The Restaurants Care is proud to partner with SOCOIGOS, PG&E and SCOG&E to offer resilience grants to independent restaurants at the heart of their communities.
Donor Name: Restaurants Care
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/07/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
Restaurants Care, a program of the nonprofit California Restaurant Foundation, is a relief fund for food and beverage workers.
Funding Information
$5,000 grants available for independent restaurants.
Uses of funds
- Kitchen equipment: Eligible equipment must be energy efficient and qualify for rebates. Items include: steamer, rack oven, conveyor broiler, combination oven, conveyor oven, fryer, underfired broiler, convection oven, griddle, and dishwasher.
- Technology upgrades: Eligible uses include POS system, website, accounting software, HR software, inventory management, and loyalty programs
- Employee training: Been meaning to elevate your employee training and systems? Use this grant to design a training program/handbook, purchase ServSafe trainings, or join the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers
- Retention bonuses: Reward your best and brightest employees. You will need to state how many employees will receive grants and which positions they have (front of house, back of house, managers). The number of employees and positions do NOT impact your likelihood of getting a grant, they simply want to know how the funds will be used
- Unforeseen hardship: Within the last 12 months, has your restaurant experienced robbery/theft, vandalism, fire/flood, or natural disaster? This grant can help.
Eligibility Criteria
- Restaurants located in CA owned by a CA resident
- Independent restaurants (not part of a large chain or franchise)
- 1-5 units
- Under $3 million in annual revenue (combined revenue for all units/concepts)
- Have been open for at least one full year
- All restaurants that meet the above criteria are eligible and encouraged to apply, additional consideration is given to restaurants owned by women and people of color
- If you received a grant from the Resilience Fund in 2021 or 2022, you are eligible to apply this year. However, priority will be given to those who have not received funding from us in the past
Note: members of the STATE boards of the California Restaurant Association and California Restaurant Foundation are not eligible.
For more information, visit Restaurants Care.