The City of City of Culver City Small Business Grant (SBG) Program is offered to local business that have been economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The City is providing grants of no more than $10,000 to businesses that create or retain a job for a low and moderate-income person
Grant funds can be used for operational business expenses such as:
Eligible businesses submit an intake form during the 5-day open application period. After the intake period closes, a lottery will be conducted and selected businesses will be requested to complete an application.
The Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) will work with the selected businesses on behalf of the City of Culver City to complete an application, execute an agreement, and provide the grant funds directly to the business owners.
Open Intake Period for Eligible Businesses is February 28 – March 4, 2022. You can submit your application during this 5-day application period.
Not sure if your business is eligible? Click on the Eligible Businesses tab above to find out.
The LACDA Intake Form Link is NOW LIVE
On March 9, 2022 a Lottery conducted to select the number of eligible businesses that the SBG Program can fund.
Selected businesses will be contacted and sent a full grant application to complete and qualify to receive a grant.
For those business who were sent the full grant application, the deadline for selected businesses to submit complete grant applications is April 8, 2022. Make sure you submit your application before the due date.
In April, after the grant applications have been reviewed, the approved grant agreements are executed and checks will be issued to businesses.
Small Businesses located in City of Culver City and meet the criteria below:
Ineligible Businesses
The following business are not eligible to participate in the City’s Small Business Grant Program: