Uber Eats has announced Grants for Growth, a $1 million grant relief program focused on restaurant recovery and entrepreneurship. This program builds off of Uber’s Eat Local Efforts, continuing a commitment to US merchants.
Merchants active on Uber Eats since January 1, 2022 in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, DC, Miami, Detroit, the NYC metro/New Jersey area, the San Francisco Bay Area, Philadelphia, and Boston are eligible to apply for the program. Grant recipients will be selected through a competitive search process by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). LISC will give preference to veteran, minority, women, and LQBTQIA+ business owners.
Through Grants for Growth, 100 merchants will receive $10,000 grants, which can be used toward immediate needs like meeting payroll, paying outstanding debt to vendors, upgrading technology infrastructure, and other immediate operational costs. In addition to financial support, merchants will receive placement in the Uber Eats app and disaster recovery and resiliency guides from Uber and LISC. Merchants interested in applying for the Grants for Growth program can apply from January 17-24, 2022 at lisc.org/uber. Additional details about eligibility and the Grants for Growth program can also be found at lisc.org/uber.