Grants and Funding Opportunities

CalOSBA administers grants and other opportunities to small business technical assistance providers, nonprofits, local governments, and similar eligible community organizations who promote and provide small business technical assistance for growth, innovation, and entrepreneurship. 

Funding Opportunities for Small Businesses and Nonprofits

These funding opportunities for small businesses and/or nonprofits are administered by CalOSBA through partnerships with third-party intermediaries. Visit the links below for more information on each program. CalOSBA administered programs can also be located through the California Grants Portal. 

Active Programs
Program Accepting Applications Awards in Process Future Rounds

California Small Agricultural Business Drought and Flood Relief Grant Program (CDFRG)

THE CDFRG Program provides relief grants up to $100,000 to small agricultural businesses that experienced a decline in annual gross receipts or gross profits due to drought or storm flood conditions.

Yes Yes Yes

California Small Business and Nonprofit COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Relief Grant Program (CASPSL)

The CASPSL Program provides funds to eligible businesses and nonprofits that have incurred costs for COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave pursuant to Sections 248.6 and 248.7 of the Labor Code.

  Yes  
Concluded Programs

Award information for concluded programs is available online at  https://calosba.ca.gov/about/publications.

Program Final Awards Made

California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program (SBCRG)

The SBCRG Program was established in December 2020 in response to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Program provided micro grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 to eligible small businesses impacted by the pandemic.

330,023

$3,792,105,434

California Nonprofit Performing Arts Grant Program (CANPPA)

The CANPPA Program was created to provide grants of up to $75,000 to eligible nonprofit performing arts organizations to encourage workforce development.

881

$38,875,000

California Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program (MBCRG)

The MBCRG Program was administered through designated County agencies or a consortium of nonprofit organizations in 46 counties. The Program provided competitive micro grants of $2,500 to eligible microbusinesses impacted by COVID-19 and the related health and safety restrictions.

12,068

$30,170,000

California Dream Fund (CDFG)

The CDFG Program provided microgrants up to $10,000 to seed entrepreneurship and small business creation in underserved small business groups that are facing capital and opportunity gaps.

4,669

$30,770,000

California Venues Grant Program (CVG)

 

The CVG Program provides competitive grants up to $250,000 to support eligible independent live events venues that have been affected by COVID-19 to support their continued operation.

1,083

$152,891,722.00

Funding Opportunities for Technical Assistance Providers

CalOSBA administers funding opportunities to technical assistance providers throughout the state to provide services to small businesses including no-cost one-on-one consulting and low-cost training services. CalOSBA administered programs can also be located through the California Grants Portal.

Technical Assistance Program

The Small Business Technical Assistance Program (TAP) was established in 2018 and provides annual funding of $23 million to technical assistance providers. Providers must be operating established technical assistance programs in the State of California to be eligible for funding.

Current or Forecasted TAP Funding Opportunities

2024/2025 | TBD – Expected Spring/Summer 2024

TAP Awardees

Previous TAP Funding Opportunities

Program Year Associated Documents
2023/2024
2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021

 

Capital Infusion Program (CIP)

The Capital Infusion Program (CIP) is an ongoing annual program that funds $3M toward technical assistance services through the five California Small Business Development Center (SBDC) networks. Activities for this program are focused toward improving access to capital opportunities for small businesses. This program is only open for applications from the five lead centers of the California SBDC Networks.

Current or Forecasted CIP Funding Opportunities

2024/2025 | TBD – Expected Spring/Summer 2024

CIP Awardees

Previous CIP Funding Opportunities

Program Year Associated Documents
2023/2024
2022/2023
2021/2022
2020/2021

 

State Small Business Credit Initiative – Technical Assistance
The SSBCI Technical Assistance for Capital Readiness Program 2023: Capital Readiness Coaches’ (SSBCI TA Program) primary purpose is to help Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individual (SEDI)-owned businesses, Very Small Businesses (VSBs), and Small Manufacturing Enterprises (SME) access and apply for capital funding from an SSBCI-supported program or other federal or other jurisdiction small business program.

More information on the SSBCI-TA Program can be found at https://calosba.ca.gov/funding-grants-incentives/state-small-business-credit-initiative.

Current or Forecasted SSBCI-TA Funding Opportunities

Applications are not open

Previous SSBCI-TA Funding Opportunities

Program Year Associated Documents
2023/2024

 

Accelerate California: Inclusive Innovation Hubs Program (ACAHUB)

The Accelerate California: Inclusive Innovation Hubs Program (ACAHUB), formerly the Inclusive Innovation Hub (Accelerate CA Hub), is a one-time $25 million program that provides funding to promote innovation ecosystems in the state of California. Selected Hubs are funded to provide acceleration and incubation services to entrepreneurs.

These services include low and/or no-cost technical assistance, mentorship, access to resources, and more innovation-based programming.

Current or Forecasted ACAHUB Funding Opportunities

2024/2025 Annual Renewal | TBD

ACAHUB Awardees

Previous ACAHUB Funding Opportunities

Program Year Associated Documents
2023/2024
2022/2023

 

California Dream Fund

The California Dream Fund was a one-time $35 Million program to seed entrepreneurship and new business creation in the State of California CalOSBA partnered with technical assistance providers within the TAP network to provide intensive training programs to new business owners and entrepreneurs. Upon completion of the training program, participants were eligible to apply for a grant of up to $10,000.

Dream Fund Designated TA Providers

Previous Dream Fund Funding Opportunities

Program Year Associated Documents
2021/2022
California Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

The California Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant (MBCRG) Program was a one-time $50 Million relief program created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This program aimed to provide one-time $2,500 grants to microbusinesses impacted by the pandemic in the state of California. Applications and fund distribution for this program was managed by the Counties participating in the Program or by a consortium on nonprofits working on their behalf.

 

Data and publications for the MBCRG Program can be found at https://calosba.ca.gov/about/publications/

 

Previous MBCRG Funding Opportunities

Program Year Associated Documents
2021/2022

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