The City of Santa Clarita is excited to announce that the City Council is set to consider a Santa Clarita Small Business COVID Relief Grant program to help local small businesses impacted by COVID-19. 

The grant program would provide local small businesses a one-time financial reimbursement for expenses incurred from business interruption due to COVID-19 impacts.

Santa Clarita small businesses, with 100 employees or less, would be eligible for reimbursable expenses up to $5,000. 

The City Council is set to consider the grant program on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Pending City Council approval, applications will open on Wednesday, Oct.14, at 8 a.m.

Applications will be available here and close Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. If approved, financial assistance will be distributed to eligible, qualified small businesses selected by a random lottery conducted by an independent, third-party vendor on Oct. 29, 2020.

The new grant program would utilize CARES Act funding to reimburse local small businesses throughout the Santa Clarita Valley. Reimbursable expenses are exclusively for costs related to the following categories:

• Personal protective equipment, such as masks, gloves, face shields, disposable gowns, and shoe covers;
• Cleaning and sanitizing products;
• Equipment related to remote working and distance learning;
• Health screening services such as temperature assessment services and symptom screening services;

• Physical space modification to allow social distancing indoors as well as expand activities outdoors to continue business operations safely according to current health order guidelines;
• Adaptive business services: services needed for your business to stay open while health order restrictions are in place. 

These include but are not limited to disinfecting services and increased sanitation to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and alternative disinfection procedures, such as ultrasonic waves, high-intensity UV radiation, and LED blue light methods against COVID-19 virus.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted so many of the local businesses we love and many of them continue to struggle during these difficult times,” said Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth. “This program would show support and ease the burden for small businesses by reimbursing the cost of necessary COVID-19 safety expenses.”

The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation (SCVEDC) will partner with the City on this program to provide one-time fi

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