As part of the Tustin Cares program, the City of Tustin is offering a four-week Main Street Digital Training & Grant Program (Main Street Digital Program) in partnership with the Orange County-Inland Empire Small Business Development Center (SBDC).
Donor Name: City of Tustin
State: California
City: Tustin
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/05/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Main Street Digital Program will provide training and funding to retail businesses, home-based businesses and nonprofits (collectively, “Business or Businesses”) seeking to increase their social media presence and/or revenue.
The SBDC created a virtual training program aimed at assisting Businesses with “Creating a Digital Presence” for their business.
All eligible Businesses are invited to apply. While Businesses who have participated in previous Main Street Digital Programs are not eligible, Businesses which have previously received alternative sources of funding such as the City of Tustin Small Business Emergency Grant, the City of Tustin Non-Profit Recovery Grant, the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) or Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan are eligible to apply.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to apply for the Tustin Main Street Digital Program, participating entities must meet certain criteria that has been established by the City of Tustin.
The business applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to be considered for grant funding:
- The business must be a for-profit commercially-zoned brick and mortar retail business and physically located in Tustin;
- Cannabis-related businesses, gambling facilities, adult entertainment businesses, massage parlors, largely cash-based businesses and home-based businesses are not eligible;
- Residential or real estate projects including short-term rental operators are also not eligible;
- Businesses must have had an active Tustin business license since the first quarter (January – March) of 2023.
- As of December 31, 2023, the Business must have a minimum of 2 employees –which may also include owner – and no more than twenty-five (25) full-time equivalent employees (two part-time employees equal one full-time employee);
- The business must be in good standing with the City (current on bills, no liens or judgements, etc.), unless directly correlated to COVID-19 impacts;
- The business must submit the application and all required supporting documentation; and
- The business applicant must certify it experienced financial hardship due to COVID-
- The amount requested ($500) cannot exceed the amount of lost
For more information, visit City of Tustin.
