DoorDash said recently that local restaurants affected by storms and tornadoes in Tennessee can apply for relief funding through the DoorDash Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund.
Launched in 2021, the Fund, hosted with Hello Alice and Global Entrepreneurship Network, provides $10,000 relief grants to eligible local restaurants affected by state- or federally-declared natural disasters. The grants can be used to cover operating costs like rent or mortgage repayments, food and beverage inventory, utilities, supplies and materials, and supplier costs.
Restaurants located in Tennessee counties that have received state or federal disaster declarations will be eligible to apply for the grants.
“In the aftermath of these devastating tornadoes, we know that many restaurants will face immense challenges on the road to recovery,” said Sueli Shaw, head of social impact at DoorDash, in a statement. “We hope that these grants will help impacted restaurants and allow them to get back to serving their communities.”
The average small business loses $3,000 every day they remain closed and nearly 40 percent of small businesses are unable to reopen at all following a disaster, according to DoorDash.
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