The City of Falls Church is focused on providing support and information to assist businesses through the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. For direct assistance, contact the Economic Development Office, 703-248-5491 or edo@fallschurchva.gov. Below are additional resources for the business community.
Opening in March 2022: Applications for Small Business and Non-Profit Grant Program
Eligible City of Falls Church businesses and non-profit organizations will soon be able to apply for $5,000 from the City of Falls Church American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) fund. COMING SOON: Subscribe here to be notified when the application opens. Awardees will be chosen at random after eligibility is confirmed.
How to Prepare for the Application
- Applications must be accompanied by a signed W-9 form from the IRS.
- Form W-9 (English): Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification
- Inst W-9 (English): Instructions for the Requestor of Form W-9, Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification
- Form W-9 (Spanish): Solicitud y Certificacion del Numero de Identificacion del Contribuyente
- Inst W-9 (Spanish): Instrucciones para el Solicitante del Formulario W-9(SP), Solicitud y Certificacion del Numero de Identificacion del Contribuyente
- Non-profits must also include a Letter of Determination or Form 990.
Requirements for Eligibility
A businesses or non-profit is eligible to apply if it meets all of the requirements below:
- The business or non-profit operates from a commercial location in the City of Falls Church, Virginia.
- The business (including second floor and office use businesses that were not eligible in the last funding rounds) or non-profit has a current business license in the City of Falls Church.
- The business or non-profit must have been in operation at least one year prior to January 1, 2019.
- The business or non-profit must have been fully open and operating as of November 1, 2021.
- The business or non-profit must be in good standing with City tax payments and regulations.
- The business or non-profit is not a franchise.
- The business or non-profit has fewer than 500 employees.
- The business or non-profit had a 25% to 80% loss in revenue between the end of calendar years 2019 and 2020. The City of Falls Church Commissioner of the Revenue will verify gross receipts reported to the City.
- The business or non-profit had gross receipts of no less than $50,000 and no more than $1 million.
- The business or non-profit did not receive Economic Development Authority (EDA) micro grants in previous funding rounds. (See the list of ineligible businesses here and here).
- The business or non-profit did not receive Federal and/or State financial assistance (ex: PPP loans) for COVID-19.
How Can the $5,000 Grant be Used?
The grant recipient can use the funds for expenses directly related to the impacts of COVID-19 including:
- Retaining and/or supporting employees
- Restoring financial resiliency
- Rent or mortgage payments
- Addressing temporary COVID-19 related restrictions on business activity
- Increasing technology capacity to enable alternative work forms
- Creating new marketing campaigns
- Revising business plans
- Paying vendor invoices
- Facility cleaning/restoration
- Outdoor dining
- Technical assistance, counseling or other services to support business planning