Thanks for submitting your application for the Flood Relief Grant for small businesses

San Francisco's central point of information for small businesses.

Office of Small Business

You will need:
<ul>
 <li>Your Business Account Number</li>
 <li>Your gross business revenue</li>
 <li>Photos to prove significant damages</li>
 <li>A completed W-9</li>
 </ul>

This application will take about 15 minutes.

Apply for help if your business was damaged by flooding

Enter your 10 digit phone number including area code.

For non-profit organizations, the "owner" is the CEO/Executive Director or the person acting in that role.


This grant program is only available to business owners.
 
You are not eligible for this grant.

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Business owner contact information

Enter the street address of your business.

Your BAN is a 7-digit number. If you don't know it, <a href="https://data.sfgov.org/Economy-and-Community/Registered-Business-Locations-San-Francisco/g8m3-pdis/data" target=_new>find your BAN</a>.

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Business location

Damages can date back to December 27, 2022. Damages from wind or power outages are not eligible.

This grant program is only available to businesses that suffered significant physical damages from winter storm flooding.
 
You are not eligible for this grant.

You must have a physical location in San Francisco. Mobile businesses are not eligible for this grant. Home-based businesses with valid permits/licenses to operate and are open to the public/customers are eligible (for example, home-based daycare centers). Other home-based businesses are not eligible.

This grant program is only available to businesses with a physical location in San Francisco.
 
You are not eligible for this grant.

Use your most recent tax return if you have filed, or estimate your total revenue for the previous calendar year. We may ask for verification if you are selected.

Full-time employees are anyone who works 40 hours or more per week on average. Employees are workers whose earnings are reported to the Employment Development Department (EDD) and receive a W2.

Part-time employees are anyone who works less than 40 hours per week on average. Employees are workers whose earnings are reported to the Employment Development Department (EDD) and receive a W2.

About your business

If you don't know it, you can <a href="https://www.naics.com/code-search/?trms&v=2022&styp=naics&qid=8298c9d635" target="_blank">look it up</a>.

Business activity

This information does not affect your eligibility or priority for this application.
 We use it to understand and improve how the City is serving all San Franciscans. This information will be kept private.

Select the one that best describes your current gender identity.

Business owner’s identity

Incidents must have occurred on or after December 27, 2022 and be related to the winter storms.

Describe the damage in less than 500 characters.

Insurance coverage will not affect your eligibility.

Upload several photos that clearly show proof of significant damages to your business due to winter storm flooding. Include photos from different angles. We will reach out to you if we need additional photos or other documentation, such as a bid from a contractor to explain the extent of the damages.

Complete all applicable sections and sign the W9. The name you put on line 1 of the W9 form MUST MATCH and be identical to your tax return.

You can <a href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf" target=_new>download and fill out a blank version of the W9 form</a>.