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LOAN AND
GRANTS PROGRAMS

Find here all the current programs and loans to which you can apply:

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

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DISABILITY ACCESS IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM

Apply for this $25,000 grant from the City of San José to adapt your business to the needs of customers with disabilities. Help ensure that people with disabilities can access your small business.

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Basic information and requirements: www.sanjoseca.gov/ADAgrant

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Application deadline: No fixed deadline. Please note that applications are accepted until funds for the current fiscal year are exhausted, which ends on June 30 each year

Area: San José, California.

Target audience: Small Business Owners / Dueños de pequeños negocios.

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Grow Santa Cruz Loan Program

The City of Santa Cruz has formed a partnership with the National Development Council (NDC), one of the oldest not-for-profit corporations specializing in community and economic development, to offer the Grow Santa Cruz Loan Program.

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Application deadline: No end date posted.

Area served: California.
Audience: Small Business Owners.

LOAN AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

These programs are no longer accepting applications and are retained for reference purposes only.
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San José Small Business Start-Up Grant Program

Apply for this financial support from the City of San José to help start your small business. This program is designed for early-stage small businesses, including home-based businesses. Grant funds may be used for eligible start-up expenses such as licenses, equipment purchases, staff training, loan down payments, or other costs related to launching a new business.​

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Application deadline: Friday, March 6, 2026.

Area served: San José, California.

Target audience: Early-stage small business owners.

Grant amount: Up to $10,000 or $5,000 per business​.

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PepsiCo DIGITAL AND DELIVERY PROGRAM FOR HISPANIC BUSINESSES

Basic information:

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Eight weeks of expert consultation that includes best practices in operations, technology, marketing, and digital presence.

 

The restaurants, bodegas, and butcher shops of the Hispanic community are an extension of the voice, needs, and heart of the country's Latino neighborhoods. Today these businesses need our support to become stronger and to overcome systemic barriers and challenges generated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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City of San José Small Business Rent Relief Program

If your business is behind in rent payments, register here. 300 businesses are expected to receive a grant of between $5,000, $10,000 and a maximum of $15,000. ​

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The call for applications has closed; the application period was in March 2023.
 

Area: San Jose, California.
Target Audience: Small Business Owners / Owners of small businesses.

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County of Santa Clara Micro Business Grant Program

Requirements:

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  • Must have been in business in 2019 - Business license.

  • Have been negatively affected by COVID-19 - Copies of 2020 taxes.

  • Earned less than $50,000 in total income in 2019 - Copies of 2019 taxes.

  • Have less than five employees.

  • Applicants' businesses must still be operating or plan to reopen in 2022.

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