TRANSYLVANIA Tomorrow Application

How To Apply - Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility guidelines are as follows:

  • Must be a registered business in good standing with regard to state and local taxes and licenses
  • Must have less than 50 full-time employees
  • Must have experienced a significant loss, reduction in revenue, and/or physical damage due to Hurricane Helene

Preference are given to businesses that:

  • Are independently owned
  • Have been in operation for an extended time
  • Have a brick-and-mortar location
  • Have the greatest level of need-priority of grant awards will be directed towards businesses experiencing loss/damage of buildings, inventory, other assets, employee dislocation, and revenue reductions due to extended closure of access roads and/or other utilities.

Eligible uses of funds – payroll (exclusive of owner compensation); professional restoration; recovery and remodeling services due to storm damage; utilities, rent, mortgage payments; insurance or similar expenses; products directly used in the production of a product for sale

Application Deadlines and Grant Cycles: The current cycle starts January 15, 2025

SAMPLE APPLICATION
Photo of Richard Bush holding a check in front of a Key Falls Inn with a Key Falls Inn sign behind him on the wall.

We want to thank the generous donation from the Transylvania Tomorrow grant program. The investment has gone a long way to helping us get back on our feet after the devastation of Helene. Most importantly, the grant has allowed us to keep our employees here and working. We cannot say enough about how great the local support has been. We are truly blessed to live in a wonderful community! Thank you, Transylvania!

Richard Bush,
Key Falls Estate

The support of the Transylvania Tomorrow Small Business Emergency Relief Fund is giving my business the extraordinary gift of stability. Not only will I now be able to retain my brick-and-mortar location for Starfangled Press, but I have also been given the gift of mental stability. This will allow me to turn my attention from disaster mitigation to ultimately more productive tasks such as creation, planning, and outreach so that Starfangled Press is ready to meet the needs of our local community both in our current strange times and in whatever the post-Covid19 world may look like.

Kristen Necessary,
Starfangled Press

Carl and I are extremely grateful for the financial assistance provided through the Transylvania Tomorrow grant. As we navigate the reopening of our store, it means so much to us to know that we have the support of the community we love. These funds will help us modify and improve our shopping experience for our customers as we remain committed to being a valuable business in downtown Brevard.

The Littlefields
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