COVID-19 Business Resources

CARLTON COUNTY COVID-19 RELIEF GRANT for businesess & non-profits (round two, state-funded).  Applications are now closed.

Grant applications will be available Monday, February 1-16, 2021 online and at the Carlton County Courthouse (in the entryway)

• Grant Guidelines (READ)
• Grant application, guidelines, W9-form (print, fill out, and send in)
• Grant application (complete online, bring in additional documentation)
• W-9 form

*Complete grant applications including financials and W9 must be received by Carlton County's Economic Development Department by 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 16, 2021. There is a locked drop box as you enter the Courthouse where you can submit your application and supporting documents. Please secure them in an envelope.

FEDERAL/STATE FUNDING MATRIX

Federal Resources (Small Business Administration)

• COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)
• Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) - Emergency Advance 
• Paycheck Protection Program
• SBA Debt Relief
• 7(a) Loan Program

State Resources (MN Dept. of Employment & Economic Development)

• MN Small Business Loan Guarantee Program
• Aid for Restaurants, Bars, Gyms, and Bowling Centers
• Movie Theater Relief Grant
• DEED Business Financing Programs
• Unemployment Insurance Shared Work Program
• Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Programs

Regional Resources

• (NEW 11-2-20) Arrowhead Regional Development Commission COVID-19/CARES Act Loan
• Northland Small Business Development Center
• City of Cloquet COVID-19 Business Assistance Loan

Carlton County Economic Development Resources

Contact us whether you have a current Carlton County Economic Development Loan or not:

Brenda Nyberg - Loan/Grant Administrator - brenda.nyberg@co.carlton.mn.us  / 218-384-9564

Mary Finnegan - Economic Development Director - mary.finnegan@co.carlton.mn.us / 218-384-9597

Other Resources

• MN Chamber of Commerce - COVID-19 Business Toolkit
• Business Interruption Insurance Information
• COVID-19 Stimulus Bill and Non-Profits
• MN Dept. of Revenue - Tax Related Services in Response to COVID-19
• IRS - Tax Related Services in Response to COVID-19
• US Dept. of Labor Information
• Northland to Go - Restaurants Continue to Provide Food to Go