The City of San Francisco’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) has just opened a rent debt relief grant program to help businesses pay for rent debt due to COVID19. This grant will pay for a portion of the rent debt you accrued from March 2020 to September 2021 if your property owner agrees to extend your repayment term to September 2024. Grants will be up to $35,000.
To be considered for this grant you must apply by April 1, 2022 at 5PM.
Eligibility criteria are as follows:
Your business must:
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Have less than $2.5M in gross revenue in 2020
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Be currently operating in San Francisco and plan to stay for at least a year
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Have unpaid rent debt accrued between March 2020 and September 2021
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Have paid all of the rent you owe since October 2021
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Not be primarily home or office-based
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Not have received $25,000 or more in grants or loan forgiveness from OEWD since March 2020
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Must agree to attend a webinar if selected
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Have your property owner agree to extend your repayment term to at least September 2024
Your business must also meet at least 1 of these requirements:
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Be a business that was mandated to close for more than 6 months due to the City Health Orders (like a salon, gym, or bar) or
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Be located in an Invest In Neighborhoods Opportunity Neighborhood commercial corridor or Cultural District
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Check on this map to confirm you are located in the area (includes all of Tenderloin except north side of Geary Street).
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Not received more than $5,000 in grants from OEWD since March 2020 or
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Have an owner from a low- or extremely low-income household
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Check here to see if your income qualifies
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To apply for the grant, CLICK HERE.
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