LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – On Monday, Feb. 8, Supervisors Bruno Sabatier and Eddie Crandell, representatives from the county of Lake, cities of Clearlake and Lakeport, and other business community stakeholders will again convene the Lake County Small Business COVID-19 Recovery Team.

The meeting will begin at 1 p.m.

To participate in Monday’s meeting, join Zoom at this link. The meeting ID is 989 0155 5727, the passcode is 450800. The meeting also can be joined by one tap mobile: +16699006833,,98901555727#,,,,*450800# US (San Jose).

Positioning Lake County businesses to take advantage of COVID-19 relief funding opportunities has been a matter of significant community priority, as well as taking proactive steps to advocate for further support for local businesses, when gaps or inequities are identified.

Monday’s agenda will include discussion of the federal stimulus package, and consideration/approval of a letter to the state to advocate for the unique needs of Lake County’s small businesses.

Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. is also the deadline to apply for the second round of the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program, which offers grants of up to $25,000 for eligible businesses with annual revenues of $2.5 million or less.

Information and on-demand webinars are available at https://careliefgrant.com.

For more information and resources on federal and state relief opportunities available, visit https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources and
https://business.ca.gov/coronavirus-2019/.

The Rural Relief Small Business Grant Program, a partnership between LISC and Lowes, is currently between funding rounds, but you can get information and sign up for updates on future opportunities here.