Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 085 - Business Council
Sub-Agency 0016 - Wyoming Business Relief Program
Chapter 2 - BUSINESS INTERRUPTION STIPEND PROGRAM
Section 2-4 - Application Process

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 2-4

Current through September 21, 2024

(a) Prioritization criteria.

(i) The Council shall prioritize stipends under this chapter based on the following criteria:
(A) The Council will give preference to those Applicants that have not received any funding from the Paycheck Protection Program established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, P.L. No. 116-136 and/or were required to be closed by applicable public health orders. These businesses will receive preference in funding. The preference will be applied through the timing of when applications are received and processed by the Council. The Council will establish and publish the timing for all applications. The priority preference will go in the following order:
(I) Applicants that did not receive Paycheck Protection Program funding and were specified in the following health orders;
(1.) The following businesses are deemed "required to be closed" for priority purposes: theaters, bars, nightclubs, coffee shops, employee cafeterias, self-serve buffets, salad bars, unpackaged self-serve food service, gyms, conference rooms, museums, restaurants, nail salons, hair salons, barber shops, massage therapy services, tattoo, body art and piercing shops, and cosmetology, electrology, and esthetic services.

(II) Applicants that may have received funding from the Paycheck Protection Program, but were specified in the preceding health orders and/or applicants that were not specified in the preceding health orders, but did not receive funding from the Paycheck Protection Program;

(III) Any Applicant;

(b) Application.

(i) The Council shall provide a "Business Interruption Stipend Program" application online that includes a requirement to provide information relevant for funding decisions, including but not limited to:
(A) Information that establishes the applicant's eligibility and prioritization criteria listed under Section 2(a) and Section 3(a) of this Chapter.

(B) Certification of cost of business interruption due to/caused by the COVID-19 health emergency and required closure(s).

(ii) Each applicant shall file its application for "Business Interruption Stipend Program" funds with the Council online at a website provided by the Council.

(iii) Applicants must report the amount of federal loans, grants, or aid provided for COVID-19 related purposes, including from the CARES Act, or other similarly purposed federal act, including funds from the Wyoming Community Development Authority funded by the CARES Act for which the applicant:
(A) Believes they are eligible;

(B) Has applied; or

(C) Has received.

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