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These resources – like the public health crisis itself – are constantly evolving and are only current as to the date of publication. This page was last updated on September 25, 2020.
For more up-to-date information on the relief programs available in California, we recommend that you visit the Secretary of State's website or the California COVID-19 portal.
Description of Program and Relief
Grants for Small Businesses, Small Business Relief Fund Revised Guidelines for Prior Applicants
After the City of San Diego received additional funding from private donations and authorized an additional $12.8M in CARES Act federal funding for its Small Business Relief Fund (SBRF), the City has resumed awarding grants to small business applicants financially impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. This additional SBRF funding is available to businesses that applied during the original application period, which ended on April 14, 2020, but did not receive a grant before original funding was exhausted. The SBRF will provide financial assistance of between $2,500 and $10,500 in grants to remaining qualified applicants on a first-come, first-served basis.
The new tiered structure for grant awards from this new funding is as follows:
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$2,500 for businesses with zero employees (other than the owner) and annual gross revenue from 2019 is less than $200,000;
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$5,000 for businesses with one employee (not the owner) and annual gross revenue from 2019 is less than $500,000;
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$7,500 for businesses with five or less employees and annual gross revenue from 2019 is less than $1,000,000; and
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$10,000 for businesses with six or more employees and annual gross revenue from 2019 is less than $3,000,000.
All Promise Zone, Opportunity Zone and LMI Census Tract applicants will receive an additional $500.
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The City of San Diego’s Economic Development Department
Dates Available
Currently available until the additional funding has been exhausted.
Eligibility Requirements/Restrictions
Funds are available for businesses that originally applied for an SBRF grant by April 14, 2020.
To be eligible, businesses must: (1) be located within the City of San Diego; (2) have employed no more than 100 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) employees as of February 28, 2020 (this includes businesses that are sole proprietors, family-owned, or home-based); (3) have a City of San Diego Business Tax Certificate as of April 15, 2020; (4) provide documentation that shows the business had been operational for at least 6 months; and (5) provide proof of economic hardship due to COVID-19. Applicants that are eligible will be contacted by Economic Development Department staff and asked to provide backup documentation, including but not limited to: IRS Form W-9, recent tax returns, bank statements, and current Balance Sheet.
Eligibility restrictions apply to the following: (1) City of San Diego employees and family members; (2) business that have engaged in any illegal activity per local, state or federal regulations (with federal regulations taking precedence over local or state regulations); and (3) businesses that have previously received an SBRF award.
Additionally, the following businesses are not eligible to request or receive assistance from the SBRF: lending and investment institutions; insurance companies; golf courses, racetracks or gambling facilities; nonprofit entities; and chain stores.
Application Deadlines (If Applicable)
Applications no longer accepted after April 14, 2020, but funds continue to be distributed to original applicants due to additional funding.
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