INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis is offering restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues part of an $11 million hospitality grant.
Businesses can be reimbursed up to $25,000 for rent or mortgage costs from April to December 2020. The city is setting aside $2.5 million for minority, women, disability, or veteran-owned businesses.
The city also budgeted $1 million for establishments affected by COVID-19 public health orders to be reimbursed up to $2,500 for expenses related to winter preparedness during the pandemic. This includes the purchase of heaters, outdoor seating capacity, canopies, or other necessary PPE. More details on this separate fund will be available at response.indychamber.com in the coming days.
“Through these HELP Grants and our other ongoing efforts, we will keep fighting for our local businesses,” said Mayor Hogsett. “We ask that our partners at the federal level continue to do the same.”
The city has now allocated all $168 million in CARES Act funding, including $30 million in rental assistance programming, $20 million towards contact tracing, $7 million for food distribution efforts, over $12 million for non-congregate shelter housing and rapid-rehousing for those experiencing homelessness and more than $45 million in loan capacity and grants for businesses and non-profits affected by the pandemic.
Eligibility requirements and more details can be found at response.indychamber.com/helpgrants.
