Deadline Approaching: County of Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Foundation Announce Emergency Business Assistance Program

(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The County of Santa Barbara, in partnership with the
Santa Barbara Foundation, launched the Emergency Business Assistance Grant
Program in May 2021 that consists of two components: microenterprise business
assistance and small business assistance grants. The application period is closing on
June 30, 2021. Eligible microenterprise businesses may apply for up to $10,000 in
funding, while eligible small businesses may apply for up to $25,000.

“This opportunity is made possible through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD),” said George Chapjian, Director of the County Community
Services Department. “The goal is to implement Community Development Block Grant
programs that reduce the impacts of the pandemic. We are grateful to partners like
Santa Barbara Foundation to make this grant program accessible to our countywide
community.”

This funding, allocated by the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic…

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