Small business grant program extended, expanded
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The Manitoba government is extending the Manitoba Bridge Grant application deadline until Jan. 31 and expanding eligibility to offer financial support and protection for more small businesses through the current public health orders, Premier Brian Pallister said today.
“As expanded public health restrictions are necessary to protect Manitobans and reduce COVID-19 cases, we are extending the Manitoba Bridge Grant to help more businesses make it through this critical time and eases some of their financial pressures,” Pallister said in a government news release.
Pallister said eligibility for the grant has been expanded for hotels, resorts, lodges and outfitters, travel agencies, janitorial services companies and owner/operators of licensed passenger transportation businesses that have seen demand for their services impacted by the public health orders.
The province first announced the Manitoba Bridge Grant Nov. 10, 2020, to provide $5,000 grants businesses, not-for-profits and charities temporarily ordered to close to the public. The province announced a program expansion Dec. 8, 2020 to support home-based businesses indirectly affected by Manitoba COVID-19 public health orders, with up to $5,000 based on 10 per cent of their most recent calendar year revenues.
The province had committed to providing an equal second payment if public health orders remained in place past Jan. 1, 2021. Those payments were made between Jan. 8 and 10 and recipients notified of the deposit via email.
Beginning Jan. 12, new applicants to the Manitoba Bridge Grant that were ordered to close their premises will be entitled to a one-time payment of $10,000, whereas eligible home-based business applicants will receive a maximum payment of $10,000.
More information about the Manitoba Bridge Grant is available at https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/programs/bridge-grant.html. Businesses that require assistance in completing the online form can contact 204-945-3744 or 1-866-626-4862.
– Staff