Click Encourages Local Businesses to Apply for 'Bar and Restaurant Assistance Fund'

State Rep. Gary Click (R-Vickery) announces that businesses across Sandusky and Seneca Counties can still apply for the Bar and Restaurant Assistance Fund. The deadline for applications is set for Jan. 31, 2021.

“While we obviously want to get to a place where businesses can fully operate again, this initiative can at least provide a bit of relief for our businesses,” said Click. “It has come to my attention that a number of eligible businesses in the district have not applied. I hope that businesses take this opportunity to check to see if they’re eligible to apply for this assistance throughout Sandusky and Seneca Counties.”

Click notes that Sandusky and Seneca Counties have over 30 businesses that have not yet applied for the grant program.

The $38.7 million within the Bar and Restaurant Assistance Fund will be used to help liquor permit holders that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The types of permit holders the fund applies to include bars, restaurants, breweries, distilleries, wineries, casinos, private clubs and several others. 

Eligible permit holders must have an active on premise permit. Licensees must present their FEIN or SSN, liquor permit number, and address for each location at time of application. Licensees could receive $2,500 per business location.

For more details and businesses to apply, please visit BusinessHelp.Ohio.Gov.