THE APPLICATION PERIOD FOR THIS GRANT HAS ENDED ON JUNE 30TH! WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED IF ANY FUTURE PROGRAMS BECOME AVAILABLE.

 

Brief Description:

We love restaurants and we hope we’ll be able to help you. The Restaurants Care Resilience Fund is a program of the nonprofit California Restaurant Foundation. In 2024, we will be awarding grants of $5,000 to 278 independent restaurants. This fund is powered by generous gifts from PG&E, SoCalGas, and SDG&E. You are at the heart of our vibrant food family, and we want to invest in your long-term success and resilience.

Please visit our website for tips, eligibility, FAQs, and more: www.restaurantscare.org/resilience 
*If you have received a grant from us in the past, please note we will be giving priority to those who have never received a grant from us. It is unlikely that you will receive an additional grant. 


Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be an independently owned, for-profit restaurant or commercial caterer (franchises, home businesses, food trucks, and meal prep companies are not eligible)

  • Owned by a CA resident

  • 1-5 units

  • Must earn no more than $3 million in annual gross revenue (combined for all units)

  • Commercial customer of either PG&E, SoCalGas, or SDG&E

  • Must be currently open and active for business.

  • Open for at least one year (since at least July 1, 2023)


Uses for Grant (select one category):

  • The $5,000 grant can be used for energy efficient kitchen equipment, technology upgrades, employee training or retention bonuses, or unforeseen hardship. 

  • Kitchen equipment: Eligible equipment must be energy efficient and qualify for rebates (Hey! That's extra money to help pay for your equipment!). Items include steamer, rack oven, conveyor broiler, combination oven, conveyor oven, fryer, underfired broiler, convection oven, griddle, and dishwasher. You can use your $5,000 check to purchase from whichever vendor you would like. To learn more about rebates available, visit https://caenergywise.com/instant-rebates/

  • Technology upgrades: tell us how you'll put this grant to work! Eligible uses include POS system, website, accounting software, HR software, inventory management, and loyalty programs. 

  • Employee training: Been meaning to elevate your employee training and systems? Use this grant to design a training program/handbook, purchase ServSafe trainings, or join the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers.

  • Retention bonuses: Reward your best and brightest employees. You will need to state how many employees will receive grants and which positions they have (front of house, back of house, managers). The number of employees and positions do NOT impact your likelihood of getting a grant, we simply want to know how the funds will be used. 

  • Unforeseen hardship: Within the last 12 months, has your restaurant experienced robbery/theft, vandalism, fire/flood, or natural disaster? This grant can help.