Grants support equipment purchases and new storefronts
Now open: grants for businesses |
The Community Economic Development team at the San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development launched and expanded on two grant programs for small businesses. Below is a summary of the opportunities. Review the program webpages for more details before applying.
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Deadline to apply: Fri, March 6 at 5:00PM |
The SF Shines Equipment Grant supports commercially zoned storefronts anywhere in the City with up to $10,000 in funding for equipment purchases. The goal is to support long-term success and help the City's commercial corridors thrive.
Eligible equipment must support your business operations and align with one of the following purposes:
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Start Up / Scale Up / Expand – To increase capacity, add new services, improve efficiency, or support growth
- Remediation – To fix broken equipment that is limiting your ability to operate
- Compliance – To resolve an open Notice of Violation (NOV) related to equipment in the interior of your storefront
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Storefront Opportunity Grant
(with signed leases) |
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Deadline to apply: Fri, May 29 at 5:00PM |
This program provides a grant between $50,000 - $100,000 to eligible businesses to help offset the cost of their first year of operations. Interested business owners will need to apply with an executed lease.
Eligible Neighborhoods:
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Bayview
- Chinatown
- Downtown
- Mid-Market
- Mission
- Fillmore
- The Port (Port-owned properties only)
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Review the program details for specific boundaries and streets within the eligible neighborhoods.
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This program is for new leases. The following are ineligible:
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- Past recipients of Storefront Opportunity Grant (SOG)
- Past recipients of the Downtown Vibrancy Loan Fund
- Businesses relocating from their current storefront within San Francisco
- Lease renewals
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