Description: LA County businesses shall be awarded up to $5,000 in Pandemic-Compliant EAG Funds, to help offset the cost of PPE and compliance with the Public Health orders.
Qualification:
1) Must employ at least 1 and no more than 100 employees
2) Any business that is an incorporated business doing business in the County of Los Angeles can apply except for marijuana dispensaries, tobacco stores, liquor/wine stores, adult parlors and casinos.
3) Businesses must expend funds between March 1, 2020 and December 30, 2020.
4) Business must self-attest that they will follow all state and local public health orders
Eligible uses of funds include:
1) Funds used only for expenses to enable compliance with the COVID-19 public health precautions
a. Purchase of PPE
b. Property modifications (ex. Modified storefront, interior, outdoor area) to comply with safety guidelines
c. Sanitation/Cleaning Materials
d. Testing for Employees/Compliance
Description: LA County businesses shall be awarded up to $25,000 in General EAG Funds.
Qualification:
1) Businesses or non-profits located in Los Angeles County and registered by the State of CA.
2) Have been established at least one quarter prior to March 4, 2020
3) Legitimate business purpose (no marijuana dispensaries, adult parlors, casinos)
4) Between 1 and 100 employees.
5) Experience economic hardship, impact and need as a result of COVID-19:
a. Business was included in LA County Orders as non-essential and was therefore not permitted to operate during the Safer at Home orders.
b. Business was allowed or required to stay open but experienced a significant decrease in in income from Q1 to Q2 of 2020
c. Increase in expenditures from Q1 to Q2 of 2020
6) Businesses must expend funds between March 1, 2020 and December 30, 2020.
Eligible uses of funds include:
1) Mortgage/Rent payments, Payroll expenses
2) Employee Assistance including rental assistance for employee and clients
3) Employee assistance toward childcare
4) Subsidized wages
5) Inventory/Working capital/Utilities
6) Expenses to allow employees to work remotely/from home (remote access equipment such as phones, computers, printers, etc., software and corresponding licenses, etc.)
7) Expenses related to converting to online sales and/or delivery
8) Additional liability insurance for restaurants that convert to delivery and outside dining
9) Reimbursement of costs of business interruption caused by required closures
10) Expenses to enable compliance with the COVID-19 public health precautions
11) Purchase of PPE
12) Property modifications to comply with safety guidelines
13) Sanitation/Cleaning Materials and testing for employees/compliance
14) Other debt obligations incurred before the covered period, that begins on March
Description: LA County Businesses shall be awarded up to $50,000.
Qualification:
1) Businesses or non-profits located in Los Angeles County and registered by the State of CA.
a. 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) approval letter, if applicable
2) Have been established at least one quarter prior to March 4, 2020
3) Legitimate business purpose (no marijuana dispensaries, adult parlors, casinos)
4) Experience economic hardship, impact and need as a result of COVID-19:
a. Business was included in LA County Orders as non-essential and was therefore not permitted to operate during the Safer at Home order.
b. Business was allowed or required to stay open but experienced a significant decrease in in income from Q1 to Q2 of 2020 or increase in expenditures.
5) Businesses must expend funds between March 1, 2020 and December 30, 2020.
Eligible uses of funds include:
1) Layoff Aversion
2) Employment and Training programs, Subsidized wages if hiring from high barrier populations (pending county approval)
3) Mortgage/Rent payments, Utility expenses
4) Inventory
5) Payables incurred before the covered period
6) Other Operational Costs, as needed
7) Employee Assistance including rental assistance for employee and clients
8) Employee assistance toward childcare
9) Covid-19 response
a. Expenses for public safety measures undertaken in response to COVID-19
b. Expenses for acquisition and distribution of medical and protective supplies, including sanitizing products and personal protective equipment
c. Expenses of actions to facilitate compliance with COVID-19-related public health measures
i. Expenses to improve telework capabilities
ii. COVID-19 public health precautions
iii. Expenses for food delivery to residents, including, for example, senior citizens and other vulnerable populations, to enable compliance with COVID-19 public health precautions.
iv. Expenses to facilitate distance learning, including technological improvements