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Massachusetts Announces COVID Relief for Restaurants

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker rolled out a $668 million relief program on Dec. 23 targeted at helping small businesses, giving priority to those that have been hit hardest by the pandemic, including restaurants and bars. Half of the funds are expected to go to businesses that were unable to access the state’s previous small business aid efforts, which were heavily oversubscribed. Businesses that applied previously but were unable to access state aid will not be forced to re-apply this time around, Gov. Baker said. The program, which will be administered by the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corp., and paid for in most part by the recently passed $900 billion federal stimulus bill, will provide small businesses with up to $75,000 or three months of their operating expenses. The funds, which will be paid out as grants (and will therefore not need to be repaid), can be used to cover payroll, mortgages, debt, and other operating costs. The sta

Massachusetts governor awards $49M in grants to small businesses

Payments will be administered by the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corp. The program received more than 10,000 applications seeking over $500 million, according to the Associated Press. Diners have dinner outdoors on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, in Boston s North End. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) In October, Baker s administration introduced a $774 million plan to help rescue Massachusett s economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, including $50.8 million for small business grants. In addition, the Bay State has $17.5 million for the program set aside for the 2021 budget. Businesses that applied for grants originally need not reapply to be considered again. This has obviously also been a very challenging year for other sectors of our economy and small business owners perhaps more than anyone else have gone through unimaginable disruption, loss and uncertainty, said Baker, a  Republican. Despite that, they ve done everything in their power to keep their staff and their customers as sa

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