Round 2 of the Sacramento County Small Business & Nonprofit Grant Program is now open. Small businesses and nonprofit organizations adversely affected by the pandemic are invited to apply for relief grants.
Donor Name: Sacramento County
County: Sacramento County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
Sacramento County has received funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to support economic response and recovery efforts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The intent of the Small Business & Nonprofit Grant Program (Program) is to provide relief to small business and nonprofit organizations that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the related health and safety restrictions.
Funded with a portion of the County’s American Rescue Plan Act allocation, the County Board of Supervisors has approved this Program to support 750 small businesses and nonprofit organizations with grants of $10,000 in one-time financial assistance. Grant funds for this Program can be used to reimburse small businesses and nonprofit organizations for costs related to the negative economic impacts they have experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the related health and safety restrictions.
Eligibility Criteria
A small business or nonprofit organization (business) is required to satisfy all of the following criteria to be eligible to receive a grant: Operates from a commercial location within the unincorporated Sacramento County. Unincorporated areas are located outside of the cities limits. Check your address. In operation as of March 1, 2020, is open at the date of grant application submission, and intends to remain open. Active Sacramento County business license. Independently owned and operated. Employed between 1 and 25 full-time equivalent employees as of March 1, 2020. Earned between $1,000 and $2.5 million in annual gross revenue on 2020 tax return. Experienced financial impacts as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related health and safety restrictions. For Nonprofits Only: Must have a tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code and be in a valid secretary of state status and provide the majority of their services to Sacramento County residents. For Small Businesses Only: Small Business means; sole proprietors, independent contractors, 1099 workers, and/or a registered “for-profit” business entity (e.g., C-corporations, S-corporations, limited liability company, partnership).
For more information, visit Small Business & Nonprofit Grant Program.
