In a demonstration of its ongoing partnership with the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Grubhub announced Wednesday that funds will be made available for LGBTQ+-owned and allied restaurants across the country. The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce is a certifying body for LGBTQ+-owned businesses.
The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce has opened applications for the NGLCC Community Impact Grant Program made possible by a grant from the Grubhub Community Fund. The grants will range from $10,000 to $25,000 and funds can be used to improve the business in various ways, including COVID-19 recovery, incentivized wages, and equipment upgrades.
“We often say at NGLCC that if you can buy it, an LGBTQ+-owned business can supply it,” said NGLCC co-founder and president Justin Nelson, in a statement. “That is especially true of the LGBTQ+-owned restaurants and establishments across America who kept our communities and first responders fed throughout the pandemic and have been so active in the recovery. We’re proud to again partner with Grubhub, with the support from the Grubhub Community Fund, in offering grants to support businesses throughout the nation this round with an even wider scope of opportunities for grant utilization to help them succeed.”
The NGLCC has set a goal to allocate 30 percent of the funds to businesses owned by people of color and transgender and gender expansive individuals. Between now and March 2023, NGLCC will roll the grant program out regionally, beginning with the East Coast.
“NGLCC has been an incredible partner to Grubhub, and it was a no-brainer to renew this program which has supported so many LGBTQ+-owned businesses across the country,” said Dave Tovar, Grubhub’s SVP of communications and government relations, in a statement. “We’ve heard so many stories of how independent restaurants have used these grants to do amazing things for their business and in their communities, and I’m excited to see what new and exciting things come out of the next group of grant recipients.”
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