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Jan 20

Apply Now for Uber Eats & Visa’s Small Business Grant

Uber Eats & Visa “Grants for Growth” – $10,000 Grant Opportunity

Applications just opened for Uber Eats and Visa Grants for Growth, a new grant program that provides $1 million in grants to small businesses that have been impacted by COVID, hurricanes, natural disasters and other unexpected events. Through the program, they will provide $10,000 grants to 100 Uber Eats member restaurants in need in ten key markets: including the Bay Area. LISC will administer the selection and distribution of grants.

Who is eligible to apply?

  • Restaurants or food entrepreneurs not affiliated with a national brand, with fewer than five locations.

  • A grant recipient must be an active Uber Eats partner as of January 2022 (verified by Uber).

  • Must have 50 or fewer employees per location.

  • Must have annual gross revenues in 2019 of less than $3 million per location.

  • LISC will give weighted preference for women-owned, veteran-owned, LGTBQIA, and BIPOC-owned enterprises.

  • Restaurants in the following markets: Boston, Philadelphia, Bay Area, NYC Metro/New Jersey, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington DC, Chicago, Atlanta and Detroit.

Timeline

  • January 17-24: Grant applications open through website.

  • February 15-May 31: Grantee selection and payment process.