Covid-19 Information for Businesses
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Hoke County Small Business
Resiliency Grant Program
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Hoke County Government has established a Small Business Resiliency grant program to assist qualified local businesses that suffered economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is supported through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

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The program will provide grants of up to $5,000 and is targeting small for-profit businesses with 10 or fewer full-time equivalent employees. The goal is to help businesses retain employees and maintain economic stability during the crisis.

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To apply, businesses must operate within the Hoke County geographic service area, have a physical establishment occupying commercial space within Hoke County, have less than $1,000,000 in gross annual revenues, have not been approved for funding through other grant or forgivable loan programs related to COVID-19 relief (Payroll Protection Program, Economic Injury Disaster Loan, SBA Debt Relief, or SBA Express Bridge Loans).

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Funds may be used for:

  • Working capital to meet payroll, pay rent and utilities or purchase inventory

  • Purchasing machinery and equipment (with or without installation costs)

  • Professional services including engineering, architectural, local permits or fees, business consulting services, but only as specifically approved by County staff; and

  • Marketing materials and advertising including website development and servicing

 

Certain business types are ineligible to apply, including:

  • Residential or at-home businesses

  • Franchises

  • Hotels or motels

  • Liquor stores

  • Financial/lending institutions

  • Private membership or fraternal organizations/businesses

  • Adult Entertainment Businesses

  • National/regional chain businesses

  • Bars and night clubs

  • Vape shops and hemp shops

  • Tattoo parlors and body piercing shops

  • Gambling businesses

 

Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on July 17, 2020. Applications will be reviewed by the Hoke County Small Business Resiliency Grant Program Committee and should be submitted to:

 

County Manager’s Office 

Attn: Regina Hailstock

227 N. Main Street

P.O. Box 210

Raeford, NC 28376

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The program will be administered by the Economic Developer:

 

William Wright

Hoke County Economic Development

101 N. Main St.

Raeford, N.C. 28376

910-875-6113

 

Click here for: Application

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© Hoke County Government 2020