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    Below please see an updated list of funding resources available for Berwyn businesses. These funding resources range from new grants available from the state to TIF programs and recent tax incentive programs. 

     

    A continuación, vea una lista actualizada de recursos de financiación disponibles para las empresas de Berwyn. Estos recursos de financiación van desde nuevas subvenciones disponibles del estado hasta programas TIF y programas recientes de incentivos fiscales.

     

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    12/23/2020

    Congress has agreed on a $900 billion pandemic relief bill that includes
    several items that will benefit restaurants

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    El Congreso acordó un proyecto de ley de ayuda para la pandemia de $ 900mil millones que incluye varios elementos que beneficiarán a los restaurantes

    Leer Mas

  • Sprinkler Program Sprinkler Program

    "Thinking about installing or retrofitting your sprinkler system? You're in luck! New tax law allows you to deduct this installation or retrofit from your taxes in the exact same year (rather than the previous 39-year depreciation schedule). The eligible purchase amount was also increased to $1 million.
     
     
    "¿Está pensando en instalar o modernizar su sistema de rociadores? ¡Tiene suerte! La nueva ley fiscal le permite deducir esta instalación o modernización de sus impuestos exactamente en el mismo año (en lugar del programa de depreciación anterior de 39 años). El monto de compra elegible También se aumentó a $ 1 millón.

     

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  • Illinois Restaurant Association Employee Relief Fund

    The Illinois Restaurant Association Educational Foundation Restaurant Employee Relief Fund is providing $500 cash to restaurant workers who’ve been hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
     

    Apply: HERE!

     

  • Our Finish Line Grant program is now available to every commercial property in our TIF Districts for a second year running. 
    
    What does this mean for you? If you're a for-profit business that has operated in Berwyn for 2 years or longer, you're potentially eligible for matching grant funds. Eligible expenses include marketing and build-out of your physical space. Here is what you could be eligible for:
     
    • Marketing match of 50%, up to $500 max
    • Buildout/Facade/Signage match - 50% of the first $10,000, plus 40% of the second $10,000, for up to $9,000 max
     
    This new program has more than $500,000 total available, and we're trying to maximize the business benefit.
     
    Please contact Brett Michaelson at brettm@berwyn.net with any questions.
     

    Nuestro programa Finish Line Grant ahora está disponible para todas las propiedades comerciales en nuestros distritos TIF por segundo año consecutivo.

    ¿Qué significa esto para ti? Si es una empresa con fines de lucro que ha operado en Berwyn durante 2 años o más, es potencialmente elegible para fondos de subvención equivalentes. Los gastos elegibles incluyen el marketing y la construcción de su espacio físico. Esto es lo que podría ser elegible para:

    Coincidencia de marketing del 50%, hasta un máximo de $ 500
    Buildout / Facade / Signage match: 50% de los primeros $ 10,000, más 40% de los segundos $ 10,000, hasta un máximo de $ 9,000

    Este nuevo programa tiene más de $ 500,000 en total disponibles, y estamos tratando de maximizar el beneficio comercial.

    Póngase en contacto con Brett Michaelson en brettm@berwyn.net con cualquier pregunta.

     
     

  • James Beard Foundation Food and Beverage Investment Fund for Black and Indigenous Americans

    In acknowledgement of the immeasurable contribution that Black and Indigenous Americans have made to the modern American foodscape, the James Beard Foundation is launching the James Beard Foundation Food and Beverage Investment Fund for Black and Indigenous Americans to provide financial resources for food or beverage businesses that are majority-owned by Black or Indigenous individuals.

    This new Fund will provide $15,000 grants to diverse food and beverage businesses that are majority-owned by Black or Indigenous individuals across six regions nationally.

    Applications for the Fund open Monday, January 11 at 2:00 p.m. (Central)

    Click here to learn more.

  • Southern Smoke Foundation

    Southern Smoke Foundation has more than $3 million dollars available through its Chicago Restaurant Worker Relief Fund available to help Chicago and Cook County restaurant, bar and coffee shop workers who are experiencing hardship from the COVID-19 crisis.

    This fund provides emergency relief grants based on need to these workers who have lost wages or employment due to the shutdown for the pandemic.

    Grants will be awarded to applicants who meet eligibility requirements, including demonstrated need, as assessed by Southern Smoke Foundation, a nonprofit organization that also administers a national food and beverage Emergency Relief fund.

    Click here to learn more and apply today.

  • ComEd

    If you are struggling to pay your ComEd bill, you could be eligible for this program.

    Si tiene dificultades para pagar su factura de ComEd, podría ser elegible para este programa.Details/Detalles: https://bit.ly/ComEdHelp.