The City is offering one-time grants of up to $10,000 through the City’s Small Business Grant Program (Program) to offer immediate financial assistance to small businesses located in the City to aid in maintaining their business location.
Donor Name: City of Banning
State: California
City: Banning
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Size of the Grant: up to $10,000
Details:
The purpose of the City of Banning (City) Small Business Grant Program (Program) is to address the negative economic impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on eligible businesses.
The Program offers one-time grants of up to $10,000 to eligible businesses. Grant funds may be used to:
- Mitigate financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic (e.g., declines in revenue, costs of retaining employees, mortgage/rent/lease costs, utilities, other operating costs);
- Implement COVID-19 prevention or mitigation tactics (e.g., physical building changes to enable socialdistancing, enhanced cleaning efforts, barriers or partitions, or COVID-19 vaccinations);
- Technical assistance, counseling, or other like services to assist with business planning needs; or
- “Premium Pay,” as defined below, for employees working in the following essential, eligible sectors: healthcare, education and childcare, transportation, sanitation, social and human services, grocery and food production, and public health and safety.
Funding Information
The maximum grant award available per business is $10,000.
Who Qualifies?
- Businesses with a physical location within the City of Banning that can demonstrate financial loss due to the COVID-19 Pandemic are eligible. To qualify, businesses must:
- Be physically located within the City of Banning, including a storefront or physical location.
- Have been operational for at least the last 6 months.
- Show proof of a valid business license.
- Be in good standing with the City, including no outstanding City Code violations.
- Can provide documentation of a reduction in gross receipts of at least 25% for one quarter of 2020/2021 compare to the same quarter in 2019.
What Can the Funds be Used For?
Grant awards can be used to reimburse business expenses or employee premium pay.
For more information, visit City of Banning.
