Organization/ Agency Program Qualifications
Small Business
Administration
Disaster Loan Relief Program – Immediate loan of up to $10,000 that does not need to be repaid.
Businesses with less than 500 employees, sole proprietorships, independent contractors, some non-profits and NGOs.
Small Business
Administration
Paycheck Protection Program – Loan to cover the costs of retaining employees.
Small business with less than 500 employees (including sole proprietorships, independent contractors and self-employed persons), private non-profit organization or 501(c)(19) veterans organizations affected
Small Business
Administration
Debt Relief – Assistance paying some qualifying existing loans.
Small business with less than 500 employees (including sole proprietorships, independent contractors and self-employed persons), private non-profit organization or 501(c)(19) veterans organizations affected
Internal Revenue Federal tax credit reimbursemen t - for businesses to offset the cost of providing sick or paid family leave. Businesses providing sick or paid family leave.
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
FEMA Assistance Finder - Disaster assistance for small businesses, local governments, and communities Small business owners, local governments, community leaders Federal - COVID -19 Relief Programs & Resources
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Organization/ Agency Program Qualifications
California Department of Tax and
Fee Administration
Small Business Relief Payment Plan – a 12-month, interest-free, payment plan for up to $50,000 of sales and use tax liability. Small business taxpayers, those with less than $5 million in taxable annual sales Employment Development
Department
Work Sharing Program - Employers can apply for the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Work Sharing Program if reduced production, services, or other conditions cause them to seek an alternative to layoffs.
Legally registered CA businesses with at least 10 percent of the employer’s regular workforce or a unit of the workforce, and a minimum of two employees, must be affected by a reduction in hours and wages. Hours and wages must be reduced by at least 10 percent and not exceed 60 percent.
Employment Development
Department
Various income relief program s - Unemployment Insurance, Disaster Unemployment Assistance Pandemic Unemployment Assistance CA workers who have lost income due to loss of work. DUA and PUA apply to freelancers as well, availability is currently pending a release of the funds from the federal government.
IBank – Small Business Finance
Center
California Disaster Relief Loan Guarantee Program - loan guarantees and direct loans for small businesses that experience capital access barriers.
Small Businesses located in California with 1-750 employees that have been negatively impacted or experienced disruption by COVID-19 Eligible Nonprofits State Treasurer
California Capital Access Program for Small Businesses – encourages banks and lenders to make loans for small businesses having difficulty acquiring capital.
CA businesses with fewer than 500 full time employees, where at least 51% of the employees or its income, sales or payroll comes from business in California.
Franchise Tax Board State
Tax Deadline Extension – Tax deadline extended to June 15 Businesses paying tax in California
OnwardCA Statewide Job Portal – a website with over 70,000 jobs listed in critical industries that are currently hiring. Workers, out of work Californians State of California
The Main Street Small Business Tax Credit II Bill - Provides financial relief to qualified small businesses for the economic disruptions in 2020 and 2021 that have resulted in unprecedented job losses. Taxpayers can use the credit against income taxes or can make an irrevocable election to apply the credit against sales and use taxes.
Small business employers must have 500 or fewer employees who are subject to California withholding laws and have experienced a decrease of 20 percent or more in gross receipts for 2019.
State of California
California Small Business Hiring Tax Credit - Provides qualified small business employers a $1,000 corporate or personal income tax credit for each net increase in qualified employees, not to exceed $100,000, for any qualified small business employer.
Small business employer employs 100 or fewer employees as of December 31, 2019 and experienced a 50 percent decrease in gross receipts for the three-month period beginning on April 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2020, as compared with the gross receipts for the threemonth period beginning April 1, 2019 and ending June 30, 2019. The credit is effective for corporate and personal income tax (for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2020 and before January 1, 2021) or sales and use taxes (for periods beginning January 1, 2021, through April 30, 2026).
State of California
SB 113 'Expanded Relief for Small Businesses' - Provides $6.1 billion in tax credits, grants and other relief for small businesses, including nearly $500 million in tax cuts for restaurants and shuttered venues and $5.5 billion in restored tax deductions and tax credits to spur innovation Signed February 9, 2022 - Details forthcoming.
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City of Burbank - CDD
Rental Assistance Program - Assistance of up to $1000 per month for up to 3 months for:
• Past due or allowable future rent paid to landlord
• Past due utilities paid to Burbank Water and Power
To be eligible for the Rent Assistance Program, applicants needed to meet the following requirements:
• Burbank resident
• Experienced a job loss, furlough, or reduced work hours due to COVID-19 • Have fallen behind on rent or have verifiable need for future rent assistance • Have fallen behind on utility payments with Burbank Water and Power • Not receive Section 8 or live in a rent-restricted unit, Have a current rental agreement
• Not exceed the annual income limit based on household size City of Burbank - CDD
Small Business Assistance Loan Program - The Small Business Assistance Loan Program provided funding to self-employed and small business owners in Burbank that were negatively affected by COVID-19
Applicants needed to meet the following requirements:
• Microenterprises (less than two (2) employees, self-employed, gig workers, and entrepreneurs)
• Small businesses with more than two (2) and less than 200 employees • Based in the City of Burbank
• Must be current with BWP payments, otherwise the amount of outstanding utility debt will be deducted from the loan prior to disbursement • 51% of employees of the business must fall into the income limits City of Burbank - BWP
Lifeline - The Lifeline program offers income-qualified residential customers a reduced rate on electric services and exemptions from the monthly customer service charge and Utility User's Tax (UUT.) Customers in the program receive an aggregate discount of approximately 40% off their electric services.
Qualifying households must have a member that is either 62 years old or permanently disabled and must also meet the income qualifications below. The household annual income maximum thresholds are set at 50% of the median area income.
City of Burbank - BWP
Life Support - BWP residential customers who require life support equipment in their homes receive an exemption from the UUT on their bill in the Life Support Program. The UUT is currently 7% of the utility amount, including electricity, gas, and telephone services.
Qualifying customers must have their physician complete a Statement of Certification as part of the application process.
City of Burbank - BWP
Project Share - The Project Share Program provides payment assistance of up to $100 per year in the form of a bill credit to income- qualified customers. The Project Share Program is funded by donations and Public Benefit funds. Eligible customers may apply annually to participate in the program.
Customers must meet the same income eligibility requirements as the Lifeline Program
City of Burbank - BWP
Refrigerator Exchange - Income-qualified customers can exchange their old refrigerator
with a free Energy Star certified model through
BWP's Refrigerator Exchange Program.
Customers must meet the same income eligibility requirements as the Lifeline Program
City of Burbank - BWP
COVID-19 Job Loss Bill Credit - The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought record unemployment in Los Angeles County. In the Los Angeles – Glendale – Long Beach metropolitan area, which includes Burbank, seasonally adjusted unemployment shot up 360% year over year in April 2020 from 5% to 18%.
Applicants have experienced unemployment from March 1, 2020, and are listed as the municipal services account holder or co-applicant.
City of Burbank - BWP
LIHEAP - LIHEAP is a federally funded program that offers eligible applicants a credit of up to $1000 towards their utility bills.
City of Burbank - Parks/Rec
Burbank Program Activity and Service Subsidy (PASS) - The City of Burbank's PASS Program provides subsidies to eligible residents to participate in City offered recreational activities and to receive Citywide services.
PASS applications are accepted year-round via a secure online form. Eligibility is based on the total annual household gross income and household size.
City of Burbank - Parks/Rec
Supplemental Nutrition Program - The City has provided congregate (meals provided 5 days a week) and home-delivered meals (meals provided 7 days a week) to seniors since 1973 through its Supplemental Nutrition Program. The program's goal is to provide nutritious, balanced meals in a safe, friendly, supportive group setting, in conjunction with a variety of community-based services that maximize seniors' independence and quality of life.
Participants must be 60 years or older.
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