Women Investing in Women Grant Application

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Business Name:(Required)

Principal Female Owner(s):(Required)

Contact person for this grant:(Required)

Date the business was established:(Required)

Business Address:(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

County(Required)

Business must be in Herkimer and/or Oneida counties

Phone(Required)

Email(Required)

Website or primary social media:(Required)

How did you hear about this grant?(Required)

State the specific dollar amount, up to $5,000, you are requesting:(Required)

Executive Summary with a concise description of your business and products/services, with any pertinent details about its inception and growth (PDF ONLY):(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 2 MB.

Current financials:(Required)

Acceptable documents - please submit one of the following, in PDF format:
• Prior year Schedule K1 (Form 1065)
• Prior year Schedule C (Form 1040)
• Prior year Form 1120S
• Prior Full Year Profit and Loss Statement

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 2 MB.

Proof of business status that also shows 51% or more woman-owned and operating for more than one year:(Required)

Acceptable documents - please submit one of the following, in PDF format:
• DBA
• Schedule K1
• LLC
• Articles of Organization
• Partnership Agreement
• S Corp
• Business certificate
• MWBE Certification

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 2 MB.

Project Details in one PDF document:(Required)

• Provide a detailed description of the project
• Describe the need or problem this project will address
• How will this award improve your business now and in the long-term?

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 2 MB.

Project Budget(Required)

A project budget including expenditures, and your own investment toward the project, if any. This list of expenses must be a breakdown of how you will use this award and include any excess expenses beyond the maximum $5,OOO should you exceed the award request.

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 2 MB.

Price Quotes for Project(Required)

Provide documented price quotes from vendor(s) or on-line source(s) showing all expenditures for the project. These quotes must match the total expenses in your project budget.

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 2 MB.

Community Impact(Required)

We are interested in supporting those that support others. Provide one or two paragraphs to tell us who are you impacting with your business and how are you making a difference within our community.

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 2 MB.

Please share here anything you would like us to know that you think will be helpful in reviewing your application (for example, any major change in financials or key details about other aspects of your business):