Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund
This grant is provided by DoorDash and Hello Alice
Grant Amount
$10KOpen date
March 4, 2025Application Deadline
May 30, 2025Grant Frequency
Quarterly
About This Grant
Disasters are unpredictable — but critical support shouldn’t be. The average small business loses $3,000 every day they remain closed due to a disaster. To help restaurants recover in times of critical need, DoorDash has partnered with Hello Alice to create the Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund. The fund supports restaurants impacted by natural disasters, severe weather events, or major infrastructure failures, and provides relief through $10,000 grants.
How You Can Use the Funds
- Specifically, eligible expenses include the items insurance won't cover:
- Mortgage payments (principal or interest)
- Rent payments, including lease agreements
- Utilities
- Maintenance, including new outdoor seating construction
- Supplies and materials
- Covered supplier costs
- Business operational expenses
- Any other expense essential to maintain operations
Documents Required
- To enter the Program, each Officer must clearly and concisely complete all sections of the online application, which consists of a series of questions about the Entrant and the Officer, by taking these steps:
- during the Program Period, (1) go to https://helloalice.com/grants/DoorDash;
- (2) create an account or log in if you already have an account; and, (3) complete and submit application
- All entries must be received by the end date and time for each round to be eligible.
- Limit: One Entry per Entrant and per Officer. Multiple entries received for any Entrant or Officer after the first Entry received from that Entrant or Officer will be void.
Eligibility Requirements
- A partnership with DoorDash or Caviar is not required or considered.
- Be a restaurant located and registered in one of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.
- Be a restaurant, gastropub or bakery with a brick & mortar location that has experienced a loss in revenue as a direct result of a natural disaster, severe weather event, or major infrastructure failure which occurred within the last 12 months declared a disaster by state, tribal, or federal government.
- Operate a brick-and-mortar location.
- Own a maximum of three locations, and employ fewer than 50 employees per location.
- Have been open for at least six months.
- Have revenues of $3M or less per location in the last 12 months.