NAMC 2023 Grant

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National Association of Minority Contractors of Oregon (NAMC-Oregon) and Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO) are partnering to distribute aid to small businesses owned by People of Color in the construction industry in Oregon whose future is at risk because of any combination of two or more specified economic equity risk factors.


Aid will come in the form of grants for Technology or for Inventory.

Only one application will be accepted for any one business or business owner. 

These grants are funded by Business Oregon’s Equity Investment Act (SB 1579) through the Economic Equity Investment Program.


Please email grants@mesopdx.org with any application-related questions.


NAMC Eligibility Guidelines:

To qualify for the "NAMC 2023 Grant" an applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

  1. Be currently in operation;
  2. Current and active business registered with the Oregon Secretary of State to do business;
  3. Business is headquartered in Oregon and principally operating in Oregon;
  4. Comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations;
  5. Cannot be delinquent on taxes due before April 15, 2022;
  6. Cannot be a passive investment holding company; 
  7. Cannot generate any revenue from the sale of marijuana;
  8. Cannot generate any revenue from gambling activities;
  9. Cannot generate any revenue from adult-activities; 
  10. Business currently have active and engaged NAMC Oregon membership. 
  11. Secretary of State business registration is dated before January 1, 2022; and
  12. Meet 2 of the 5 following criteria:

1.     Experience of discrimination because of race or ethnicity  

o   Beneficiaries will self-attest.  

2.     English language proficiency 

o   Means a language other than English is spoken within the beneficiary’s home. 

3.     Citizenship status  

o   Refers to non-U.S. citizens, undocumented persons, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, refugees, asylees, immigrants, VAWA petitioners, Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) holders, individuals covered under the Compact for Free Association (COFA) and persons with Temporary Protected Status (TPS), etc. 

4.     Socioeconomic status

o   Refers to a person or household whose combined income is no more than 100% of the area median income, adjusted for family size, based on the most recent HUD data - https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il2022/select_Geography.odn

5.     Residence or operation in a rural location  

o   Refers to a person who lives or operates a business in Oregon that is “entirely outside the acknowledged Portland Metropolitan Regional Urban Growth Boundary and the acknowledged urban growth boundaries of cities with populations of 30,000 or more.” (ORS 285A.010(14)

  


Required documentation:

Please have the following documents available. These documents must be uploaded later in the application to verify certain information given. 

1. Current state-issued photo ID;
2. Current, signed W-9; 
3. Two most recent years of business tax returns.
Eligible Expenses for Inventory Grant:
  • Purchasing inventory 
  • Equipment necessary for day-to-day operations or business capacity building
Eligible Expenses for Technology Grant:

  • Technology hardware

  • Software

  • technology-related equipment and accessories

Ineligible Expenses:
  • Pop-ups at festivals
  • Personal expenses (rent, utilities, personal vehicle expenses, personal and professional trips, etc.)
  • Non-business/industry specific/related inventory items
  • Daycare
  • Professional development/training

Business Information: Building 


Contact Information 

Business Address

Home Address

Business

The Business Registry Number is provided by the Secretary of State Corporation Division. The Registry Number is XXXXXXX-XX (for example, 1234567-89).

Business Information: Structure 

The EIN is provided by the IRS. The EIN format is XX-XXXXXXX (for example, 12-3456789). If you do not have an EIN, the business owner's social security number. El EIN es proporcionado por el IRS. El formato EIN es XX-XXXXXXX (por ejemplo, 12-3456789). Si no tiene un EIN, el número de seguro social del propietario de la empresa
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is a standard used by the Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments. These codes are described in the 2022 NAICS Manual available at Census.org/naics/. El Sistema de Clasificación de la Industria de América del Norte (NAICS) es un estándar utilizado por las agencias estadísticas federales para clasificar los establecimientos comerciales. Estos códigos se describen en el Manual NAICS 2022 disponible en Census.org/naics/.
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Document Uploads

Please upload your most recent Form 1040 Schedule C, Form1065, Form 1120, or Form 1120-S.
Please upload your most recent Form 1040 Schedule C, Form1065, Form 1120, or Form 1120-S.

Reimbursement

Up to $10,000 for NAMC Inventory Grant
Up to $5,000 for NAMC Technology Grant

Other Questions

Demographic

Attestation

I hereby attest to the following statements:

If awarded, I will save all documentation supporting my application for a period of five (5) years and have such documents available for review, if requested, by MESO, NAMC, or state or federal agencies.


The information provided on this form is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.

I understand I may be contacted by MESO staff to provide additional information or documentation which MESO, in its sole discretion, may require to complete my application and/or establish my eligibility.


I understand that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent information, or the omission of any material fact, may subject me to a law enforcement referral for further investigation. 
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