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Restaurants Care Resilience Fund is sponsored by California Restaurant Foundation (in partnership with PG&E and SoCalGas). Offers grants to independent California restaurants and commercial caterers to cover expenses such as kitchen equipment, technology upgrades, employee training, and unexpected hardships. The program is supported by PG&E and The PG&E Corporation Foundation.
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Resilience Fund | Restaurants Care Building Resilience in CA’s Restaurants Since 2021, the Restaurants Care Resilience Fund has awarded $12 million across 2,369 grants to independent restaurants, caterers, and food trucks across California—supporting burger joints, taquerias, bakeries, and more that are the heart of our communities. Meet the 2026 Grant Winners Employee Training/Retention List of Past Grant Recipients $12 million .
2,369 grants . 6 years Employee training + retention – 19% Technology upgrades – 10% 90% are single-unit operators 50 counties in CA represented Average number of years in business: 11 The restaurants collectively employ ~30,000 people meet a few of the incredible restaurants The Serving Spoon, Inglewood Opened in 1983, The Serving Spoon has become a community staple in Inglewood!
The restaurant is now owned by Justin and Jessica, the 3rd generation owners. “We are the family reunion that you can come to everyday of the week. ” Hila Gelato, San Francisco After spending over 20 years in Sicily working in the food industry and another 10 years as a chef in a gelato shop, Hila seized the opportunity to bring my expertise to San Francisco.
With the support of the local community, she opened Hila Gelato and Caffè, a place where they craft Sicilian gelato and desserts from scratch and serve Italian-style coffee drinks like espresso, cappuccino, and affogatos. TAP Wine Lounge, Sacramento TAP Wine Lounge stands out not just as a wine lounge but as a community hub where people come to unwind, connect, and enjoy each other’s company.
TAP exclusively serves and showcases the largest selection of Black boutique wine brands in Northern California, all within a sophisticated living room setting. Restaurants Care, a program of the nonprofit California Restaurant Foundation, is a relief fund for food and beverage workers. We provide grants of up to $2,500 directly to cooks, servers, dishwashers and more when they face an unforeseen hardship.
Given the extraordinary circumstances brought on by the pandemic, we recognized a need to go further and help restaurant businesses stay open and keep their crews employed. The Resilience Fund was born. What started as a response to the pandemic has evolved into a permanent fund to build resilience within our restaurant community.
We love restaurants. We’re here to help. For media inquiries, please contact Powerhouse + Co Kelly Itatani at kelly@powerhouseandco.
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SoCalGas Invites Los Angeles Area Restaurants to Apply for Pandemic Relief In addition to our small business grants, Restaurants Care also offers relief funding to food and beverage workers in crisis. Year-round we help the servers, cooks, and dishwashers at the heart of restaurants with grants fo up to $2,500. To learn more about our fund for food and beverage workers click here .
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: California-based independent restaurants and commercial caterers with 1-5 locations and annual revenue under $3 million per location. Must be a commercial customer of PG&E or SoCalGas. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $5,000 - $10,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Restaurants Care Resilience Fund is funded by California Restaurant Foundation (in partnership with PG&E and SoCalGas). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in California. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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