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Program Questions

FAQ regarding program specifics

  • Funds Returned to SBA
  • Eligible Use of Funds
  • Utility Payments
  • Payroll Costs
  • Covered Supplier Costs
  • Past Due Expenses
  • Business Operating Expense
  • Restaurant Revitalization Fund Closure and FAQs
  • RRF Program Closure and Funds Exhaustion
  • I was not approved due to an eligible business, what does this mean ?
  • Can I modify my RRF award amount or do a second application for an increase?
  • The award deposited in my account is less than my approved amount?
  • I returned some of my PPP loan. Do I enter the original amount or net amount after return?
  • If the Applicant is owned by a cooperative, who is listed as the owner?
  • Should employee retention credits be included in gross receipts?
  • Can an irrevocable trust be an owner of an eligible Applicant business?
  • Can I use RRF funds to pay balloon payments due?
  • Do I have to spend all my PPP funds before I can apply for or receive RRF funds?
  • If our PPP loans exceed the difference between gross receipts in 2019 versus 2020 do we still qualify for any funds?
  • I operate multiple restaurants under one tax identification number. One location is now permanently closed. How do I apply?
  • Does the exclusion of publicly traded companies apply to franchises that are publicly traded but listed on the SBA Franchise Directory?
  • I operate more than one eligible business out of one location under one tax identification number. One of my businesses opened in 2015 and one opened in 2020. How do I apply?
  • How exact do we need to be for the question on what date you begin making sales? We have a few restaurants, but we can't remember this date for 1 of them.
  • Do individual food trucks count as a location for the purposes of the 20-location maximum?
  • Is the 33% calculated pre-Covid or 2020?
  • Do tips count as gross receipts?
  • I have multiple locations that each have their own tax identification number but taxes are filed under the parent company tax identification number. Can I exclude certain locations?
  • I sold my business last month, but it incurred loss in revenue for 2020. Am I eligible to apply?
  • Can I buy a new food truck with RRF funds?
  • Are golf clubs or golf courses eligible for RRF funds?
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