Small Business Relief Fund (San Francisco)

Small Business Relief Fund (San Francisco) is sponsored by City and County of San Francisco, Office of Small Business. This grant is for small businesses in San Francisco that experience major damage and disruption caused by a fire or vehicular accident that was not their fault.

Find a grant for your small business | SF. gov Find a grant for your small business Learn about current City-run grant options for your business. Storefront Opportunity Grant (OPEN) OEWD supports the economic development of communities by deploying services and investments to ensure socioeconomic challenges are not barriers to shared economic prosperity.

The Storefront Opportunity Grant is one intervention to attract new small businesses into vacant commercial storefronts. Filling these vacancies will create welcoming streets, support small businesses, and encourage people to shop locally, and invest in their communities. The program is intended for businesses with newly signed leases to support their first year of operations.

Due to limited funding, the program is only available within listed corridors. Program Boundaries and requirements for businesses applying with a lease: 3rd Street between Evans Avenue and Jamestown Avenue In Chinatown, the strategy is to fill larger commercial vacancies. Only leases for commercial storefronts of 1000 sqft.

of retail space or more will be considered Within the blue boundaries. Review the map here Within the green boundaries.

Review the map here Market Street from 5th Street to Van Ness Avenue 5th Street to 9th Street between Market Street and Stevenson Street Stevenson Street from 5th Street to 9th Street Mission street from 14th Street to Cesar Chavez Street Fillmore Street between McAllister Street and Geary Boulevard Port-owned properties only Hyde Street & Jefferson Street to Powell Street & Jefferson Street Powell Street & The Embarcadero to the Ferry Building/Ferry Plaza Learn more about SOG and apply here SOG with broker services - now closed Businesses in the Excelsior, Tenderloin, and Visitacion Valley can access comprehensive broker services, lease review services, and a $50,000 - $100,000 grant to open a new storefront.

While now closed, you can learn more about the program . Downtown SF Vibrancy Loan & Grant Fund (OPEN) A new $3. 6 million loan and grant program will assist small businesses with filling vacant storefronts Downtown ( view the eligibility map here ).

These loans will provide capital to underserved markets for those who experience barriers to accessing traditional banking services. Loan amounts will be between $25,000-$100,000 with a 4% interest rate for qualifying businesses. In addition, those who qualify for the loan will also receive a grant of $50,000 from the City to support their launch.

For more information and to apply, click here . In partnership with Main Street Launch. Participating entrepreneurs receive grants and technical assistance such as lease negotiations, permit support, insurance, and marketing.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more about Vacant to Vibrant , then apply here . Improve accessibility with the Accessible Barrier Removal Grant Get reimbursed up to $10,000 for an accessibility inspection of your small business, or for the purchase and installation of furniture, fixtures, or equipment to make your business more accessible to the public.

Apply for a grant to make your business accessible Get up to $2,000 to cover the cost of repairing vandalism to your storefront, such as broken windows, doors, locks, or graffiti removal Learn more about the Storefront Vandalism Relief Grant Learn what resources are available to businesses after a major fire or vehicular accident, including a Disaster Relief grant of up to $10,000.

Learn more about the Fire Disaster Relief Fund This program is run by SFPUC, for properties that experience flooding from the sewer system or adjacent public right-of-way caused by heavy rains. Learn more about the Floodwater Management Grant Businesses over 30 years old Long-standing small businesses can join the Legacy Business Registry for recognition, marketing and business help, and special grants.

Learn more about the Legacy Business Program Automatic dishwashing grant Grants of up to $2,500 toward leasing or buying automatic dishwashers, to help food service businesses build reusable foodware infrastructure for on-site dining. Priority given to businesses that do not currently have a dishwasher and are ready to transition from disposable to reusable foodware for on-site dining.

Learn more about the Automatic Dishwashing Grant This program from SFPUC provides a rebate of up to $1,000 for the purchase of eligible commercial grade clothes washers in laundromats. Learn more about the rebate program SF Shines Facade Improvement Grant - now closed Businesses with eligible facade beautification projects can receive a grant of up to $20,000.

While now closed, you can learn more about the SF Shines Facade Improvement grant . SF Shines Interior Improvements Grant - now closed Improve your business storefront or interior space with a SF Shines grant. Applications opened on February 28, 2025 and are now closed.

Learn more about the SF Shines interior grant here. SF Thrives Grant - now closed Offering up to $10,000 in reimbursement grants for eligible operational expenses, the program supports small businesses in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods experiencing a slower post-pandemic rebound —helping them stabilize, reinvest, and thrive as part of San Francisco’s broader economic recovery.

Storefronts must have been operating on or before December 31, 2020 and had to close or limit operations during Shelter In Place (SIP) orders. SOMA, Mid-Market, and Tenderloin Applications are now closed. All applicants will be notified of their award or non-award status by January 30, 2026.

SF Shines Equipment Grant - now closed The SF Shines Equipment Grant supports commercially-zoned storefronts all over the City with up to $10,000 in funding for equipment purchases. The goal is to support long-term success and help our City's commercial corridors thrive.

Eligible equipment must support your business operations and align with one of the following purposes: Start Up / Scale Up / Expand – To increase capacity, add new services, improve efficiency, or support growth Remediation – To fix broken equipment that is limiting your ability to operate Compliance – To resolve an open Notice of Violation (NOV) related to equipment in the interior of your storefront Learn more about SF Shines Equipment Grant and apply here Community and neighborhood improvement Find funding for projects that improve neighborhoods.

Grantees can be nonprofit organizations; businesses, community groups, and schools that do not have their nonprofit status may apply through a fiscal sponsor that is a nonprofit organization. Learn more about Community Challenge Grants Get help with projects that offer community benefits in low-income neighborhoods.

Learn about the San Francisco Community Investment Fund Find funding to support artists, art organizations, parades, and festivals. Apply for arts funding from Grants for the Arts Apply for arts funding from the San Francisco Arts Commission Office of Economic and Workforce Development Community Economic Development Loans and borrowing money for your business