Assistance for Business

Immediate Relief for Businesses

California and the federal government are providing broad assistance to small businesses and employers impacted by COVID-19. Read more

Restaurant Revitalization Fund

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) will provide funding to help restaurants and other eligible businesses keep their doors open. This program will provide restaurants with funding equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss up to $10 million per business and no more than $5 million per physical location.

Applications open May 3, 2021
Application Portal

SBA: Shuttered Venue Operators Grant

This grant provides emergency assistance for eligible venues affected by COVID-19.
Eligible entities include:
- Live venue operators or promoters
- Theatrical producers
- Live performing arts organization Operators and more.
*Business must have been in operation as of 2/29/20

Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Overview Video
SVOG Application Informational Webinar
FAQ's

Applications open April 8, 2021

Employee Retention Credit

December 27, 2020, update to The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020.

Employers can now claim a refundable tax credit against the employer share of Social Security tax equal to 70% of the qualified wages they pay to employees after December 31, 2020, through June 30, 2021. Qualified wages are limited to $10,000 per employee per calendar quarter in 2021.

California Rebuilding Fund Loan

Businesses that have 50 or less full time equivalent employees and had gross revenues of less than $2.5 million or below in 2019 are eligible to apply for a California Rebuilding Fund Loan. Businesses will fill out a pre-application to be matched with a participating lender.

• If you need assistance with filling out the pre-application you can sign up with Valley Sierra SBDC to get assistance.

SBA Debt Relief

The SBA will pay 6 months of principal, interest, and any associated fees that borrowers owe for the following loans. Business owners who have received the following loans do not need to apply for assistance to receive the 6 months of payments from SBA.

• 7(a)
• 504
• Microloans

*This relief is not available for PPP or EIDL Loans

Small Business Relief Grant

Governor Newsom announced the creation of a $500 million COVID Relief Grant. The following business can qualify for a grant up to $25,000.

• Small Businesses
• Non-Profits
• Cultural Institutions

CLOSED

Program & Application Guide

INFORMATION AND BENEFITS FOR BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY COVID-19

Federal Assistance for Business

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL)
The Targeted EIDL Advance provides businesses located in low-income communities with additional funds to ensure small business continuity, adaptation, and resiliency. Businesses located in a low-income community who submitted an application and did not receive funding or submitted an application and received a partial (less than $10,000) EIDL Advance) should look for an email ending in @sba.gov. SBA will reach out to applicants located in a low-income community that received a partial (less than $10,000) EIDL Advance via email in the coming weeks.
FAQ's

Disaster Loan Assistance Leer en español
This loan provides economic relief to small businesses and nonprofit organizations that are currently experiencing a temporary loss of revenue. Extended to December 31, 2021.
Application
FAQ's

INFORMATION AND BENEFITS FOR BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY COVID-19

COVID-19 BUSINESS RESOURCES
California Grants Portal
Grants.ca.gov is managed and hosted by the California State Library, that provides a centralized location to find state grant opportunities.

California Restaurant Association Resources
Relief for California Restaurants

COVID-19 Survival Guide for Business
America's Small Business Development Center of California (SBDC)

Resources to help employers prepare for the COVID-19 virus   Leer en español
Workplace Safety, Wages & Leave, Unemployment Insurance Flexibilities, Dislocated Workers & more U.S. Department of Labor

Plan, Prepare and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Leer en español
Center for Disease Control (CDC)

Small Business Advising and Mentoring
Pacific Community Ventures

FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS
Small Business Finance Center (SBFC)   Leer en español
IBank State of California, businesses must first apply for SBA loans and be denied or ineligible in order to apply for IBank.

Work Sharing Program   Leer en español
Employment Development Department (EDD)

Tax Relief Leer en español
State of California