SUBMISSION PROCESS

You can check the status of your application at any time.

WATCH OUT FOR SCAMS: We will never call you asking for money. We will never message you via text message or social media.

STANDARD TIMELINE
-Administrative Review: up to 30 days from receipt of initial application
-Finance Review: up to 30 days from receipt from Administrative Review
-Programmatic Review: up to 30 days from receipt from Finance Review
-Notification of Award: up to 30 days from receipt from Programmatic Review
-Grants Disbursement: Varies - some grants are disbursed within 24 hours in one lump payment, while others are paid in disbursements every quarter.

EXPEDITED TIMELINE
-Administrative Review: 24 hours-7 days from receipt of initial application
-Finance Review: within 14 days from receipt from Administrative Review
-Programmatic Review: within 14 days from receipt from Finance Review
-Notification of Award: within 7 days from receipt from Programmatic Review
-Grants Disbursement: Varies - some grants are disbursed within 24 hours in one lump payment, while others are paid in disbursements every quarter.

Once we receive your initial application it is sent for administrative review. Our team will reach out to you via email requesting additional documents. Additional documentation will be gathered as needed after our initial review. We will provide a secure link to upload this documentation.

After we have determined your intial application is complete, it is sent to our financial review team. They will be contacting you via email to address any additional questions they may have about your business. Please make sure to look for emails from applications@usbusinessgrants.org

Our finance review team will thoroughly review your business finances and compile a competitive research report of your business against other similar businesses in the same geographic area. This is then added to your file and forwarded onto our programmatic review team.

Our programmatic review team may have additional questions for you related to why you would be a good grant recipient and about your business objectives/goals. They will also work to match your business application with available grants and then apply on your behalf.

Award Phase: Once we complete the application review process, the Award Phase begins. The final award decision rests solely in the hands of our grant board with fiduciary responsibility and legal authority to enter binding agreements. The Grant Board members make award recommendations based on the programmatic and financial reviews of the applications. We also request a short video submission to help us better understand your business and who you serve.

All videos will be reviewed then final recommendations for awards will be made by the Grant Board within 7 days. These recommendations are reviewed by several members to ensure high-quality, fair, and unbiased decisions.

Notice of Award (NOA):Once the final award decisions are made, we will send out a Notice of Award (NOA) to the businesses selected for funding. The NOA is the official, legally binding issuance of the award. When you or your organization accepts the grant (i.e., by signing the grant agreement or by drawing down funds) you become legally obligated to carry out the full terms and conditions of the grant.

IN SUMMARY

Please ensure all the information entered and documentation is ready before submitting. Applications will be reviewed to determine eligibility with program activities as noted above.

Any requests for information from our team will come via email and need to be responded to within 72 hours so that we may fulfill our responsibility to complete this process within our guaranteed time of 2-6 weeks for expedited service.

You are able to View Your File at any time and upload incomplete documents through our Check Status online portal. Failure to upload all required documents will render a review summary result of 'ineligible for grant funding'. You will be able to download your business summary, finance review and competitive research based on the information you provided us.

Service is complete at the end of the guaranteed period after which time changes can no longer be made to your file. You will be able to download your grant review results including business summary, finance review and competitive research based on information provided, in addition to a list of grants available and applied to.

Final award notices will be distributed via email and posted directly to your file on our online portal. Successful applicants will be required to enter into a grant agreement with the grantor.

Please consider the following—

• Our normal processing time is 8-10 weeks. Expedited processing is 2-6 weeks.

• Please do not contact us asking about the status of your file. All information related to your file, including missing documents, can be viewed on the Check Status page.

• The process is time sensitive and deadline driven. Generally, each reviewer has 1-2 weeks to review and evaluate 10–30 applications and conduct all verification of business details provided before your application proceeds to the next review team.

• The process involves significant, critical documentation to ensure that you are suitable for a grant and meet the requirements of the grantor.

• Reviews are conducted year round, however grants opportunities open and close throughout the year (monthly, quarterly, annually). Grants available for your business will depend on what grantors are accepting applications at the time your application review has been completed.

WATCH OUT FOR SCAMS: We will never call you asking for money. We will never message you via text message or social media.

We are here to help your business.

US Business Grants team

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