The Small Business Mobility Launch Grants, offered by the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), are designed to help businesses access flexible start-up and scale-up capital to support their business launch.
Donor Name: Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity
State: California
County: Los Angeles County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/13/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
It is part of the County’s broader mission under the Economic Mobility Initiative (EMI) to provide education, technical assistance, mentorship, access to capital, and pathways to sustainable business growth and generational wealth.
Types of Grant
- Launch Grants
- The Small Business Mobility Fund Launch Grants, offered by the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), are designed to help businesses access flexible start-up and scale-up capital to support their business launch and growth.
- Entrepreneurship Academy Grant
- The Small Business Mobility Fund Entrepreneurship Academy Grant, offered by the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), is designed to help graduates of the Economic Mobility Initiative Entrepreneurship Academy with access to flexible start-up and scale-up capital to support their business launch and/or growth.
Funding Information
- Launch Grants
- $5,000 – Businesses establishing or expanding a non-retail commercial space,
such as an office or warehouse, in unincorporated Los Angeles County
$10,000 – Businesses launching or expanding a brick-and-mortar retail
commercial space with a storefront in unincorporated Los Angeles County.
- $5,000 – Businesses establishing or expanding a non-retail commercial space,
- Entrepreneurship Academy Grant
- $2,000 – Graduates from an EMI Entrepreneurship Academy.
Eligible Uses
- Required building permits
- Façade Improvements
- Tenant Improvements
- Signage.
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be a for-profit business seeking to start or expand its business in the County of Los Angeles
- Applicants must reside in LA County
- Annual gross business revenue must not exceed $6 million
- Business must have fewer than 100 employees
- Applicant must be the majority owner (50% or more)
- Business must be located in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County
- Must be domiciled in California and have required filings with the California Secretary of State.
- Applicant must be an active business and in good standing with all local, state, and
- federal taxing and licensing authorities.
For more information, visit DEO.
