Small businesses that didn’t receive funding in earlier
rounds of a state program designed to give those businesses a boost have
additional chances to get help.
On Feb. 23, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that provided an extra $2 billion for grants of up to $25,000 for small businesses impacted by the pandemic. The law allocates $50 million of that total for non-profit cultural institutions.
Lendistry, which is working to administer the CA Small
Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program, will be opening four additional rounds
of applications. The third round is a closed round, and it is only available to
eligible applicants that were waitlisted in the first two rounds of the
program. The third round opens on March 5 and closes March 11.
The fourth round, which is The Arts & Cultural Program,
will benefit California eligible nonprofit cultural institutions. Those
institutions must be registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit entities that satisfy the
criteria for a qualified small business, but there is no limitation on annual
gross revenue. Said nonprofits must be classified as part of the art, theater,
dance, music, performing arts, museums, historical site, zoo, nature park,
botanical garden or related industries. To apply for this round, non-profit
organizations must complete a new application, even if they already applied for
the first rounds.
Application dates for round four open March 16 and close
March 23. Information about the fifth and sixth rounds of the program is not
yet available.
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