From the Arkansas Ready for Business Grant Program

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🛑 PLEASE STOP AND READ!!
THEN APPLY ‼️‼️‼️

❌❌ THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT UPDATE on the ARKANSAS READY for BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM:❌

‼️‼️PLEASE SHARE WITH SMALL
BUSINESSES‼️‼️

❌ Please note that eligible
expenditures include:
📌 Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE)
📍 No-contact thermometers for
employees And customers
📌 No-contact Point of Sale (POS)
payment equipment
📍 Supplies And disinfectants to
initially deep clean premises and
for use on an ongoing basis
📌 Also included are expenses
associated with hiring a third
party to perform periodic deep
cleaning services
📍 Hand sanitizer stations
📌 Restocking of necessary
supplies/raw materials
📍 Expenses associated with
reconfiguring business to meet
recommended health and safety
guidelines, signage, marketing
and other one-time expenses
associated with reopening or
resuming normal operations.
❌ The program will utilize federal
funds provided to the state of
Arkansas through the CARES Act.

🔴 When submitting an application
please have ready:
‼️ Driver’s License of authorized
business representative
‼️ Signed W9
‼️ Certificate of Good Standing
from Secretary of State
(Business License or Sales Tax
Permit for Sole Proprietors)

‼️‼️ AEDC will be accepting
applications ‪Tuesday, May 5th
from 8:00am – 6:00pm‬ and ‪
AND Wednesday, May 6th from
8:00am – 6:00pm‬.

❌❌ Businesses that have already
successfully submitted an
application DO NOT need to
reapply‼️