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New Rounds Of The California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

LONG BEACH—On Feb. 23, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a comprehensive package for California small businesses. The package provides an additional $2 billion to be distributed for grants for small businesses impacted by the pandemic and allocated for non-profit cultural institutions.

March 5 through March 11, eligible applicants in round 3 will be for the waitlisted applicants from rounds 1 and 2. No new applications will be accepted and grant awards are from $5,000 to $25,000. March 16 through March 23, eligible applicants in only non-profit cultural institutions with any revenue size that meet eligibility criteria found at CAReliefGrant.com will have eligible grant awards from $5,000 to $25,000 in round 4. March 25 through March 31, eligible applicants that are currently waitlisted for small businesses and non-profits and were not selected in rounds 1, 2, or 3 will be reviewed in round 5. The dates for round 6 will be soon be announced. 

For more information, visit www.CAReliefGrant.com for more eligibility, criteria, and updates.

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