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Today the State of California announced it will keep its existing guidance around masks in place until June 15. Under current State guidance:
- Outdoors: If you are fully vaccinated, face coverings are not required outdoors except at large events. For everyone else, face coverings are required outdoors unless physical distancing can be maintained.
- Indoors: Face coverings are required for everyone when outside of one's home, including public transportation, schools, stores, and restaurants when not eating or drinking.
Please click here to view the full guidance, including exemptions.
Currently, Alameda County is in alignment with State mask guidance, and this guidance applies to all businesses in Alameda County, regardless of national corporate mask polices. In addition, businesses must continue to follow all Cal/OSHA guidance to protect workers from COVID-19.
After June 15, the State of California plans to implement the CDC's guidelines around masking to allow fully vaccinated Californians to go without a mask in most indoor settings. At this time, we do not know if Alameda County will implement the CDC/State guidelines on June 15, but will share that information as soon as it becomes available.
Shuttered Venue Operators Grant
The SVOG Application Portal is Open. To see how SVOG relates to other SBA programs: Cross-program eligibility on SBA COVID-19 relief options
More information available on the website www.sba.gov/svogrant and the Shuttered Venue Operators Grants - FAQ (sba.gov)
Paycheck Protection Program
SBA is currently offering PPP loans originated only by participating community financial institutions including Certified Development Companies (CDCs), SBA Microlenders, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), and Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) until May 31, 2021 or until remaining funds are exhausted. Please note that not all community financial institutions are participating in PPP.
For more information and all PPP updates: Paycheck Protection Program (sba.gov)
EIDL & Targeted Advance
Effective immediately, applicants can send a request for reevaluation of a Targeted EIDL Advance application that was declined to the following email address: TargetedAdvanceReevaluation@sba.gov.
Next Steps for Loan Increase Requests for COVID-19 EIDL – Effective April 22, 2021, SBA is contacting borrowers that submitted a loan increase request.
SBA Launches $5,000 Supplemental Targeted Advance – Effective April 22, 2021, SBA is launching the $5,000 Supplemental Targeted Advance program.
For more information see the website; COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan (sba.gov)
Restaurant Revitalization Fund
In addition to a $5 billion set-aside established by Congress for applicants with gross receipts not more than $500,000, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman created two additional funding allocations to ensure the smallest of the small restaurants and other eating establishments such as food trucks and carts get the aid needed: 1) $500 million for applicants with 2019 gross receipts less than $50,000; and 2) $4 billion for applicants with 2019 gross receipts between $500,000 and $1,500,000.
Because SBA still has potential funding available for eligible establishments with 2019 annual revenue of not more than $50,000, the application portal will remain open. Eligible establishments that meet this revenue standard are encouraged to apply through SBA-recognized point-of-sale vendors or directly via the
You will be able to apply through SBA-recognized Point of Sale Restaurant Partners or directly via SBA online application portal Restaurants.sba.gov.
Application Tutorial available: Restaurant Revitalization Fund: Learn How to Apply - YouTube
Translated Sample Applications available: Restaurant Revitalization Funding Application Sample (sba.gov)
Information is available at Restaurant Revitalization Fund (sba.gov) and www.sba.gov/restaurantes for Spansih.
The RRF team has also activated the hotline for questions at 844-279-8898.
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