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IBank Jump Start Loan Program – Food and Restaurant Micro-Business
Grantor
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank)
Award Amount
$10,000
low wealth communitymicro business
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Zellerbach Family Foundation Community Arts Grants
Grantor
Zellerbach Family Foundation
Award Amount
$10,000
artistnonprofit
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IBank Jump Start Loan Program (Arts and Creative Micro-Business)
Grantor
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank)
Award Amount
$10,000
low wealth communitymicro business
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California Arts Council – Cultural Districts Grant
Grantor
California Arts Council
Award Amount
$10,000
California cultural districtstate certified
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IBank Jump Start Loan Program
Grantor
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank)
Award Amount
$10,000
low wealth communitymicro business
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Elk Grove Small Business Permit Assistance Smart Start Program
Grantor
City of Elk Grove
Award Amount
$10,000
small_businessnonprofit
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IBank Jump Start Loan Program – Nonprofit and Social Enterprise
Grantor
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank)
Award Amount
$10,000
low wealth communitymicro business
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California Dream Fund Startup Grant San Jose
Grantor
California Office of the Small Business Advocate
Award Amount
$10,000
startupsmall_business
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San Jose Creative Ambassadors Grants
Grantor
City of San Jose
Award Amount
$10,000
artistcreative_worker
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San Francisco Accessible Barrier Removal Grant
Grantor
City and County of San Francisco
Award Amount
$10,000
small_businessstorefront_business
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Thousand Oaks Commercial Water Conservation Rebates
Grantor
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Award Amount
$10,000
small_businessproperty_owner
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California Dream Fund Startup Grant San Diego
Grantor
California Office of the Small Business Advocate
Award Amount
$10,000
startupsmall_business
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COLA Independent Master Artist Projects
Grantor
City of Los Angeles
Award Amount
$10,000
artistindividual_artist
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Downtown Long Beach Alliance Business and Placemaking Grants
Grantor
Downtown Long Beach Alliance
Award Amount
$10,000
small_businessnonprofit
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Richmond Community Services Department Mini-Grant
Grantor
City of Richmond
Award Amount
$10,000
nonprofitcommunity_group
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Simi Valley Water Conservation Rebates
Grantor
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Award Amount
$10,000
small_businessproperty_owner
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Hayward Restore and Reopen Facade Improvement Program
Grantor
City of Hayward
Award Amount
$10,000
small_businesscommercial_property_owner
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Level Up LB Extreme Small Business Makeover and Grant Program
Grantor
City of Long Beach
Award Amount
$10,000
small_businesstechnical_assistance
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California Dream Fund Startup Grant Sacramento
Grantor
California Office of the Small Business Advocate
Award Amount
$10,000
startupsmall_business
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PACE Small Business Grant Program
Grantor
Los Angeles County and PACE Business Development Center
Award Amount
$10,000
small_businessrestaurant
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California State Trade Expansion Program
Grantor
California Office of the Small Business Advocate
Award Amount
$10,000
small_businessexport_business
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Startup Elk Grove Launch Grant
Grantor
City of Elk Grove
Award Amount
$10,000
startupentrepreneur
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San Francisco Fire Disaster Relief Grant
Grantor
City and County of San Francisco
Award Amount
$10,000
small_businessdisaster_recovery
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Jump Start Microloan Program
Grantor
California IBank / CalOSBA
Award Amount
$10,000
direct to businesssmall_business
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City of Fresno Lawn-to-Garden Commercial Rebate
Grantor
City of Fresno
Award Amount
$8,000
businessproperty_owner
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Vallejo Artists Mutual Fund
Grantor
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Award Amount
$7,500
small_businessnonprofit
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Oakland Cultural Funding Program Individual Artist Grants
Grantor
City of Oakland
Award Amount
$7,500
artistcreative_worker
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Silicon Valley Power Customer Directed Electrification Rebate
Grantor
Silicon Valley Power
Award Amount
$7,000
small_businessfor_profit_business
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LA County Arts Internship Program Grants
Grantor
Grantor not listed
Award Amount
$6,800
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TECH Clean California Contractor Incentives and Training
Grantor
California Public Utilities Commission / TECH Clean California
Award Amount
$6,000
clean_energyheat_pump
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Stockton Impact Corps Microloans
Grantor
Stockton Impact Corps
Award Amount
$5,000
small_businessmicroenterprise
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Downtown Long Beach Alliance Woman-Owned Business Accelerator
Grantor
Downtown Long Beach Alliance
Award Amount
$5,000
small_businesswoman_owned
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San Jose take pART Grants
Grantor
City of San Jose
Award Amount
$5,000
artistcreative_worker
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LA County Small Business Resiliency Fund
Grantor
Los Angeles County
Award Amount
$5,000
small_businessrevenue_loss
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Inclusive Action for the City Semi'a Fund
Grantor
Grantor not listed
Award Amount
$5,000
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Long Beach Neighborhood Microgrant Program
Grantor
City of Long Beach
Award Amount
$5,000
neighborhood_groupnonprofit
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Restaurants Care Resilience Fund
Grantor
California Restaurant Foundation (Restaurants Care)
Award Amount
$5,000
independent restaurantCalifornia based
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Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Utility Commercial Electric Vehicle Charger Rebate
Grantor
Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Utility
Award Amount
$5,000
small_businesscommercial_customer
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Berkeley LAUNCH Startup Accelerator and Competition
Grantor
UC Berkeley Berkeley Haas Entrepreneurship Program
Award Amount
$5,000
uc_berkeley_affiliatedstudent_founders
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Arts Council for Long Beach Community Project Grants
Grantor
Arts Council for Long Beach
Award Amount
$5,000
artistnonprofit
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First 5 Contra Costa Building Blocks Mini-Grants
Grantor
First 5 Contra Costa
Award Amount
$5,000
childrenfamilies
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Arts Council for Long Beach Artist Grants and Fellowships
Grantor
Arts Council for Long Beach
Award Amount
$5,000
artistcreative_worker
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Los Angeles County Small Business Resiliency Fund
Grantor
Los Angeles County
Award Amount
$5,000
small_businessrestaurant
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Inland Empire Community Foundation Grants
Grantor
Inland Empire Community Foundation
Award Amount
$5,000
nonprofitcommunity_organization
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SMUD Charge@Work Electric Vehicle Charger Incentives
Grantor
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Award Amount
$4,500
businessutility_customer
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UCLA Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs
Grantor
UCLA Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy
Award Amount
$4,000
ucla_studentsbusiness_plan_competition
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Los Angeles CD14 Microenterprise Grant Program
Grantor
City of Los Angeles
Award Amount
$3,000
microbusinessrestaurant
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Modesto Downtown Occupancy Incentive
Grantor
City of Modesto
Award Amount
$2,500
small_businessretail_business
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Salinas Marketing and Technology Grant Program
Grantor
City of Salinas
Award Amount
$2,500
small_businesslocal_business
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San Francisco Vandalism Relief Grant
Grantor
City and County of San Francisco
Award Amount
$2,000
small_businessstorefront_business
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Richmond Sewer Lateral Grant Program
Grantor
City of Richmond
Award Amount
$1,800
property_ownersmall_business
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San Francisco Automatic Dishwashing Grant
Grantor
City and County of San Francisco
Award Amount
$1,500
small_businessrestaurant
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California ProStart Cup Management Competition
Grantor
California Restaurant Foundation
Award Amount
$1,000
prostart_studentsrestaurant_entrepreneurship
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Hire a MoVal Veteran Incentive Program
Grantor
City of Moreno Valley
Award Amount
$1,000
small_businesslocal_business
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Hire MoVal Graduate Incentive Program
Grantor
City of Moreno Valley
Award Amount
$1,000
small_businesslocal_business
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Richmond Love Your Block In-Kind Sponsorship Program
Grantor
City of Richmond
Award Amount
$1,000
resident_ledcommunity_group
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Kitty Fund Mompreneur Business Grant
Grantor
Founders First Community Development Corporation
Award Amount
$1,000
mother_owned_businessemployer_business
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Richmond Love Your Block Mini-Grants
Grantor
City of Richmond
Award Amount
$1,000
resident_ledcommunity_group
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City of San Diego Stormwater Rain Barrel and Cistern Rebates
Grantor
City of San Diego
Award Amount
$800
property_ownerutility_customer
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Garden Grove Vehicle Rebate Program
Grantor
City of Garden Grove
Award Amount
$500
small_businesslocal_business
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