The City of Stockton is now accepting applications for the Stockton Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Grant Program.
Donor Name: City of Stockton
State: California
City: Stockton
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/20/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
This year $400,000 is available to fund grants to local entrepreneurs, start-ups, small businesses, and organizations that serve as business service providers to entrepreneurs in Stockton.
Funding Information
- Organizations (business service providers) – up to $200,000 available to support business service providers efforts. Organizations applying for the grant should provide new/existing services for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small businesses within the City of Stockton.
- Entrepreneurs, Start-Ups, & Small Businesses – up to $200,000 available; a maximum of $10,000 per applicant. Applicants applying for a grant should operate and reside within the Stockton city limits, and have a unique and innovative business or project proposal.
Areas of Focus
Organization
- Organizations applying for grants should provide business services in one or more of the areas listed below:
- Provide business consulting services for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small businesses at idea and concept stage;
- Provide business services and technical assistance to home-based businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small businesses;
- Provide outreach and connect eligible home-based businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small businesses to capital financing;
- Create new or enhance existing business programs for targeted industry clusters; or
- Link workforce development programs with the business community.
- Organizations are encouraged to provide some degree of “pitch coaching” to prepare clients for pitch event challenges and other opportunities to obtain capital investment.
Entrepreneurs, Start-ups, & Small Businesses
- This program provides funding for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small businesses with an innovative project or business concept. Entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small businesses applying for investment in their business should fall under following areas of focus:
- Entrepreneurs, start-ups, or small businesses with innovative ideas, products or services to attract investment and create value for the business;
- Entrepreneurs, start-ups, or small businesses that will create or retain jobs; and
- Entrepreneurs, start-ups, or small businesses that can display growth, new or significantly improved products or services with better components or more user-friendly.
- Entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small businesses are encouraged to participate in training and coaching related to pitch event challenges.
Eligibility Criteria
Organization
- Organizations that apply for grants to provide business services to entrepreneurs and the business community, must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Must be a business service provider or organization that provides assistance and support to entrepreneurs, start-up businesses, small businesses, etc.;
- The applicant must have a valid Business License within the Stockton city limits;
- Organizations must provide a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), this is required to receive federal funding;
- Organizations must be able to meet spending deadlines;
- Organizations that received previous City of Stockton funding from the
- Entrepreneurship Grant Program must provide information on how the funds were spent; and
- Proposal must meet CDBG guidelines and provide business services to program beneficiaries of low and moderate-income (LMI) and are entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small businesses; self-certification forms are required with reporting.
Entrepreneurs, Start-ups, & Small Businesses
- Applicants must also meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Must be an entrepreneur, start-up, or small business residing and operating in the Stockton city limits;
- Entrepreneur, start-up, or small business must show the potential for growth as well as growth goals; and
- Entrepreneur, start-up, or small business must have a valid Business License within the City of Stockton limits.
- Entrepreneur, start-up, or small business must agree to receive services from organizations that provide business services and are grant recipients;
- Entrepreneur, start-up, or small business must be able to meet spending deadlines;
- Applicant must provide description of negative economic impact experiences from the pandemic;
- Entrepreneur, start-up, or small business that received previous City of Stockton funding from the Entrepreneurship Grant Program must provide information on how the funds were spent; and
For more information, visit City of Stockton.
