A portal enabling small employers and non-profits that paid out California COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) in 2022 to apply for grants of up to $50,000, opened on June 1.
These grants can reimburse small businesses that paid SPSL to their employees, either because a worker was ordered to stay home by a doctor due to COVID-19, a quarantine order was given by authorities or the company asked the worker to stay home due to COVID-19 reasons.
Criteria
To qualify for the California Small Business and Nonprofit COVID-19 SPSL Relief Grant Program, a business must:
- Currently be operating and have been in business before June 1, 2021,
- Have employed between 26 and 49 workers between Jan. 1, 2021 and Dec. 31, 2022,
- Be registered as a “C” or “S” corporation, an LLC, partnership, limited partnership, or a 501(c)(3), 501(c)(6) or 501(c)(19).
- Have provided COVID-19 SPSL to employees.
When applying for the grant, employers must:
- Provide documentation showing they paid for SPSL, and the amounts paid in 2022.
- Submit a signed affidavit attesting that the information provided is accurate and truthful.
Funds in the program are limited and will be paid out on a first-come-first-served basis, so it’s important that eligible employers apply as early as possible.
The program is being run by a company called Lendistry, which is holding webinars explaining the program in multiple languages. You can find all the information you need at the portal here.
Rick Niles is the Vice President of Client Strategy at UBF Consulting. During his 30-year tenure in the Benefits industry, Rick has become a top efficiency expert in employee benefits programs and the healthcare ecosystem. His primary responsibilities are in creating more effective proprietary employee benefit solutions that help our customers reposition from antiquated programs to more progressive, efficient and today-relevant-strategies.