By SARAH SHMERLING | Editor-in-Chief
Applications for LA Fire Recovery Grants from the California Restaurant Foundation Restaurants Care Resilience Fund are open through Saturday April 26, for independent restaurants and food trucks affected by the Los Angeles fires.
“In response to the devastating wildfires that impacted Los Angeles County, this initiative is providing $10,000 grants to 242 independent restaurants, thanks to a $2.2 million lead donation from American Express, with additional support from FireAid, Resy and Postmates,” read information about the grants.
Independent restaurants or food trucks that serve food and beverages located within Los Angeles County and owned by a California resident with one to five locations are invited to apply. One location per business can apply, according to the terms and conditions, with annual revenue up to $5 million for that location.
In order to apply, restaurants or food trucks must have been open for at least one year prior to the start of the fires on January 7, and must currently be open or plan to reopen by July 1. They also need to “demonstrate a revenue decline due to the LA fires.”
Businesses ineligible to apply include meal prep companies, home-based food companies, nonprofits, catering companies, and hospital, school or homecare food service.
California Restaurant Foundation is a nonprofit “focused on investing and empowering California restaurants and their workforce.”
“Restaurants are the heart of LA’s neighborhoods—small businesses that employ thousands and enrich communities,” read the grant application website. “By supporting LA restaurants, we’re supporting the comeback of the city itself.”
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