UPDATE: 1/4/2021: The deadline for the first round of applications was extended to January 13th at 11:59pm.
On November 30th, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced $500M relief grant for California small businesses. This morning, we are happy to announce the launch of the official website to get additional information and apply for the grants:
https://careliefgrant.com/ Go to this website for information on eligibility, how to apply, etc.
Some important notes about the process:
- Eligible businesses must have commenced operations on June 1, 2019 or earlier
- Applications will be accepted in two rounds. The first round will open December 30th and close on January 13th at 11:59pm; a second round will follow (dates TBD)
- Grants amounts will be $5,000, $15,000 or $25,000 depending on the eligible business’ annual revenue
- Grants will NOT be distributed on a first come first served basis; there are eligibility criteria that can be found on the website
- The SBDC will be hosting webinars daily at 11AM, beginning today (December 23rd). The full schedule of trainings is as follows:
- Dec 23, 24, 27, Jan 1 - English
- Dec 26 - English/Spanish
- Dec 28 - English/Armenian
- Dec 29 - English/Mandarin
- Dec 30 - English/Tagalog
- Dec 31 - English/Farsi
- Jan 2 - English/Vietnamese
- Jan 3 - English/Korean
- Jan 4 - English/Arabic
SBDC Registration link is https://bit.ly/38tKcPp
