TX Restaurant Relief Fund Application

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To support independent restaurants, the TX Restaurant Relief Fund will distribute grants of up to $5,000 per owner to immediately support their financial needs. These funds are earmarked specifically for use to support keeping your doors open and workers employed.

As an independent restaurateur, please complete this application to the best of your ability. Applications will be processed in a first come, first served basis as we continue to raise funds. We want to put money in your hands as quickly as possible, for which we are asking you to provide your bank information so that, once approved and funded, we can transmit your grant to you via ACH.

Eligible restaurants must be independent with plans to reopen or remain open in the following Texas counties: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker, and Wharton. Restaurants that have gone out of business are not eligible for this grant.

After submitting your application, it will be reviewed by the internal committee and a decision letter will follow. As soon as funds are available, you will recieve your grant. We will remain in contact with you throughout the process.

For this grant, an independent restaurant is defined as a restaurant owned by a corporation, limited liability partnership, general partnerships, or sole proprietorship, and is not a franchise of a national chain. Independent restaurant chains DO QUALIFY for this grant. Only one application is required for all multi-unit operators.

If you have any questions, or to check the status of your application, feel free to email foundation@txrestaurant.org.

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Restaurant Name *

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For how many locations are you applying? *

If you are applying for multiple locations of different brands, please list the various restaurant names here.

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Do you fall under any of the following designations of ownership (meaning 51% or more of your business' ownership is owned by someone falling in one or more of the following)? NOTE: Except in circumstances where restricted grant funding has been provided to specifically support businesses predominantly owned by one of the below groups, i.e. Women-owned restaurants, this information is for demographic purposes only and will have no bearing on your eligibility to receive a grant from the TX Restaurant Relief Fund. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY *

Women

Veterans

Socially / Economically Disadvantaged

Please select from the below list that which best describes the ethnicity of the primary / majority owner of the business:

Are you a current member of the Texas Restaurant Association? *Note: this does NOT have any bearing on grant eligibility. This is for informational use only. *

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Number of full-time staff: *

Number of part-time staff: *

Bank Account: NAME *

Bank Account: ROUTING NUMBER *

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How deeply has your business been impacted? *Percentage reduction in business *

If awarded, how do you plan to use the grant funds to support your business' continued operation and maintain or increase your staffing levels? *

Is your business still open/in operation (answer Yes/No) NOTE: to be eligible, businesses must be in operation or able to use grant funds to reopen - permanently closed businesses are not eligible. *

Share your narrative (this is an optional field, however, as the TRA continues to fight to support Texas' restaurants, we need your stories. By submitting your narrative here, you agree to allow the TRA to share this story - you may indicate if you would like your business to remain anonymous if we use your narrative):

Acknowledgement of Declaration Statement Regarding Usage of Funds

I, the above-named representative of the above-named restaurant, do hereby agree to the following restricted usage of funds provided by the TX Restaurant Relief Fund to benefit my employees. Funds will only be used to accomplish 2 concurrent goals;

1) to help keep my doors open, and

2) to keep my workers employed and/or to support them financially.

I further acknowledge that these funds are to provide direct relief to independent restaurateurs to assist in supporting their employees after Hurricane Beryl.

I also authorize the Texas Restaurant Foundation to include my establishment in promotion of the fund.

Restaurateurs should prepare to provide proof of how the funds were distributed, should the IRS request it. Guidance for how the funds should be distributed per tax code will be included in the award letter.

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