A: To be considered for financial assistance through the Small Business Resilience Fund, applicants must meet the following criteria below:

• An established small business that has been generating revenue for the prior 24 months.
• Has a current workforce of 25 or less.
• Generates a minimum annual revenue of $10K or a maximum revenue of $250K from making and selling products with leather components.
• Has experienced an economic hardship in the prior 180 days.
• Is a current Tandy Leather customer in the U.S. or Canada.

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• A: A sole proprietor, independent contractor, 1099 and/or registered "for-profit" business entity (eg., C-corporation, S-corporation, limited liability company or partnership.
• A non-profit entity (registered r01(c), 501(c)(19) or 501(c)(6)

A: "Economic Hardship" means the business’ inability to afford basic operating expenses because of a natural disaster, pandemic, recession, catastrophic, or other extreme circumstances beyond the business’ control.

A: Assistance will be granted based on need. Assistance from the Small Business Resilience Fund may be granted up to $2,000 per business per eligible business calendar year. Grants can be used for general operating expenses or investments to improve the business.

A: To the greatest extent possible, our partners at LiftFund shall determine the eligibility of each applicant and award any assistance to be granted within 14 business days after LiftFund has received all documentation required from each applicant. All personal information submitted to the Small Business Resilience Fund is confidential and reviewed only by LiftFund.

A: No, you do not need to pay the grant back.

A: Tandy Leather has committed an initial donation to fund the Leather Together Foundation. Additional funds will be raised on an ongoing basis with Giveback Events and more.

A: The Small Business Resilience Fund is managed in partnership with LiftFund. If you have additional questions, please contact them by emailing sbgrants@liftfund.com.

A: The Tandy Employee Foundation is managed in partnership with Grant Circle. If you have additional questions please contact them by emailing info@grantcircles.org.