The California Restaurant Foundation has launched the sixth annual Restaurants Care\u00ae Resilience Fund, making $1.28 million in grants available to independent restaurants and commercial caterers across California.<\/p>\n
Beginning June 1 through June 30, eligible operators can apply for $5,000 grants to help strengthen their businesses, support staff and navigate ongoing industry challenges. Grant recipients will be announced the week of Aug. 23.<\/p>\n
The fund is supported by The PG&E Corporation Foundation and SoCalGas. Since its 2021 launch, the program has delivered more than $11 million to 2,087 independent restaurant operators and caterers across 50 California counties.<\/p>\n
“The Resilience Fund has evolved into a powerful engine for growth and stability within California’s restaurant community,” said Alycia Harshfield, president of CRF. “As the industry continues to navigate new pressures, this fund remains a critical resource for helping independent restaurants adapt, grow and thrive.”<\/p>\n
Over five years, 31% of grants have gone toward equipment upgrades, 21% toward employee training and retention, and additional funding has addressed COVID-19 impacts (15%), natural disasters including recent Los Angeles fires (12%), technology upgrades (9%) and industry disruptions such as the Hollywood strikes (8%). Ninety percent of recipients are single-unit operators averaging 10 years in business, collectively employing more than 26,500 people statewide.<\/p>\n
The PG&E Foundation has contributed nearly $5.6 million to date, supporting nearly 900 Northern and Central California restaurants.<\/p>\n
“The success of our local restaurants strengthens our local economies and communities,” said Carla Peterman, president of PG&E Corporation.<\/p>\n
To qualify, applicants must be PG&E or SoCalGas customers, operate in California, have one to five locations, and report annual revenue of up to $3 million at the location seeking funding. Restaurants must currently be open and have operated for at least one full year. Previous recipients may apply for a different location or concept. Food businesses expanding into brick-and-mortar locations are also eligible.<\/p>\n
To apply or learn more about eligibility requirements, visit <\/a>https:\/\/restaurantscare.org\/resilience<\/a>. For more information about the California Restaurant Foundation, visit <\/a>www.calrestfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Edited by SMDP Staff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The California Restaurant Foundation has launched the sixth annual Restaurants Care\u00ae Resilience Fund, making $1.28 million in grants…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355127,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8],"class_list":["post-355126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=355126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/355126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/355127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=355126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=355126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=355126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}