​

SIMI VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

  • Home
  • About the Chamber
    • About the Chamber
    • Chamber History
    • Chamber Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • Membership Benefits >
      • Membership Benefits
      • Advertising Opportunities
      • Ribbon Cuttings
    • Member Login
    • Membership Application
    • Chamber News
    • Contact Us >
      • Send us a message
  • Programs & Committees
    • Ambassadors
    • Economic Development Committee >
      • Business Resources
      • Workforce Development
    • Emerging Leaders
    • Hispanic Business Alliance
    • Leadership Simi Valley >
      • Leadership Alumni
    • Legislative Advocacy >
      • Partnerships, Alliances and Resources
      • Legislative Newsletters
      • Employment Law Posters
      • Legislative Contacts
      • Policy Platform
      • Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
      • Tri County Chamber Alliance
      • CalChamber
      • US Chamber of Commerce
    • Restaurant of the Week
    • Retailer of the Week
    • Senior Services Alliance
  • Business Directory
    • Business Directory
    • The Guide - Simi Valley
    • Coupons
  • Events
    • Chamber Calendar
    • Community Calendar
    • Networking Opportunities
    • Salute to Excellence
    • Shredding and E-Waste
    • Simi Valley Street Fair
  • Visit Simi Valley
    • Film Simi Valley
  • Simi Works Job Center
  • Restaurants
  • Legislative Advocacy
  • Home
  • About the Chamber
    • About the Chamber
    • Chamber History
    • Chamber Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • Membership Benefits >
      • Membership Benefits
      • Advertising Opportunities
      • Ribbon Cuttings
    • Member Login
    • Membership Application
    • Chamber News
    • Contact Us >
      • Send us a message
  • Programs & Committees
    • Ambassadors
    • Economic Development Committee >
      • Business Resources
      • Workforce Development
    • Emerging Leaders
    • Hispanic Business Alliance
    • Leadership Simi Valley >
      • Leadership Alumni
    • Legislative Advocacy >
      • Partnerships, Alliances and Resources
      • Legislative Newsletters
      • Employment Law Posters
      • Legislative Contacts
      • Policy Platform
      • Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
      • Tri County Chamber Alliance
      • CalChamber
      • US Chamber of Commerce
    • Restaurant of the Week
    • Retailer of the Week
    • Senior Services Alliance
  • Business Directory
    • Business Directory
    • The Guide - Simi Valley
    • Coupons
  • Events
    • Chamber Calendar
    • Community Calendar
    • Networking Opportunities
    • Salute to Excellence
    • Shredding and E-Waste
    • Simi Valley Street Fair
  • Visit Simi Valley
    • Film Simi Valley
  • Simi Works Job Center
  • Restaurants
  • Legislative Advocacy

Ventura County Business Assistance Grant Program Releases Criteria for Awards

6/17/2020

3 Comments

 
The County of Ventura has launched its Business Assistance Grant Program to provide relief for small businesses and nonprofit organizations from the impacts of COVID-19.

The Business Assistance Grant Program includes grants of $5,000 each for small businesses to alleviate impacts from COVID-19 for allowed uses such as payroll support, lease and rent payments, costs for personal protective equipment, purchases related to the operation of their businesses, and extraordinary business expenses for adhering to compliance protocols for reopening. 

Business Assistance Grants will be $5,000 awards to 1,000 recipients and will be available to those small businesses that meet the following criteria: 
  • The business or nonprofit organization maintains a business license in Ventura County
  • The business or nonprofit organization was in business on, or before, May 17, 2020
  • In 2019, the business or nonprofit organization had total annual gross revenue between $25,000 and $2 million
  • The business or nonprofit organization has registered with www.vcreopens.com if eligible
  • The nonprofit organization is exempt from tax under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) per an IRS determination letter
The Ventura County Community Foundation will oversee the COVID-19 Business Assistance Grant Program with the coordination of a special oversight committee.

Business owners can apply for the grant at www.vcreopens.com from June 24 to July 8, 2020. 
​
The County has also released its Rental Assistance Program, which may provide temporary rental assistance for Ventura County residents who owe past-due rent becuase of a hardship due to COVID-19. Priority will be given to eligible applicants with an annual household income of less than 50% area median income, followed by 80% AMI. The application process opens online at www.ventura.org/rent on June 17, 2020. Applications must be fully completed by July 1, 2020, including  submission of information requested from each applicant's landlord to support the appliction. If more eligible households apply than total funding can support, a computerized lottery system will be used to fund eligible households at random.

Those who qualify could potentially receive rental assistance in the amount of $1,500 for a studio/1 bedroom and $2,500 for a 2 bedroom or larger, with a maximum of two months of rent owed. While the funding may not fully cover monthly rent, it will assist in reducing the amounts owed. Payments will be made directly to landlords.

The rental program is federally funded by the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, and prioritizes rental assistance for those with very low incomes who have been unable to pay rent due to the impacts of COVID-19. 
3 Comments
Mariam siddiqi link
8/10/2020 01:52:17 pm

To whom it may concern;

I’m following up on the business grant. Please let me know if you need any more information.
Thank you,
Mariam
805-231-9668

Reply
carpet cleaners near me link
4/18/2023 07:09:08 am

Such an interesting post. This is really cool!

Reply
auckland link
9/18/2024 11:23:19 pm

If more eligible households apply than the total amount of funds can sustain, eligible households will be randomly funded through the use of an automated lottery mechanism.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.

    Archives

    March 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Copyright Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce.  All Rights Reserved.
40 W. Cochran St, Suite 100  | Simi Valley, CA 93065​ 
Phone: (805) 526-3900 | [email protected] | sitemap