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City offers up to $5k grants for small businesses, nonprofits affected by recent floods

In the wake of heavy rains and flooding Jan. 22, the City of San Diego is providing grants of up to $5,000 starting Feb. 12 to help small businesses and nonprofits.

SAN DIEGO — In the wake of heavy rains and flooding Jan. 22, the City of San Diego is providing grants of up to $5,000 starting Monday to help numerous hard hit small business and nonprofits.

The city is offering a Business Emergency Response & Resilience grant to help reimburse businesses for expenses incurred during cleanup, restoration, and losses in inventory or revenue caused by the unprecedented storm.

To be eligible, a business must meet all of the following requirements:

  • Be within a high-impact storm-affected area in San Diego
  • Have no more than 12 employees
  • Be independently owned and operated
  • Have an active city business tax certificate

Businesses and nonprofits located on the ground floor will be given priority.

Here are the easy steps you can take to apply for a city grant online: 

  • Go to the city’s website, and click to fill out a "small business" or "nonprofit" form.
  • Fill out your name, name of your business and answer a few questions.
  • Finally, list off all incurred expenses related to damage and upload photos to show proof.

The grants are limited: just 100 available. Applications run through Feb. 27.

Local businesses trying to recover

Construction workers are actively repairing K St Kreative Studios after being impacted by the recent storm. 

"I had to almost swim. We had water up to my waist,"  said co-owner of K St Kreative Studios, Robb Harvey. "I wouldn’t be surprised if it's $250-$300,000 in losses."

"I know that these grants are set up to help people like us in recovering," Harvey added. "This is a fraction of what we need to bring the space back. So I think the more help we can get, the better." 

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