The County of Orange, in partnership with the Orange County Workforce Development Board (OCWDB), California Office of the Small Business Advocate, U.S. Small Business Administration, Orange County Small Business Development Center, is awarding grants to assist qualified microbusinesses in Orange County that have been significantly impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
Donor Name: County of Orange
State: California
County: Orange County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $2,500
Details:
The intent of the funding is to provide relief to the hardest to reach qualified microbusinesses and entrepreneurs. The goal is to identify and engage eligible microbusinesses that face systemic barriers to access capital, including but not limited to, businesses owned by women, minorities, veterans, individuals without documentation (undocumented), individuals with limited English proficiency, and business owners located in low-wealth and rural, communities throughout Orange County.
Funding Information
The Orange County Microbusiness Grant Program provides approximately $2,500.00 in one-time grant funding to approximately 1,470 Orange County microbusiness.
Eligibility Criteria
- A microbusiness must satisfy the following criteria to be eligible to receive a COVID-19 Relief grant:
- Business must be physically located and operating in Orange County.
- Must meet the definition of an eligible microbusiness.
- Active businesses operating since at least December 2019.
- The microbusiness is currently active and operating or has a clear plan to reopen when the state permits reopening of the business.
- The microbusiness was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as evidenced by at least a 10% reduction in revenue from the 2019 to 2020 taxable years, and/or a signed attestation and narrative describing significant impact from COVID-19.
- The microbusiness had less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in revenues in the 2019 taxable year.
- The microbusiness currently has fewer than five full-time equivalent employees and had fewer than five full-time equivalent employees in the 2019 and 2020 taxable years.
- The microbusiness is not a business excluded from participation in the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program, as specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 12100.82.
- The microbusiness owner can and will provide acceptable form of government-issued photo ID (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 bank statement, a tax return, , a trade account, a self-attestation/self-certification done under penalty of perjury.
- The microbusiness owner must be the majority-owner and manager of the qualified micro business and the owner’s primary means of income in the 2019 taxable year.
- The microbusiness owner did not receive a grant under the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program.
- Must be able to spend all awarded funds by September 30, 2022 and provide receipts for all purchases.
- Must agree to self-certify that grant funds will be used for one or more of the identified eligible uses of the funds.
Eligible Use of Funds
- The purchase of new certified equipment including, but not limited to, a 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, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 12100.83.
For more information, visit County of Orange.
