The California Chamber of Commerce has introduced the launch of the primary Small Enterprise Grant Awards, providing $20,000 in whole funding to help small companies throughout the state. In partnership with the Sacramento Host Committee, the California Retailers Affiliation, the California Restaurant Affiliation, the California New Automobile Sellers Affiliation, Western Growers, and Go to California, CalChamber will award 4 $5,000 grants to chose recipients.
Two of the grants will go to small companies impacted by current wildfires in Los Angeles—particularly one enterprise affected by the Eaton Hearth and one other by the Palisades Hearth. The remaining two grants shall be awarded to small companies from the Better California space. Along with the monetary help, every recipient will obtain a complimentary one-year On-line Membership with CalChamber, valued at $499.
To qualify, candidates should meet a number of eligibility standards. They should be independently owned and operated, situated in California, and have 100 or fewer staff. Moreover, they will need to have common annual gross receipts of $15 million or much less over the earlier three years and show alignment with CalChamber’s mission to reinforce California’s financial system and enterprise atmosphere.
Candidates should additionally present how their enterprise contributes within the areas of management, worker relations, neighborhood impression, and innovation. This contains efforts in job creation, monetary progress, workforce growth, sustainability, and the implementation of distinctive enterprise options. Candidates affiliated with CalChamber’s board or employed by the group will not be eligible.
All candidates should be out there to attend the California Enterprise Outlook Dinner in Sacramento on June 4, 2025, the place the awards shall be offered. Purposes should be submitted by way of the official Small Enterprise Grants Submission Type no later than April 11, 2025. The 4 grant recipients shall be introduced on Could 5, 2025.
Grant funds could also be used to help enterprise operations, restoration, progress, or different official enterprise wants, however will not be utilized to political or lobbying actions. Recipients are solely answerable for any tax liabilities related to the grant.
Award recipients will even be anticipated to adjust to all federal, state, and native rules, and take part in promotional actions associated to this system, akin to interviews and testimonials. Failure to adjust to this system’s phrases could end in forfeiture of the grant and potential authorized motion.
CalChamber and its accomplice organizations reserve the precise to change or cancel the grant program at any time. All selections by the choice committee are ultimate and never topic to enchantment.
Candidates are suggested that info submitted shall be used solely for program administration and analysis. Confidential enterprise info will stay protected until disclosure is required by legislation. By making use of, candidates consent to using their enterprise identify and common info for promotional functions.
Questions concerning the Small Enterprise Grant Program could be directed to the Grant Awards Administrator at smallbizgrants@calchamber.com.