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City Of Long Beach:City Of Long Beach Announces Storefront Reopening And Board-Up Removal Program

Long Beach, CA - The City of Long Beach is now accepting applications for the Storefront Reopening and Board-Up Removal (SRBR) Program, ...

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Press release from the City of Long Beach:

7/29/2021

Economic Development Department Long Beach Recovery Plan

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Eligibility RequirementsThe grant will provide support to qualified business or property owners impacted during the 2020 calendar year that meet the following criteria:

Businesses

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  • Business owners must have experienced financial hardship resulting from either the COVID-19 pandemic, State and local health orders or civil unrest
  • Must be a nonprofit or for-profit business
  • Must have an active Long Beach business license
  • Must have 50 or fewer full-time employees within Long Beach
  • Must be located in Long Beach
  • Must be in compliance with local health orders
  • Must not be permanently closed

    • Properties

  • Property owners must have experienced financial hardship resulting from either the COVID-19 pandemic, State and local health orders or civil unrest
  • Must have a current vacancy
  • Must be actively marketing the property for lease or sale
  • Must be located in the City of Long Beach
  • Must not have any code enforcement violations that are active or pending

    • Application and Award ProcessThe grant application period is now open and will close at 5 p.m. on Monday, August 30, 2021. The application intake and selection process consists of the following steps:

  • Applicants visit the SRBR Program website. 
  • Applicants review program guidelines.
  • Applicants complete a pre-qualification form.
  • City staff screens applications for eligibility to receive grant funding.
  • Applicants who are eligible for a grant will be required to submit a business owner’s valid government-issued photo ID or alternative photo ID as well as a W-9 form.
  • City staff will contact approved applicants to review and sign a grant agreement and other pertinent documents.

    • Businesses that require assistance completing a grant application may call the City of Long Beach’s BizCare Hotline at 562.570.4BIZ (4249) or email realestatedivision@longbeach.gov. Information about additional business assistance and resources is available on the Economic Development webpage at longbeach.gov/economicdevelopment. 

    realestatedivision@longbeach.gov longbeach.gov/economicdevelopment

    For the latest information on COVID-19, with details on all that the City of Long Beach is doing to keep our residents safe, visit longbeach.gov/COVID19 and follow @LongBeachCity on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

    longbeach.gov/COVID19

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