The Small Business Revitalization Grant Program has been created by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors with Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds, designed to support businesses that have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. 

“Now that the Trump Administration has made the unconscionable decision to walk away from a stimulus package, it has fallen to Los Angeles County to do what we can to support local small businesses,” said Supervisor Janice Hahn. “We aren’t going to turn our backs on communities during this crisis. We designed these grants to help the small businesses that were disproportionately impacted by our Los Angeles County health orders.”

Eligible applicants are expected to receive $30,000 for working capital such as employee payroll, working capital to continue operations, payment of outstanding business expenses, and adaptive business practices needed to remain open. Applications for this program will only be accepted starting Oct. 9, 12 p.m. through Oct. 16, 12 p.m.

Applications will be ranked via a lottery and applicants will be selected in the order ranked per the lottery process. The lottery will be broadcast live here on Friday, Oct. 20 at 9 a.m. 

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Businesses that are eligible include breweries with no kitchen, wineries with no kitchen, miniature golf parks, batting cage facilities, kart racing centers and tanning salons. The program is set to provide aid to businesses that have been allowed to reopen by the state of California, but ordered to remain closed by the County of Los Angeles Health Officer Order as of September 4. The grant does not include businesses operating within the City of Los Angeles. 

“It is unfortunate to see the impact the pandemic has had on small businesses that, through no fault of their own, have had no choice but to close their doors not knowing when they will be able to reopen. Through grant programs like the one we are announcing today, we are doing what we can to help ease the financial burdens these businesses are facing, even as some are gearing up to reopen in the near future,” said Emilio Salas, Acting Executive Director, LACDA.

Program details are available here and questions can be sent to revitalizationgrant@lacda.org. 

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