In order to support small business employers facing financial impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Monterey County Workforce Development Board, in partnership with the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) has established the COVID-19 Microbusiness Grant fund.
Donor Name: Monterey County Workforce Development Board
State: California
County: Monterey County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $2,500
Details:
The fund will provide grants to eligible small employers experiencing economic stresses caused by the pandemic. At minimum $455,000 is available for at least 180 businesses to receive grants of $2,500.
Eligible Businesses
- Currently have 5 or less full-time equivalent employees and had 5 or less full-time equivalent employees in the 2019 and 2020 taxable years
- Are owned, operated, and headquartered in Monterey County
- Were established and in operation prior to December 31, 2019
- Made less than $50,000 in revenues in 2019Did not receive a grant under the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program
- Are able to provide government-issued photo identification and secondary documentation such as a bank statement, tax return, or business license
- Are currently open or have a reopening plan
- Demonstrate that they have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 crisis
- Have a sustainability plan and are able to demonstrate how the grants funds would be used to keep their business open and their workers employed
Businesses that are NOT eligible:
- Currently have more than 5 full-time equivalent employees and had more than 5 full-time equivalent employees in the 2019 and 2020 taxable years
- Are owned, operated, and headquartered outside of Monterey County
- Were established after December 31, 2019
- Made more than $50,000 in revenues in 2019
- Received a grant under the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program
- Are not able to provide government-issued photo identification
- Are permanently closed
- Non-profit organizations
For more information, visit Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grants.