Restore RI Grant Calculator

About: This form is designed to help applicants calculate the Restore RI Grant amount they may be eligible for. Before beginning, please review program guidelines and check eligibility on commerceri.com.
• Applicants with employees or qualifying independent contractors are required to upload this completed form as part of the application process. You'll see a "Download PDF" button at the bottom of the form - clicking this will download your information and allow you to save it to your device.
• Applicants without employees or independent contractors are NOT required to upload this completed form during the application process, but may find it helpful for documenting eligible expenses (you may be asked to provide either a list of eligible expenses and/or documentation of eligible expenses during the application process).
Using this form: Please fill in the boxes in white. Other items are not editable to prevent errors.

Organization Name

Today's Date

Section 1: Calculate the number of FTEs

Calculate the number of Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) your organization employs for the purposes of the grant.
• To count W-2 employees, please find the number of W-2 employees reported on IRS 941 or RI TX-17 (federal or state tax forms) from Q1 or Q2 of 2020. Please retain this TX-17 or 941 form (you may be asked to provide this during the application process).
• Please note that when you count independent contractors on this form, you are attesting that the contractor worked a minimum of 15 or 35 hours per week directly for the organization during Q1 or Q2 of 2020. Contractors performing work that is not part of the organization's operations do NOT count. Please retain 1099s for each independent contractor listed here (you may be asked to provide these).

1a) Does your organization have any employees or contractors in addition to the owner? If no, please proceed to section 2. If more than one owner is an employee, please choose "Yes" and fill out the fields that appear.

Nonprofit organizations with employees/contractors should select “Yes.” If the nonprofit organization does not have employees/contractors, please proceed to section 2.

Section 2: Select Industry

Select your 6-digit industry NAICS Code entered on the application form. If you are an eligible 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization, select "Nonprofit Organization" at the top of the dropdown menu.
If you are not sure what industry your organization primarily operates in, descriptions can be found here

Industry Name (autofilled)

Section 3: List eligible expenses

Please list your eligible expenses since March 1, 2020 or that you will have through December 1, 2020 in the table below. Expenses you list cannot be covered by any other state or federal funding source (e.g. PPP, EIDL loans, DHS' Child Care Provider Relief Fund, RI Foundation nonprofit grants, RIDOH's HEZ grants). Future expenses are allowed. Please retain documentation (e.g. receipts, invoices, bank statements, etc.) of the expenses you list as you may be asked to provide documentation of expenses during the application process. It is recommended to list higher value expenses (e.g. rent) to reduce the documentation you need to retain.
Note: you will be required to attest that data provided is accurate and true when you submit. Making intentional misrepresentations of fact will be subject to federal criminal prosecution.

Category: Select category from dropdown menu for each entry. Example: Rent or mortgage interest payment.		Description: Describe the fixed cost or COVID-related expense. Examples: (1) May rent, (2) April internet bill, and (3) tent and planters from hardware store for new outdoor seating area.	Date: Date of invoice or payment (shown on retained documents).	Amount: Amounts must match those shown on retained documents(e.g. receipt, invoice, monthly statemtent, lease statement, etc.)

Total Expenses

Results

Is the industry eligible? (autofilled)

Is organization eligible or ineligible based on number of FTEs? Limit is 50 FTEs. No limit for caterers or restaurants (autofilled)

Is the organization in one of the following industries severely impacted by COVID-19 public health restrictions: restaurant/caterers, accommodations, retail, arts, entertainment, recreation, personal care, travel agents, scenic or sightseeing transportation, photographers, child care or nonprofits? (autofilled)

Eligible for Restore RI Grant Program (autofilled)

Maximum Grant Eligibility Amount (autocalculated)

Amount of Grant Applied For (autocalculated)