RVA Small Business Relief Fund to Start Accepting Applications on May 13, 2020

Thumbs up to ChamberRVA for its RVA Small Business Relief Fund, a new program intended to provide unrestricted grants to qualifying businesses in the Richmond Region impacted by COVID-19. The Fund is made possible through a partnership between ChamberRVA and Facebook, which contributed $250,000 to seed this first round of funding.

The Fund is intended to provide immediate, short-term financial assistance to Richmond Region small businesses to support rent, salaries, and similar operating costs.

Applications will open Wednesday, May 13 at 9:00 a.m. and close Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

More information about the program, including the eligibility criteria for small businesses that can apply, can be found here.