SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM - Los Angeles County - Get Up to $10,000

Sep 19, 2026

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Small Business Grant Program materials for the City of Los Angeles County guide selected applicants through eligibility, required documentation, and submission steps. The grant offers up to $10,000 for COVID-19 impacted businesses that meet size, licensing, operation, and compliance conditions. It outlines allowable expense categories, job retention/creation commitments, funding limits, deadlines, and the application packet contents, including tax returns, identification, registration, organizational documents, and DUNS information.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryForms

FormatPDF

Pages37

Reading Time13 min

AccessFree to download

Eligible Businesses

Eligible Business Conditions

Eligible Business Types

Grant Commitments and Restrictions

Next Step: Application Packet

Required Documents Checklist

Submission Deadlines and Timeline

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SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM

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FOR YOUR BUSINESS
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DURING THE WEEK OF August 24-28, 2020
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| | | --- | --- | | | | | THIS PROGRAM WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FUNDED BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT | | Eligible Businesses: • Impacted by COVID-19 pandemic • Located in the City • Have not received any federal, state, or local loan or grant • Will create or retain a job for a lowand moderate-income person Congratulations! Your business was selected in the lottery drawing to move forward with submitting and processing an application for a Small Business Grant. The next step in the process for consideration of grant funds is that you complete and submit an application and related documentation. You may only submit an application for one business, each grant is limited to one individual and business tax ID. Grant amount requested can be used for business expenses such as: • Employee payroll; • Working capital to continue operations; • Payment of outstanding business expenses; and • Adaptive practices needed to remain open ([i.e. equipment](i.e. equipment) and supplies for physical distancing) . Before submitting an application packet, please be sure that your business is eligible to participate. To be considered eligible, your business must meet the following conditions: • Be located in the City of ; • Have less than 500 employees; • Have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; • Have an active business license in the City of ; • Have been in continuous operation in the City of for at least two years. • Does not have unresolved City, municipal or health code violations; • Have or obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number for your business. Sole proprietorships are exempt from this requirement. To be considered eligible, your business must be one of the following business types: • Restaurants, coffee shops, bakeries, cafés, gastropubs, etc. • Salons, barbers, and other grooming businesses • Gyms, day spas, and fitness studios • Retail and Commercial stores such as consumer goods, electronics and appliances, health and sporting goods, furniture, clothing and shoes, kitchen equipment, books and entertainment stores, music and audio/visual equipment, etc. If you are eligible to participate and are awarded grant funds, your business must agree to: • Retain or create one new job for a person who is low-and moderate-income at the time they are hired/retained. • Acknowledge that the grant award cannot be used to pay for costs that have already been paid for, or will be paid for, by another Federal, State or local program, insurance, or other sources. • Expend grant funds by December 31, 2020; and • Submit a report on how grant funds were spent by January 10, 2021. If you determine that you are not eligible or are no longer interested in participating, please email [us at](us at SBGProgram@lacda.org)[ ](us at SBGProgram@lacda.org)[SBGProgram@lacda.org](us at SBGProgram@lacda.org) so that we can reach out to the next business on the lottery list. NEXT STEP: Complete the application packet which consists of an application, grant agreement, and other required forms attached. • Please submit these documents [to](to SBGProgram@lacda.org)[ ](to SBGProgram@lacda.org)[SBGProgram@lacda.org](to SBGProgram@lacda.org). • Print and sign the hard copy forms, scan, attach and send back. • If there is more than one owner, all owners must sign. • Deadline to submit is midnight, September 18, 2020. In order to complete the packet, you will need to gather the following documents: Proof of Financial Stability • Submit 2018 and 2019 tax returns to evidence regular and ongoing in

FAQs

Who is eligible for the Small Business Grant Program?

Eligible businesses must be located in the City, have fewer than 500 employees, be negatively impacted by COVID-19, hold an active city business license, and have operated continuously for at least two years, among other compliance and DUNS requirements.

What can grant funds be used for?

Grant funds may be used for business expenses such as employee payroll, working capital, payment of outstanding business expenses, and adaptive practices needed to remain open.

What documents are needed to complete the application packet?

Applicants must gather proof of financial stability (2018 and 2019 tax returns), an active business registration/license copy, government-issued identification for owners with 20%+ interest, organizational documents (as applicable), and proof of a DUNS number (sole proprietorships are exempt).

Sep 19, 2026

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