Santa Ana’s independent restaurants can now apply for $5K grants

Independent restaurants in Santa Ana are eligible to receive $5,000 grants from Restaurants Care, a non-profit program of the California Restaurant Foundation, from April 15 to May 7, 2023.

The grants can be used for kitchen equipment, technology upgrades, employee training and bonuses, and for unforeseen hardship.

Go to this link to get more information, sign up for alerts and apply beginning April 15.

Since 2021, the Restaurants Care Resilience Fund has awarded grants to 788 independent restaurants throughout California, and additional 366 grants are being given out this year.

If you applied in the spring – no need to apply again! All applications that were not funded in the spring are being reviewed again.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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