Iowa bars and restaurants may now apply for another round of state grants to cover pandemic-related losses. Governor Kim Reynolds says the grants are available to bars and restaurants that saw sales slump in the second and third quarters of 2020 compared to the year before.

The deadline for submitting an application is Monday, February 15th at 5 p.m. According to the Iowa Restaurant Association, total sales at bars, taverns and restaurants in Iowa dropped by 33 percent in 2020 compared to 2019. Forty-one percent of those business owners expected to close before this summer if they can’t get additional relief from the state and federal government.

For information: https://www.iowaeda.com/covid-funding-programs/restaurant-bar/