Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program (California)

The San Joaquin County is seeking applications for its Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant (MBCRG) Program to assist qualified businesses that have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in California with a focus being given to business owners from historically underserved communities including, but not limited to, minority populations, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities or those in rural locations.

Donor Name: San Joaquin County

State: California

County: San Joaquin County (CA)

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/30/2022

Size of the Grant: $5,000

Details:

The objective of this program is to offer financial assistance to the hardest-hit businesses that are in geographically dispersed areas or industries severely impacted by COVID-19 health and safety orders.

Funded by California Office of the Small Business Advocate and San Joaquin County.

Funding Information

With this grant, 316 businesses will be eligible to receive grants in the amount of $2,500 from California’s MBCRG and an additional $2,500 from San Joaquin County with the use of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, for a total grant of $5,000.

Eligible Expenditure

Grant funds must be utilized for one or more of the following eligible expenditures:

The purchase of newly certified equipment includes, but is not limited to, a food cart.
Investment in working capital.
Application for, or renewal of, a local permit including, but not limited to, a permit to operate as a sidewalk vendor.
Payment of business debt accrued due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Costs resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and related health and safety restrictions, or business interruptions or closures incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

Eligibility Criteria

The business currently has fewer than five full-time equivalent employees and had fewer than five full-time equivalent employees in each of 2019, 2020, and 2021 tax years.
The business made less than $50,000, but more than $1,000, in gross revenues in each of 2019, 2020, and 2021 taxable years.
Business in operation prior to December 31, 2019, and currently active and operating in San Joaquin County.
Must meet the definition of a qualified business owner:
The business owner is the majority owner and manager of the qualified business.
The business owner’s primary means of income in 2019, 2020, and 2021 taxable years was the qualified business.
The business owner can demonstrate their eligibility as a qualified business owner by providing a government-issued photo identification (state, domestic, or foreign), and documentation that includes the owner’s name and may include, but is not limited to, the following:
A local business permit or license
A business bank statement
A business tax return
Additional documentation to verify a business is qualified, as deemed appropriate by the County.
The business was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as evidenced by at least a 10% reduction in revenue from 2019 to 2020 and 2021 taxable years.