Covid-19 Restart Grant Scheme Deadline 31st October 2020
by Don Broderick
 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE RESTART GRANT AND RESTART GRANT PLUS SCHEMES.

 

The Restart Grant Plus Scheme, including the top-ups applied nationwide and in certain counties, will close from midnight on Saturday 31st October.

 

A new COVID Restrictions Support Scheme (CRSS) was established as part of Budget 2021 on 13th October 2020 and is being operated by the Revenue Commissioners. This is a link to information on the new CRSS - click here

 

If you did not apply for the original Restart Grant scheme, which was introduced at the end of May 2020, and believe that you may have been eligible, then please contact you local Council for further information from the Local Authority Business Support Unit at (Cork only) Phone 021 4208000. This process will close at midnight on 31st October.

 

Additional funding was made available by the Department of Business, Enterprise & Innovation under the Restart Grant Plus Scheme due to enhanced Covid-19 restrictions. The following schemes are currently open until the 31st October 2020, and if you consider your business to be in either of the two categories below, or in some cases, both categories, then you are now invited to apply.

 

Restart Grant Plus - ‘Wet Pub’ 40% Top-up Grant

 

Please note that if your premises is in the category of “wet pub”, club or night club, which, due to Government COVID 19 Public Health guidelines had to remain closed, for some or all of the period after restaurants and Gastro pubs were permitted to reopen, you may qualify for a restart grant plus top up. This facility is now available by logging on to www.yourcouncil.ie, selecting the ‘Restart Grant Plus’ tab, answering ‘yes’ to having been awarded funding previously, and select the ‘Wet Pub 40% Top-up Grant’ option. This will take you to a short declaration form where you will be required to enter your most recent successful application number (your number should start with either RGP or BRGDec) and your rate number. If you have multiple rate numbers and hence made multiple applications under Restart Grant Plus, you will be required to submit a declaration for each rate number and successful application.

 

Restart Grant Plus – 30% Top-up Grant

 

Please note that if your premises was impacted by Level 3 restrictions, and you previously received a Restart Grant Plus Grant, you may qualify for a Restart Grant Plus Level 3 Top-up. This facility is now available by logging on to www.yourcouncil.ie, selecting the ‘Restart Grant Plus’ tab, answering ‘yes’ to having been awarded funding previously, and selecting the ‘30% Top-up Grant’ option. This will take you to a short declaration form where you will be required to enter your most recent successful application number (your number should start with either RGP or BRGDec) and your rate number. If you have multiple rate numbers and hence made multiple applications under Restart Grant Plus, you will be required to submit a declaration for each rate number and successful application.

 

Please note,  if your business is in the category of “wet pub”, club or night club, you may be eligible to apply for both of the schemes outlined above.

 

Further information can be obtained from your Local Authority Business Support Unit at Ph. 021 4208000 or by email at restartfund@corkcoco.ie.

 

Regards

 

Don Broderick

Senior Manager - Quintas