Ryedale District Council offering small businesses a new window of opportunity to win grants

£500,000 has been made available to small businesses who have missed out on previous Covid-19 grant schemes.
Ryedale District Council is launching a second round of discretionary funding, with £500,000 available to small businesses who have missed out on previous grant schemes.Ryedale District Council is launching a second round of discretionary funding, with £500,000 available to small businesses who have missed out on previous grant schemes.
Ryedale District Council is launching a second round of discretionary funding, with £500,000 available to small businesses who have missed out on previous grant schemes.

Ryedale District Council is opening a second window for applications, which is specifically aimed at businesses who have a rateable value or annual rental or mortgage payments of between £51,000 and £100,000.

An application window will be open until midnight on Sunday, July 19.

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The council will award the grants based upon Government guidelines in order to meet local economic need.

There will be grants of up to a maximum of £10,000 and for those in exceptional circumstances, a maximum grant of £25,000.

A £1.1 million discretionary fund was announced earlier this month to help businesses who previously missed out on Government support through Covid-19.

It was aimed at small businesses with high ongoing fixed commercial property-related costs who hadn’t met the criteria of the Small Business Grant, or the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Scheme.

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Councillor Keane Duncan, Leader of Ryedale District Council, said: “There are businesses in our district in need of urgent support.

“We’ve listened to their concerns and are stepping in with support, by opening up a second wave of discretionary grant applications. It’s been our aim during this crisis to support lives and livelihoods.”

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