CITY OF SACRAMENTO SMALL FITNESS FACILITY COVID-19 RELIEF GRANT OVERVIEW

This year has been one of the most challenging and unprecedented years for the small fitness studio industry. We are excited to announce that the City of Sacramento and the California Small Fitness Facilities Association have partnered to offer micro grants in the amount of $2,500 to help our local small fitness facilities who have been affected by COVID-19. The grant program is funded through the CARES Act, therefore businesses must meet all requirements to be eligible for the program.

PROGRAM TIMELINE AND DEADLINES

Grant applications are now live ⚡️. The deadline to submit the application is midnight on December 18th, 2020. Each applicant who receives the grant, will be notified by e-mail by December 31st.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible to apply:  

1. Business must be physically located within the city limits of the City of Sacramento and show proof of a business license issued by the City of Sacramento.  

2. Business must be in good standing with the City of Sacramento (i.e. no unresolved outstanding code violations).

3. Business must employ no more than 25 (full and/or part-time) employees per location, not including the owner(s).

4. Business must have been established prior to January 1st, 2020.

5. Submit all required application information and documents (see “Required Application and Documents” section listed below).

❗️Only applications submitted before the deadline will be accepted. Due to the limited availability of grants, all completed applications will be considered on first come first serve basis, until grant funds run out.

Attn: Owners with multiple small fitness facility locations: due to limited supply of funds, we are accepting one application per business entity. For example, if one entity has multiple owners, only one grant application per entity should be submitted. If one entity has multiple locations within the city limits, only one application should be submitted. Entity is defined as a LLC, Corporation, Sole Proprietorship, Nonprofit, or Franchise.

Please review all requirements below before carefully submitting your grant application. If you have questions, join us for a Q+A session this Thursday, December 17th at 2:00 pm to help you fill out your grant application. Click here to register.

ELIGIBLE USE OF FUNDS

Awarded funds are intended to help small fitness businesses affected by COVID-19. The funds may be used retain staff and continue to provide fitness services to the residents in the City of Sacramento. Below are examples of eligible use of funds. This list is not meant to exhaustive:  

• Rent and utilities  

• Operational expenses to carry out business activities  

• Payroll 

• Business inventory and supplies  

• Capital or equipment purchases necessary for the business operations

REQUIRED ATTACHEMENTS

To get ready for the application, please find your BOTC number, and be ready to upload it as an attachment. You can find it here. In addition, you may submit any other attachments you want us to consider as part of your application.

QUESTIONS

Please direct any questions to Erica Castillo and Maria Bardet at ilovesmallfitness@gmail.com.

RESERVED RIGHTS

THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO HEREBY RESERVES, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, EXERCISABLE AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME, THE RIGHT TO AMEND, MODIFY, SUSPEND OR DISCONTINUE THE CTY OF SACRAMENTO SMALL FITNESS FACILITY COVID-19 RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM AND ANY SUCH AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION OR DISCONTINUANCE WILL BE WITHOUT LIABILITY WHATSOEVER TO ANY APPLICANT HEREUNDER. NOTHING HEREIN CREATES OR IMPOSES ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE OBLIGATION OR COMMITMENT ON THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO TO OFFER OR MAKE ANY GRANTS TO ANY APPLICANTS UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS JOB RETENTION AND CREATION GRANT PROGRAM.

DISCLAIMER

The submission of information herein does not guarantee any award of funding from the City of Sacramento or constitute a financial commitment thereof. Grant funds are subject to applicable federal and local funding limitations and the City Sacramento verification of various eligibility requirements. 

Applications are now closed. Studios selected to receive awards will be notified by December 30th.