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California Small Agricultural Business Drought and Flood Relief Grant Program (Groups 1 & 2)

Grantor:
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
Departmental Grant ID:
CADFRG
Portal ID:
45956
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The California Small Agricultural Business Drought & Flood Relief Grant Program will provide relief to small agricultural businesses that experienced a decline in annual gross receipts or gross profits due to drought or flood conditions. 

 

Description:

Grant funds for this program are for small agricultural businesses that have been financially impacted by severe drought and/or flooding in the State of California and will be disbursed in the following groups for awards of up to $100,000.

Drought Groups:

• Drought Group 1 funds will be allocated to "small and socially disadvantaged farmers" who are qualified small agricultural businesses (see Eligibility Requirements).

• Drought Group 2 funds will be allocated to qualified small agricultural businesses most impacted by severe drought, as determined by the USDA Drought Monitor (see Eligibility Requirements).

• Drought Group 3 funds will be allocated to qualified small agricultural businesses that do not file their 2022 tax returns until 2024 (application opens in 2024).

Flood Groups:

• Flood Group 1 funds shall be allocated to qualified small agricultural businesses impacted by flooding (see Eligibility Requirements).

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Business

This program is for small agricultural businesses financially impacted by the severe drought and/or flood conditions in the State of California.

For full eligibility details, please visit https://cadroughtfloodrelief.com/

 

Eligible Geographies:

This program is open to small agricultural businesses located in the State of California.

For full eligibility details, please visit https://cadroughtfloodrelief.com/

 

Matching Funding Requirement:

No matching funds are required for this program.

 

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
TBD
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
N/A

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$86,500,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

This program is funded by the State of California and administered by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate. 

 

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Advances & Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Lendistry’s Customer Experience Center, 1-888-209-3656, calosbaprograms@gobiz.ca.gov

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