In an effort to assist restaurants affected by the COVID-19 restrictions, Los Angeles County announced Monday the Keep L.A. County Dining Grant Program.

On Thursday, Dec. 3, at 12:00 a.m. the county is set to offer Keep LA County Dining Grant which provides $30,000 to use as working capital for employee payroll expenses, capital to continue operations, payment of outstanding business expenses, and adaptive business practices needed to remain open, according to the L.A. County Development Authority.

Preference is set to be given to restaurants that provided outdoor dining as of Nov. 24, according to the county.

The program, approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and operated by the Los Angeles County Development Authority, is expected to be available to small businesses located in the County of Los Angeles, not including the Cities of Los Angeles and Pasadena.

Applicants must demonstrate that their business was impacted by COVID-19 through hardship due to closure and a reduction in revenue. Businesses that have already received assistance from other Los Angeles County Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act programs are not eligible for this Program.

“Earlier this year, restaurants made incredible sacrifices to align with public safety protocols in order to open for in-person dining and help pay their bills,” said Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. “These restaurants, the vast majority of which employ fewer than 25 people, truly represent the small business community that drives the County’s economic engine. The recent health officer orders to close in-person dining was a devastating blow and as a result, the Board identified the need to immediately deploy grant funding to support these impacted small businesses.”

The application period is set to begin Thursday, Dec. 3, at 12:00 a.m., and be available through Sunday, Dec. 6, at 11:59 p.m., or until 2,500 applications are received, whichever comes first.

For additional program information, visit here or call (626) 943-3833. Questions regarding the grant program can be sent to keeplacountydining@lacda.org. 

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