Economic Development Grant-Making in 2021

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City Heights Business Relief Fund

$65,000 Business Grants

13 businesses, $5,000 each

$31,000 Gift Certificate Program

31 businesses, $1,000 each
1240 gift certificates ($25 value) distributed to City Heights residents

$10,000 Program Partners (Coordination + Technical Assistance)

International Rescue Committee SBDC, City Heights Community Development Corporation, El Cajon Blvd Business Improvement Association, City Heights Business Association

Financial Opportunity Centers

$79,000 HUD Section 4

Casa Familiar
Access, Inc.

$220,000 Private Funds (Citi Foundation, Wells Fargo, MetLife)

International Rescue Committee- BCO Career Advancement and Retention
San Diego Housing Commission- BCO Career Advancement and Retention
Casa Familiar – FOC Building Savings and Credit

Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development (SEED)

Refugee Entrepreneurship Training and Technical

Assistance- $170,000
Karen Organization San Diego
United Women of East Africa Support Team
South Sudanese Community Center
Somali Bantu Community of San Diego
Refugee Assistance Center
Haitian Bridge Alliance
License to Freedom

Program Coordination, Evaluation, Curriculum Development - $25,000

UCSD Center for Community Health- Refugee Health Unit
Sandra Martinez- Entrepreneur Training Consultant

Talent Development

LISC San Diego invested over FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($518,777 to be exact) into the AmeriCorps program. The partners this year included:

MAAC Project -$10,050

Access Inc. -$16,965

San Diego for Every Child -$16,965

Casa Familiar -$34,912

Think Dignity -$34,912

Jewish Family Service of San Diego -$34,912

GRID Alternatives -$68,842

MAKE Projects -$69,824

Outside the Lens –109,236

International Rescue Committee -$122,159

City Heights Economic Development

$146,000 HUD Section 4 Business TA and commercial corridor development

City Heights CDC
El Cajon Blvd BIA
City Heights Business Association

$86,000 Kaiser Foodshed

Local produce distribution hub
Technical assistance for City Heights farmers

San Diego Futures Foundation

Digital literacy workshops and one-on-one tech support for businesses

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Regional Business Development Organization (BDO) Network

$530,000 Wells Fargo

City Heights CDC
El Cajon Blvd BIA
IRC San Diego
Asian Business Association
University of San Diego
San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Association
Diamond Business Association
Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation
Logan Heights CDC
National City Chamber of Commerce
Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce

$50,000 International Rescue Committee (Visa)

Technical assistance for women-owned childcare businesses

Chicano Federation- $50,000 (Visa)

Technical assistance for women-owned childcare businesses

Diamond Business Association- $32,500 (Lowes)

Technical assistance for BIPOC-owned businesses in Southeast SD

Latino Business Grant Program- $90,000 (SD Foundation)

Grants to 18 Latino-owned small businesses

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