B.U.I.L.D. (Broaden Urban Investments to Leverage Dallas) announces the launch of the B.U.I.L.D Small Business Grant Program to assist small businesses that have been impacted by the economic downturn caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. The program will provide businesses in the City of Dallas that have fewer than nine employees or a 2019 payroll of less than $250,000 with a one-time grant of up to $3,000.
The primary focus of the Small Business Grant Program is to fund Minority, Women Owned Businesses in Southern Dallas. The grants can be used for payroll, rent, utilities, inventory, purchase of machinery or equipment, or costs associated with supporting the operational success of the small business.
Required documents for businesses with a commercial location:

• Texas driver’s license or other government-issued identification,
• proof of operations (utility bill for commercial location, certificate of occupancy, lease invoice, etc.),
• business entity filing with the Secretary of State OR, for sole proprietors, DBA filed with Dallas County,
• signed year-to date month-by-month profit and loss statement (January-August 2020),
• all pages of August business bank statement (including check images) with expenses clearly highlighted,
• all August rent/mortgage and utility invoices/bills
• all pages of 2019 business tax return or personal income tax return with Schedule C or Form 990 (for non-profit),
• signed Q1 2020 IRS 941 (Note: only required if business has employees),
• signed W-9,
• any other documents necessary to determine a business's eligibility to receive a grant.
  Required documents for a home-based business: 
• Texas driver’s license or other government issued identification,
• signed year-to-date month-by-month profit and loss statement (January-August 2020),
• proof of operations (may use tax return, DBA, etc.),
• business entity filing with the Secretary of State OR, if sole proprietor, DBA filed with Dallas County,
• 2019 business tax return or personal income tax return with Schedule C or Form 990 (for non-profit),
• signed W-9.
  B.U.I.L.D will begin accepting online applications November 11th – 24th , 2020, and the funds are anticipated to be disbursed by December 30. Information on eligibility requirements, restrictions, and other aspects of the program are published on the B.U.I.L.D. grant portal https://www.zoomgrants.com/zgf/BUILDSmallBusinessGrantProgram.
  B.U.I.L.D (Broaden Urban Investments to Leverage Dallas) unifies the wealth of resources and initiatives across Dallas county to provide a centralized resource for small businesses at every stage of the business cycle, from entrepreneurs in the idea phase to early-stage businesses to businesses that seek to grow and scale. Small businesses throughout Dallas County can count on B.U.I.L.D to reliably access technical training, business funding, gain capacity-building guidance, mentorship, and valuable resources.