JACKSONVILLE, Florida  ─ The City of Jacksonville will launch the Small Business Relief Program on Monday, June 8, at 9 a.m. to provide support to local businesses impacted by COVID-19.

“As we work together to safely and responsibly re-open our city and economy, we must do what we can to help affected small businesses and their employees.

With this relief grant program, the City will make one-time payments of up to $2,000 to 4,500 qualifying small business owners.

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Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to applicants that meet the following conditions for eligibility:

·         The business must be located in Duval County;

·         You must provide the Tax ID assigned to your small business;

·         The business must have been in operation for at least one (1) year prior to Feb. 29, 2020;

·         The business should not have had more than 100 employees on Feb. 29, 2020 (there’s no minimum number of employees, sole proprietors will qualify);

·         You must certify that the business has experienced a reduction in revenue of at least 25% since Feb. 29, 2020, as a direct result of the COVID-19 crisis.

Those interested in participating in the program are strongly encouraged to create a MyJax business account at myjax.custhelp.com (follow the link for the “small business relief grant program”) before applying; the same website and account will be used for the application process.