Oahu Business Recovery Grant
Financial Support for Small Businesses
Mahalo to the 600 small businesses that have applied for an Oʻahu Business Recovery Grant! The application portal is now closed.
The OBR program will distribute $10M in grant funds to an estimated 600 Oahu-based small businesses
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Grant size will range from $15,000 to $50,000 depending on a business’ gross revenue in 2019.
Grant funds will be paid out in the order applications are received and approved as eligible for payment until all grant funds are exhausted.
Documented net income loss of at least twenty-five percent (25%) in 2020 and 2021 compared to 2019
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Please check back early next year when the application portal opens.
Learn moreYes, provided you can still document net income loss of at least twenty five percent (25%) in 2020 and 2021 when compared to net income reported in 2019 tax returns and meet all other eligibility criteria.
No. Only for-profit businesses are eligible.
Yes, as long as you meet the eligibility requirements. Sole proprietors will be required to submit alternative documentation for the DCCA requirements – click here to see a complete list of required documents.
Please click here to view the formula and download the Net Income Calculation Form to calculate eligibility with your 2019, 2020, and 2021 income statements. Instructions on the form will guide you to finding the appropriate lines in your tax returns to enter into
the form.
Yes. A business that has operations on Oahu may apply so long as it meets other eligibility requirements. For eligibility requirements, please click here.
A business does not need to own property to be eligible. The business only needs to operate in the City & County of Honolulu (to be documented by submitting Hawaii General Excise form G-49).
Yes, so long as the business owner is a Hawaii resident and all other eligibility requirements are met.
You can apply by visiting OahuBizGrant.org. The application portal will open on January 30. 2023, 8:00 AM HST. Only applications submitted through the portal are accepted. No applications may be mailed in.
Yes, as long as you followed the process for saving your application for retrieval later.
Only one application submission per business is permitted. Please review your application and required documents carefully before submitting. We will address additional information to your application on an exception basis. Please know that this will slow the process for your application and that grant funds could be fully expended during this time. We strongly recommend that you have all of your required documents before you start the application process as your application process can’t be completed and payment made until all required documents are received. There will be only one grant disbursement made per company. Please email oahubizgrant@cochawaii.org to request any additions to your application.
You may contact Submittable via the help form or via email at submittersupport@submittable.com. Their agents are available from 6:00 AM - 2:00 PM HST (or 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM MST) Monday - Friday.
We expect applications to be processed and completed within 1-2 weeks of the start of review of your application. Timing may vary depending upon completeness of the application and responsiveness of the applicant to inquiries by the reviewer.
The program is accepting 600 applications on a first-come, first-served basis. The online portal will close once 600 applications are received. No application is guaranteed funding.
Please log in to Submittable to check the status of your application.
Please click here to view a list of required documents.
Yes – the maximum file size for a single upload is 400 MB. The maximum submission size for an application is 800 MB (total files submitted with one application must not exceed 800 MB).
Any documentation that shows the grant amount and the period it covers is acceptable. For example: award letter or forgiveness approval letter, check copies, bank statements, etc. 1099 forms are also accepted.
For sole proprietorships, a copy of the General Excise (GE) license may be submitted in lieu of the DCCA Business Registration printout. In lieu of the COGS, a copy of the Schedule C from IRS Form 1040 (for 2021) may be submitted.
Please apply the forgiven amounts to the year that it was forgiven.
No, these grants do not need to be repaid. The program will issue 1099 forms to all approved applicants. Under current IRS guidance these funds are fully taxable, and as such, all expenses covered under the grant are fully deductible.
1099-MISCs are being generated by tax1099.com. If you elected to receive a copy via email, you will receive instructions from tax1099.com to open the 1099 attachment. Depending on your personal spam filter settings, your eForms might be directed to your junk folder rather than the Inbox. Please check in both places.
Applicants will, primarily, be contacted through email: OahuBizGrant@cochawaii.org
Grant funds will be paid out by ACH (automatic deposits) in the order applications are received and approved as eligible for payment until all grant funds are exhausted. Once approved, you will receive an email with a link to add your bank account number and routing information to the application. You can anticipate receiving funds by ACH within 2-4 weeks after we receive your banking information.
Grant funds will be paid out in the order applications are received and approved as eligible for payment until all grant funds are exhausted.
Funds are available on a first come, first served basis until they run out. No application is guaranteed funding.
