Maui Small Business Recovery Grant Program – US

In collaboration with the Maui Chamber of Commerce and LahainaTown Action Committee, grantees will receive tailored guidance and tools to help their business recover in the face of economic challenges. Grantees must attend monthly sessions that are designed to equip them with strategies on how to rebuild and grow their business.

Funding Information

• With support from the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, the first round of funding totaling $500,000 will be used to provide $5,000 each to Maui-based small businesses impacted by the catastrophic wildfires of August 2023.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to receive a grant (“Grant”) from the Maui Small Business Recovery Grant Program (“Grant Program”), any person (or their business) applying for a Grant (an “Applicant”) must satisfy the following the eligibility criteria:

• Be a business that employs at least three (3) but no more than twenty (20) individuals, including the owner, full or part time, or those working for the business under a 1099 agreement. A “business” means any of the following:
• Have at least one physical location or online business in Maui established on or prior to August 1, 2023
• Be a business financially harmed by the 2023 Maui Wildfires from August 8, 2023 - September 30, 2023
• Do not have sufficient financial resources to cover the business damage/loss your business experienced as a result the Maui Wildfires
• Have a valid employer identification number (EIN)

Ineligible

Ineligible Business Categories, includes (without limitation), any of the following:

• Any government agency, public administration, political organization, non-profit or tax exempt organization, or any type businesses engaged in any illegal activity
• Gas stations, or business located on the same premises as a gas station
• Shopping property management companies
• Direct seller/Multi-level marketing (e.g., Amway, Mary Kay, Tupperware, etc.)
• Any business that is primarily in the business of manufacturing, promoting or selling diet aids, cannabis, gambling, tobacco (including tobacco-related equipment, such as e-cigarettes), firearms or other weapons
• Private clubs and businesses which limit the number of memberships for reasons other than capacity
• Businesses principally engaged in teaching, instructing, counseling or indoctrinating religion or religious beliefs, whether in a religious or secular setting.

For more information, visit U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.