Following a successful inaugural program last year, the California Restaurant Foundation (CRF) is again providing grants to independent restaurant owners and their staffs through the Restaurants Care Resilience Fund.
The PG&E Corporation Foundation is also contributing $500,000 to the fund to support investment in and recovery of California’s restaurant community, which is still reeling from economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Restaurants Care Resilience Fund is accepting applications from April 15 through April 30, 2022.
Grant recipients can use the money for equipment upgrades to alleviate deferred maintenance and for employee retention to help with industry-wide staffing challenges.
Grants are available to California resident restaurant owners with fewer than three units and less than $3 million in revenue.
The PG&E Corporation Foundation funding will prioritize minority- and women-owned businesses in PG&E’s service area in Northern and Central California.
Last year, 109 grants were awarded to independent restaurant owners in the company’s service area.
“The PG&E Corporation Foundation’s generous contribution will help independent restaurant owners across Northern and Central California invest in their people, their equipment and, ultimately, the long-term health and success of their businesses,” said Alycia Harshfield, executive director of CRF.
Robert Kenney, PG&E senior vice president of Regulatory and External Affairs, and chair of The PG&E Corporation Foundation board, said, “Kitchens and crews are what keep restaurants running, and the Restaurants Care Resilience Fund is helping owners pay their workers, keep their doors open and fuel our local economies. We’re proud to again support our hometown restaurants through this fund, and all of our small business customers as they continue to recover from the financial effects of the pandemic.”
For more information on the California Restaurant Foundation, Restaurants Care or the Restaurant Resilience Fund, visit restaurantscare.org.
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