Claremont New Grant: Keep Our Shops On The Block

Press release from the La Verne Chamber of Commerce:

April 02, 2021

The LA Regional COVID Fund has a new grant opportunity, available to personal care and retail businesses.

Applications open on April 5. Apply for a $10,000 grant by the April 11 deadline.
Join an upcoming webinar for additional assistance:

• English: Friday, 4/2 at 2 pm
• Armenian: Monday, 4/5 at 12:30 pm
• Korean: Monday, 4/5 at 1:30 pm
• Mandarin: Monday, 4/5 at 2:30 pm

LA County has partnered with LISC LA to distribute $4.7 Million in grants to personal care and retail sector small businesses in need of financial support due to COVID-19.

Eligible businesses must:

• Have an annual revenue under $1M in the personal care and retail sectors
• Have documented financial hardship as a result of COVID-19
• Have an open storefront located in LA County
• Have NOT received COVID-19 relief funds from the County in 2021

Grant winners will be chosen through a randomized application system. Applicants who meet the following criteria will be weighted more heavily in the system:

• Veteran-owned
• Located in a CalEnviroScreen Map community w/a 90%+ health hazzard range
• Located in County Districts with higher poverty rates, lower educational attainment, and lower median income.

To apply or for more information Click HERE, or call 833-238-4450

Los Angeles County Consumer & Business Affairs

• April 02, 2021

This press release was produced by the La Verne Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed are the author's own.