Small Business Grant Programs in California 2025

The Gottlieb Emergency Grant is designed to offer interim financial support to painters, printmakers, and sculptors facing unforeseen, catastrophic incidents such as illnesses, accidents, fires, floods, or natural disasters. It focuses on assisting professional visual artists who have been working in a mature phase of their craft for at least a decade.

The Hemet CARES Business Support Grant Program is established by the City of Hemet in response to economic hardships faced by small businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic . It utilizes the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant – Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funding. The program aims to assist local Hemet businesses by providing working capital grants to retain jobs, keep businesses open, and maintain lease payments.

The Wish Local Empowerment Program is a $2M fund created by the e-commerce company Wish to support Black-owned small businesses in the United States financially. It aims to promote equality and diversity by providing grants to assist these businesses in rebuilding and thriving.

Women Apply Today For a $1000 Small Business Grant!
Each month, we give one $1000 grant to a woman, age 18 or over, in the US to invest in their Business or Idea. It can be used as a start-up grant, marketing grant, operational grant, or whatever you need to help you to the next level with your idea or business.

WomensNet founded the “Amber Grant” in 1998. The grant was set up with one goal: to honor the memory of a special young woman, Amber Wigdahl, who died at 19 years old — before realizing her business dreams.

EmpowHer grants support women who need early-stage business capital, a network of business advisors, or both. Grantees will have access to financial, marketing, leadership, and sector professionals who can advise on business focus, next steps, and longer-range planning.

The City of San Bernardino, in its continuing efforts to support the development of small businesses, has created the Façade Improvement Grant Program. This is a property enhancement program designed to improve the appearance of existing businesses within the city’s commercial corridors.

Rialto Small Business Grant
The City of Rialto’s Business Grant Program offers a one-time $10,000 grant for immediate financial assistance to small businesses located in the City of Rialto to aid in maintaining their business location. Businesses are not expected to pay back grants. The grant is for qualified small businesses with no more than 25 full-time employees.

To assist entrepreneurs in launching a business and support businesses that are continuing to struggle with the negative economic impacts of the pandemic, the Riverside County Office of Economic Development and the Orange County Inland Empire Small Business Development (OCIE SBDC) are partnering to provide technical and financial assistance to county constituents and businesses.

Every month, we give one $500 grant to a business owner in the US to invest in their existing business. No strings attached. No equity required.