1 Create a ZoomGrants™ account (below) or log in to your existing account (above) 2 Select a Program to apply for, then click the Apply button to get started 3 Answer the questions and/or fill in the fields in each tab 4 If necessary, upload any requested documents 5 Submit your application and wait for a decision 6 If you are selected to receive funding, you might be required to submit invoices or reports through your application
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The Municipal Jobs Creation Tax Credit program provides a nonrefundable credit against a company’s net profits tax liability to the City of Toledo based on the number of jobs and payroll created. The primary goals of the program are to attract and retain companies in target industries and increase the number of high paying jobs for Toledoans.
Applicant is a business entity currently located in or considering locating in the City of Toledo that will create or relocate at least 25 fulltime W-2 jobs within 3 years of the effective date of the Municipal Jobs Creation Tax Credit Agreement.
Applicants submit application and supporting documentation to the Department of Economic Development using ZoomGrants. Failure to submit a complete application and required documentation will delay the review and approval process.
Required documentation includes:
Affidavit by which the applicant permits the City of Toledo to access the applicant’s income tax records under the control of the City’s Taxation Division for purposes of verifying the applicant’s yearly gross payroll and income tax payments made to and retained by the City.
2. Application Review
The Department of Economic Development will review the application and supporting documentation to determine eligibility.
3. Application Approval
The application will be presented to the City’s Incentive Advisory Committee (IAC) for review. The IAC consists of independent citizens that provide oversight of the City’s incentive programs. The IAC will provide a formal recommendation to the Mayor on how to proceed with the application. Toledo City Council shall authorize the Municipal Jobs Creation Tax Credit Agreement by approval of an ordinance.
4. Municipal Jobs Creation Tax Credit Agreement
If the application is approved, the City will enter into a Municipal Jobs Creation Tax Credit Agreement with the applicant to establish the terms and conditions for the incentive. Any jobs created prior to execution of the Municipal Jobs Creation Tax Credit Agreement are not considered an eligible new employee.
5. Annual Reports
Applicants will be required to submit an annual report to the Department of Economic Development for the entire term and compliance period of the incentive.
By entering your initials here you certify this submission truthfully and accurately represents your application and is hereby submitted for review. Submission of this application does not, in any way, guarantee that your application will yield a favorable result.
Submission of this application also
indicates your agreement to the
terms
of using ZoomGrants™.
Applicant hereby certifies that the information I provided on this application is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge, under penalty of perjury.
Applicant will comply with all federal, state, and local guidelines related to and regarding the funds related to this program, and will cooperate fully in providing any documents needed pursuant to this program by any governing authority that requires same for verification, authentication or identification purposes or an otherwise reasonable purpose under law.
This agreement and related documents entered into in connection with this agreement are signed when an applicant's signature is delivered by initialing this document electronically and must be treated in all respects as having the same force and effect as original signatures.
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Application Questions
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Applicant Information
1. Company DBA Name:
2. Parent Company Name: Enter N/A if not applicable.
3. Company Description:
4. NAICS Code: https://www.naics.com/search
5. Date company was established:
Project Information
6. Project Description:
7. Intended Project Start Date:
8. Will all of your committed jobs be hired during the first year of the incentive term? Applicants who intend to hire employees over a multi-year period must submit a Hiring Ramp Up Schedule as an attachment to this application.
Project Impact
9. What benefits will the company offer to new employees?
10. Are existing Toledo-based positions, payroll, or net profits tax liability at risk if this project does not move forward? If so, please explain why.
11. Number of full-time equivalent jobs at risk of being relocated outside the city of Toledo if the project does not move forward:
12. Annual payroll (exclusive of benefits) at risk of being relocated outside the city of Toledo if the project does not move forward:
Site Selection Criteria
13. What other communities are you considering for this project?
14. What factors are critical to your site selection decision making process?
15. When do you intend to make your location decision by?
Self-Certification Statements
16. Applicant certifies the following by initialing:
Additional Information
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Enter the project site address(es) below. For each location, identify the number of full-time equivalent employees you commit to hiring at the project site(s), and indicate whether each site would be owned or leased. If the site will be leased, indicate the term of the lease.
Indicate the address of each site that the applicant’s company, parent company, or affiliate companies currently in operation in Toledo. **If your company does not currently operate in Toledo, you are not required to complete the following table.**
If your organization currently operates in Toledo, indicate your total annual Toledo-based full-time equivalent positions, payroll, and net profits tax liability over the past 3 years. **If your company is not currently located in the city of Toledo, you are not required to complete the below table.**
Please respond to the following questions and initial the grant agreement. The information is being gathered to meet reporting requirements of the Federal Community Development Block Grant program and the City of Toledo. Thank you for your participation. Upon completion, your grant funds will be issued.
"Chronically Homeless" definition for Question #6:
A “chronically homeless” individual is defined to mean a homeless individual with a disability who lives either in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter, or in an institutional care facility if the individual has been living in the facility for fewer than 90 days and had been living in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or in an emergency shelter immediately before entering the institutional care facility.
In order to meet the “chronically homeless” definition, the individual also must have been living as described above continuously for at least 12 months, or on at least four separate occasions in the last 3 years, where the combined occasions total a length of time of at least 12 months. Each period separating the occasions must include at least 7 nights of living in a situation other than a place not meant for human habitation, in an emergency shelter, or in a safe haven.
Chronically homeless families are families with adult heads of household who meet the definition of a chronically homeless individual. If there is no adult in the family, the family would still be considered chronically homeless if a minor head of household meets all the criteria of a chronically homeless individual.
A chronically homeless family includes those whose composition has fluctuated while the head of household has been homeless.
