These 19 Castro Valley Restaurants Scored Revitalization Money

CASTRO VALLEY, CA — 19 Castro Valley restaurants are among thousands in California that received money from the Small Business Administration's Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was passed by Congress last year as part of a sweeping coronavirus relief package.

The awards ranged from $7,000 to $767,000, with six restaurants receiving more than $100,000 each.

Here is a list showing where grants went in Castro Valley:

1. HOP TAI CHONG INC: $767,687.00
2. Oriental Savory: $439,244.36
3. Mahrokh Zardnavard: $308,296.50
4. Chefs Express Chinese Cuisine: $179,811.00
5. Lucky Dog Inc: $172,346.00
6. Rising Uni LLC: $138,571.00
7. Karin Johnson: $79,878.00
8. BH MT LLC: $70,862.28
9. TCOF INC.: $65,826.00
10. JP'S Family Restaurant & Sports Lounge: $64,252.00
11. Pho Play: $58,080.88
12. Vincent Lam: $56,875.00
13. Koyomi INC.: $46,326.00
14. Ki Han: $42,140.00
15. sutharod: $38,989.64
16. Pampa Empanada LLC: $30,728.89
17. KYOO CHUNG: $29,080.00
18. Dampa Filipino Food Corporation: $16,864.57
19. Janet Osei-Wusu: $7,000.00

Restaurants here in Castro Valley and across the country are facing an uncertain future after the SBA said last month it was shutting down the Restaurant Revitalization Fund passed by Congress as part of the coronavirus relief package.

In an email to applicants last month, the SBA said the program will stop taking applications on July 14. Nationally, the program has handed out grants to 105,000 restaurants, but another 265,000 applicants are still waiting. A bill to replenish the fund has been introduced in Congress, but it has not moved forward.

Despite the restaurant industry lobbying for Congress to replenish the fund, lawmakers have been more focused on reaching a compromise on the Biden administration's infrastructure improvement bill.

A petition asking Congress to backfill the Restaurant Revitalization Fund can be found online.