Arizona

Eligible Applicants:

• Licensed bar or restaurant legally owned and operated in Arizona and complying with all COVID-19 related executive orders. Must be open to the general public and in good standing with the Arizona Department of Revenue.

  • Applicants must have no more than 50 full-time equivalent employees. 

• Must demonstrate either: 

1. New extension of premise: For restaurants without an existing patio, the extension of premise must be approved by the local governing body and approved by the Arizona Department of Liquor Licensing and Control (if applicable). A new extension of premises is any outdoor expansion that increased the outdoor square footage of the restaurant premises that opened for service on or after October 1, 2020. 

OR 

2. Increase operating space in an existing patio: Restaurants that have an existing patio that is not fully operational due to the need for furniture or weatherization supplies (heaters, tents, umbrellas, etc.) may apply to the Program and must provide detail regarding the operational status of the current patio and the supplies needed for the patio to become fully operational. Appropriate approvals must be submitted with the application if applicable. Enhancements to existing patios that are not related to weatherization or do not create an increase in operational capacity will not be considered for funding at this time. 

• Applicants may receive 1 award, up to $10,000 for eligible expenditures. The $10,000 of expenditures may be used at multiple locations that have obtained approval to extend premises. Applicants should submit one application -- regardless of the number of locations at which the funds will be used -- and include all approval documents for those eligible locations.

• Individual applicants that own multiple separate business entities may not apply for multiple grants in excess of $10,000 per individual owner at this time.

What an Application Should Include:
Applicants will be required to complete the following sections of the online application: 

1. Demographic  information: Name of Applicant; Name of Restaurant/Business; Address(s) of eligible restaurant(s) or bar(s); County; Number of full time equivalent employees; Year business was established
2. Scope of Work: Description of the extension of premises. The description must include the number of additional customers that the bar / restaurant will serve, how the extension will help ensure the financial viability of the business and safely serve customers, and expected timeline for the purchase of eligible equipment
3. Documented approval for the extension of premises: Documents that demonstrate completed approval for the extension of premises from all required bodies, which may include landlords, the local governing body, and the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control
4. Budget: Details of the specific costs and quantities of eligible expenditures. Applicants may apply for expenditures incurred on or after December 1, 2020 including items not yet purchased. 
5. Attestation that the applicant will use the funds to facilitate the approved extended premises, and that the applicant has not received any other public dollars to reimburse the explicitly for the same eligible expenditures. The applicant cannot use the funding to pay for expenditures that were already reimbursed by another grant source.  
6. Attestation that applicant is in good standing with the Department of Revenue
7. Attestation that the applicant has applied for only one Safest Outside Restaurant Assistance Program Grant, regardless of the number of separate business entities the applicant owns.

Allowable Expenses: 

• Eligible expenditures include outdoor furniture, barriers, patio heaters, parklets, or other physical infrastructure used to create the extended premises.

• Eligible expenditures must occur after December 1, 2020

• Must not have received other federal, state, or local monies explicitly for the same eligible expenditures

• Must have approval and plan to extend the premises for a minimum of three months

• May include funding for multiple restaurant locations

For questions related to the grant program, please contact a member of the Economic Recovery Management Team for assistance at: ERMT@az.gov

For questions regarding how to complete an extension of premise request, please refer to the Arizona Restaurant Association's website at: https://azrestaurant.org/outside/

Application User Guide: Please download this user guide to assist you in the application process. 

FAQ: Please review the Frequently Asked Questions document. UPDATED 12/10/2020

W-9 and ACH Payment Form: Please download this document and upload to your online application. This form is required to receive payment from the grant program.