Restaurants Care Resilience Fund Grants is sponsored by Restaurants Care (California Restaurant Foundation). This fund supports California-based independent restaurants and commercial caterers to help them build resilience into their business.

Resilience Fund | Restaurants Care Building Resilience in CA’s Restaurants Since 2021, the Restaurants Care Resilience Fund has awarded $11 million across 2,087 grants to independent restaurants, caterers, and food trucks across California—supporting burger joints, taquerias, bakeries, and more that are the heart of our communities.

Employee Training/Retention Commercial customers of PG&E or SoCalGas CA restaurants + caterers with 1–5 locations may apply for one location only. That location must have annual revenue up to $3M. Have been in business at least one full year (since June 1, 2025) *or recently expanded to a brick-and-mortar Existing food businesses that have expanded to a brick-and-mortar location within the last year are eligible to apply.

Previous grant recipients may apply again for a different location or concept. Applications accepted June 1 – 30 We know you have a lot on your plate. This application should only take 30-60 minutes to complete.

The online application can be done on your phone and document upload can be images (cell phone photos, if clear). Download Application Checklist List of Past Grant Recipients $11 million . 2,087 grants .

5 years Employee training + retention – 21% 90% are single-unit operators 50 counties in CA represented Average number of years in business: 10 The restaurants collectively employ 26,500+ 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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