The United Way and Lift to Rise have teamed up together to provide rental assistance for Riverside County residents who are behind in their rents due the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Riverside County has reserved $33 million to help pay rents and keep people in their homes. Nearly 10,000 families can apply for up to $3,500 in grant funds to help with back rental payments since April 2020.
A lot has gone on since our last economic development update. For many, keeping up with the latest infection rates and current restrictions has been challenging. To simplify the process, on August 28th Governor Newsom revealed the State's latest reopening guidelines. With this new plan, two county-level COVID-19 testing variables will serve as the basis for business and personal restrictions. The first variable is the number of daily new COVID cases per 100,000 residents. The second variable is the number of positive COVID test results, as a percentage, out of all COVID test results within that particular county. Depending on the number of (i) daily new cases and (ii) the overall percentage of positive COVID test results in each county, that county will be placed in one of four "county risk levels."
On Wednesday, August 12th, The City of Cathedral City, along with the Riverside County Business & Community Services and SBDC held a one hour webinar on Small Business Update, discussing Economic Injury Disaster Loan, Payroll Protection Program, Riverside County Small Business Grant, Reopening and Recovery and Resources available for your business.
The time is NOW to apply for the Riverside County Business Assistance $10,000 Grant program. Out of initial pool of $45M (or 4,500 available grants), approximately $42M have been distributed to businesses just like yours throughout Riverside County.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), one of the country’s largest social enterprises supporting projects and programs to revitalize underserved communities and bring greater economic opportunity to residents, is offering grants ranging between $5,000 and $20,000 to businesses affected by COVID-19.
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Since our May 2020 Economic Development update, a lot has occurred. The governor allowed California to move into the Reopening Stage 2.5 that allowed more businesses to reopen. Unfortunately, COVID-19 infection rates climbed quickly, and now, many previous restrictions were put back in place.
Cathedral City is seeing a sharp increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases. At the beginning of June, Cathedral City had 165 total cases for all of the months of March, April and May. By June 30th, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases skyrocketed to 618, a 275% increase of the previous three months.
Healthier communities also mean having increased opportunities for physical activity. How that will look may be different in the future, but having access to quality and connected walking and biking facilities still remains an important priority. Learn more about four potential projects that aim to make walking, biking, and driving low-speed vehicles like golf carts easier and safer in Cathedral City. Help us Connect Cathedral City.
Has your small, for-profit business been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? If so, you may be eligible to receive a $10,000 grant from the Riverside County COVID-19 Business Assistance Grant Program. You do not have to pay back the grant. This is a first come, first serve basis grant program. Once the $45 million is gone, the grant program ends. Don’t delay!