Business & Non-Profit COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program

1. Past-due rent/mortgage Assistance - Grants of up to $5,000 each are available to licensed, Oak Park business with less than $3 million in annual average gross businesses receipts to pay past-due rent or mortgage payments. Only past-due rent or mortgage balances due prior to Aug. 31 are eligible.
    
2. Reimbursement to businesses for purchases of personal protection equipment (PPE) or the installation of safety equipment - Grants of up to $2,500 each are available to licensed, Oak Park businesses with less than $3 million in annual average gross business receipts. PPE purchases and safety equipment installation costs must have been incurred since March 1, 2020. All receipts must be included with the application. Please tabulate the receipts.
    
3. Reimbursement to non-profit organizations for purchases of personal protection equipment (PPE) or the installation of safety equipment - Grants of up to $3,000 each are available to Oak Park 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. PPE purchases and safety equipment installation costs must have been incurred since March 1, 2020.

To demonstrate eligibility, business and non-profit organizations must complete and submit an application and submit one or more of the following depending on the grant funding category:

• Attest to meeting the criteria of the program
   
• Provide copies of receipts for PPE purchases or safety equipment installations expenses incurred since March 1, 2020. Applications cannot be processed without receipts proving purchase. Please provide a tabulation of the receipts.
   
• Businesses applicants must provide a  signed letter from the applicant’s landlord or mortgage holder to confirm past-due rent or mortgage payments since March 1, 2020 and indicating the amount owed up to $5,000. The amount owed and month it was owed must be provided. Applications cannot be processed without the required letter.

Participation in the Oak Park Business and 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Coronavirus Grant Program requires applicants to submit an application form. All applications must be complete with all required signatures and dated documents. Applications will only be considered when fully complete.

• Application form for non-profit PPE purchases or safety equipment installation reimbursement
   
• Application for the business PPE purchases or safety equipment installation reimbursement grant
   
• Application for the business past-due rent/mortgage assistance grant

Grant applications should be submitted electronically to business@oak-park.us. Completed applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Applicants are urged to make sure the application form is complete and corresponds with the proper grant.

• Click here for answers to frequently asked questions

• Click here for list of businesses approved for rent or mortgage assistance grants
• Click here for list of businesses approved for PPE purchases or safety equipment installation reimbursement grants
• Click here for list of non-profits approved for PPE purchases or safety equipment installation reimbursement grants

For more information, email business@oak-park.us with any questions or comments.