Submit Applications for DoorDash Local Business Disaster Relief Fund (US)

Deadline: 29 September 2025

DoorDash, in partnership with Hello Alice, has created a Fund to provide grants and resources to local businesses across the United States and Puerto Rico affected by natural disasters or major infrastructure failures.

Funding Information

Grant Recipients will receive a $5,000 to $15,000 (USD) grant to be used for any expense related to loss in revenue as a direct result of a state/tribal or federally-declared disaster, but that would not be covered by insurance.

Eligible Expenses

Expenses include:
- Payments of principal or interest on any mortgage obligation
- Rent payments, including rent under a lease agreement
- Utilities
- Maintenance, including new outdoor seating construction
- Supplies and materials
- Inventory (e.g., food, beverages, retail goods)
- Covered supplier costs
- Business operational expenses
- Any other expense essential to maintain operations

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to enter a business in the Program, you must be all of the following as of the first day of the Program Period:
- an entrepreneur who is the leading executive (i.e. Founder and/or President, CEO, CFO, COO, or any such other similar title) of a business that meets the below business criteria;
- a legal resident of one of the fifty United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico;
- eighteen (18) years of age or older (19 in AL and NE).
To be eligible to participate in the program, the business (“Entrant”) must meet all of the following criteria as of the first day of the Program Period:
- Be a for-profit business located and registered in one of the fifty United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico;
- Be a small business including, but not limited to, restaurant, gastropub or bakery, flower shop, liquor store, convenience store, pet store, or local grocery store, with a brick & mortar location that:
  - has experienced a loss in revenue as a direct result of a state of emergency or federally-declared natural disaster which occurred within the last 12 months;
  - has 3 or fewer total locations;
  - has 50 or fewer employees per location
  - has been open for at least 6 months;
  - has revenues of $3M or less per location in 2024; And
  - is independently-owned.