and its financial documents, we ask you to please only upload your documents to the secure application. You can access the application after our team has verified your business and sent you log in credentials. If you did not submit all the required documentation, your application may be considered incomplete and therefore ineligible.
Shop In Utah grant checks will be distributed weekly on Tuesday and Thursday.
Your business Entity Number is the number you receive when you are registered with the state. You can verify your information by looking up your business here. Providing the correct entity ID and correct business addresses will help our team verify your business much faster.
We have a small team of professionals working as hard as they can to verify your eligibility. Once eligibility has been determined, award or denial letters will be sent out. More information on the timelines will be available after we’ve been able to assess the volume of applications.
You will receive a case number from a “no-reply” email almost instantly. If you do not receive a case number via email you have likely not submitted for eligibility to our system. Please try again.
You will attest to the number of full-time equivalent employees during the application process. If your business is chosen for an audit, unemployment insurance records and payroll documentation may be used to verify the number reported.
Yes. If you have applied for another GOED incentive, please use this application link and the same access credentials for your application.
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