Private-Sector Loan and Grant Opportunities

This resource provides an extensive, aggregate, but not necessarily comprehensive, list of funding sources that may be available to small business owners. Of note, the list flags where a grant program may be targeted at specific historically disadvantaged groups including e.g. Black, Immigrant, Person of Color, or Woman owned businesses.

This information should not be considered comprehensive. This information should not be construed as an endorsement of any specific financial program.

To apply for assistance for your small business, click here.

Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund

DoorDash has launched a Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund in partnership with Hello Alice. The program will award $10,000 grants to restaurants who are experiencing hardship due to a state or federally declared disaster (NOT due to COVID),

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Eligibility

Must be independently owned, have a brick-and-mortar location with 3 stores or fewer currently operating, have revenues of less than $3 million per location in the last 12 months, and employ 50 or fewer people per store. Deadline to apply is January 31st, 2022.

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Rural Business Energy Efficiency Improvement Loan Fund

In collaboration with the Maryland Energy Administration and using Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) funds, MARBIDCO offers affordable financing for projects to improve energy efficiency in food and fiber businesses.

Minimum / Maximum Loan Amounts: $2,500 to $30,000 Please note, loan advances may not exceed the cost of actually making the improvements minus any grant incentive funding received for a project.

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San Diego County Small Business Stimulus Grant

Provides economic assistance to businesses and nonprofit entities operating in San Diego County impacted by COVID-19.

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Private for-profit and non-profit businesses headquartered and operating in San Diego County that experienced financial hardship as a result of COVID-19 may apply; Businesses must have 20 or fewer employees (full-time equivalents) and a minimum one-year operating history as of February 14, 2020. Additional eligibility requirements here

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