The Cambridge Small Business E-Commerce Grant is a special grant program providing relief to local businesses heavily impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Donor Name: City of Cambridge
State: Massachusetts
City: Cambridge
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/31/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The goal of this grant is to help local Cambridge businesses remain competitive as there was an increase in customer online ordering and shopping due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
Funding Information
Cambridge businesses may be eligible to receive up to $4,000 for e-commerce, software, and/or point of sale systems.
Eligibility Criteria
If your answer to most of these questions is  “yes,”  you could be eligible for this grant:

Is your current non-franchise business located and operating in Cambridge, MA?
Do you have 25 or fewer full-time employees including yourself?
Did you open your business on or before March 3, 2021?
Is your business still in operation?
Can you provide business tax returns or profit and loss statements that your business loss sales/revenue between 2019 (pre-COVID-19 pandemic) or 2020 and 2021?
Does your business need a website?
Did your business not have a website prior to March 2021?
Do you need an e-commerce or online ordering or booking system for your business or your current website?
Do you need a new point-of-sale, scheduling, or register system that can connect to your website?
Did you upgrade your business point-of sale system (including software), develop a website, or did you add e-commerce to your website after March 3, 2021? Do you have the paperwork to prove you made these upgrades?
Do you need training to make sure you can update your e-commerce website on your own?
Can you complete your website, e-commerce, and/or point of sale system improvements by December 31, 2024?

Businesses NOT eligible for this grant: 

Businesses not located in Cambridge, MA
Cambridge businesses that recently closed
Cambridge businesses that have signed a lease, opened, or started on or before April 2021. Businesses must be in operation prior to April 2021.
Cambridge businesses that cannot provide taxes or sales documents that show a loss of sales/revenues from 2019 and 2021
Businesses not currently compliant with all federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to zoning, licensing, and permits
Although cannabis businesses are permitted in the City of Cambridge, the use and possession of cannabis is illegal under federal law for any purpose. Since this is a federally-funded program, cannabis businesses are not eligible for the program
Businesses that received a City-ARPA Grant (such as the Restaurant-Nightlife Relief Grant or Small Business Relief Grant) and have not provided proof of use for those grants to City staff.

For more information, visit City of Cambridge.