Applications will be accepted between October 6, 2020 through 12 p.m. October 28, 2020.
To apply, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Have been in operation since at least Mar. 1, 2019.
- Have no more than 20 payroll (full-time or part-time) employees as of Mar. 1, 2020.
- Be licensed as a Washington State business in good standing with state and federal agencies.
Businesses that meet one or more of the following criteria cannot apply:
1. Established after Mar. 1, 2019.
2. Had more than 20 payroll employees as of Mar. 1, 2020.
3. Did not experience a financial loss due to the COVID-19 crisis.
4. Does not have a valid/current Washington State business license.
5. Has outstanding compliance or regulatory issues as of Mar. 1st, 2020 with state and federal agencies. To check your business’ status with the State Department of Labor & Industries (please visit this website).
6. Has been disbarred by the federal government.
7. Is a licensed marijuana/cannabis operation in Washington State.
8. Is a K-12 school, college or university, library, non-profit organization, or government entity/agency.
9. Is actively pursuing a bankruptcy declaration.
10. Has received more than $5,000 from the Working Washington Small Business Emergency Grant.
11. Has received funding for the same expenses and not “double-dipping” for claimed expenses (not using other funding received from local, state or federal sources to cover the same expenses).
Businesses headquartered outside of Washington State and business that have federal, state or local tax liens cannot apply.
Commerce reserves the right to adjust awards and award amounts to meet geographical distribution criteria. The number of eligible, highly scored applications within each region may be factored into final awards.