Skip to Content
Return to Search

Grantmaking Entity for CA Microbusiness Grant Program – Round 2

Grantor:
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
Portal ID:
8891
Status:
Closed (13 total applications submitted)
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
 | 
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The MBCRG Program provides grant funding to  administer grants to microbusinesses. Open only to eligible grantmaking entities defined as a county government or consortium of nonprofits. Awarded grantmaking entities are expected to provide $2,500 grants to qualified microbusinesses.

THIS IS NOT A GRANT FOR MICROBUSINESSES AT THIS TIME. ONLY COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AND QUALIFIED NONPROFITS PROPOSING TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM ARE ELIGIBLE ROUND 2 

Description:

The California Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program (MBCRG) was created in 2021 to assist qualified microbusinesses that have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in California. 

The MBCRG Program provides approximately fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) in one-time grant funding to administer a Request for Proposal (RFP) for eligible grantmaking entities defined as a county government or consortium of nonprofit, community-based organizations. The intent of the funding is to provide relief to the hardest to reach microbusinesses and entrepreneurs. The grantmaking entities will develop and implement an outreach and marketing plan to identify and engage eligible microbusinesses that face systemic barriers to access capital. The grantmaking entity will also be expected to distribute grants to eligible microbusinesses. The program was authorized with a single round of funding ending on December 31, 2022 (repeal date).

ONLY COUNTY GOVERNMENTS PROPOSING TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM ARE ELIGIBLE ROUND 1.

The deadline to apply for Round 1 is Tuesday November 30 2021 by 5:00PM

Please see the request for proposals for additional information: https://cdn.calosba.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021-22-MBCRG-Program-Announcement-Round-2.pdf

County and Funding Amount. Per statute, this amount is determined by the population of the county. Counties that were awarded in Round 1 are not included in Round 2.

Alameda County - $2,088,218.13  
Alpine County - $1,430.73  
Amador County - $47,115.63  
Butte County - $255,474.70  
Calaveras County - $56,770.19  
Colusa County - $28,044.75  
Contra Costa County - $1,454,492.29  
Del Norte County - $33,970.60  
El Dorado County - $246,263.85  
Glenn County - $37,411.91  
Humboldt County - $164,944.41  
Imperial County - $234,505.42  
Inyo County - $23,399.62  
Lake County - $80,599.66  
Lassen County - $34,755.92  
Marin County - $324,937.38  
Modoc County - $11,963.89  
Mono County - $16,759.03  
Napa County - $173,498.52  
Plumas County - $22,836.15  
San Francisco County - $1,102,995.10  
San Luis Obispo County - $341,826.25  
Santa Cruz County - $329,148.88  
Shasta County - $224,122.26  
Sierra County - $4,019.90  
Siskiyou County - $55,880.24  
Stanislaus County - $700,826.25  
Sutter County - $127,679.99  
Tehama County - $82,382.08  
Trinity County - $17,061.56  
Tuolumne County - $67,395.38  
Yuba County - $100,096.61  

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Public Agency

This announcement is to solicit applications from California county governments and eligible nonprofits. Priority will be given to applications from County governments, including applications from County governments in collaboration with a qualified nonprofit fiscal agent.

Nonprofit applicants must be able to meet collateral requirements. Please see RFP for additional detail. 

 

Eligible Geographies:

California 

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.
12/22/2021
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
December 31, 2022

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$50,000,000
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:

Government Code 12100.90 requires CalOSBA to administer a Request for Proposal (RFP) for eligible grantmaking entities defined as a county, nonprofit or consortium of nonprofit community-based organizations to administer the Program in all 58 California counties.

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)

Funding Method Notes:

Following execution of the agreement, the grantmaking entity will receive an upfront payment for the total amount to disburse through grants to eligible micro businesses as well as a portion of administrative costs as outlined in the final agreement. Any remaining administrative costs will be processed with a final payment to be held until all disbursements have been made and final reports have been submitted and approved.

How to Apply

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

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Jean Coleman, 1-916-719-2212, osba@gobiz.ca.gov

Similar to This Grant