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Storefronts

SF Shines Equipment Grant (OPEN)

The SF Shines Equipment Grant supports commercially-zoned storefronts all over the City with up to $10,000 in funding for equipment purchases. The goal is to support long-term success and help our City's commercial corridors thrive.

Eligible equipment must support your business operations and align with one of the following purposes:

Start Up / Scale Up / Expand – To increase capacity, add new services, improve efficiency, or support growth
Remediation – To fix broken equipment that is limiting your ability to operate
Compliance – To resolve an open Notice of Violation (NOV) related to equipment in the interior of your storefront

Learn more about SF Shines Equipment Grant and apply here

Storefront Opportunity Grant (OPEN)

OEWD supports the economic development of communities by deploying services and investments to ensure socioeconomic challenges are not barriers to shared economic prosperity.

The Storefront Opportunity Grant is one intervention to attract new small businesses into vacant commercial storefronts. Filling these vacancies will create welcoming streets, support small businesses, and encourage people to shop locally, and invest in their communities. The program is intended for businesses with newly signed leases to support their first year of operations. Due to limited funding, the program is only available within listed corridors.

Program Boundaries and requirements for businesses applying with a lease:

Bayview
1. 3rd Street between Evans Avenue and Jamestown Avenue
Chinatown
1. In Chinatown, the strategy is to fill larger commercial vacancies. Only leases for commercial storefronts of 1000 sqft. of retail space or more will be considered
2. Within the purple boundaries of Chinatown. Review the map here
Downtown
1. Within the green boundaries. Review the map here
Mid-Market
1. Market Street from 5th Street to Van Ness Avenue
2. 5th Street to 9th Street between Market Street and Stevenson Street
3. Stevenson Street from 5th Street to 9th Street
Mission
1. Mission street from 14th Street to Cesar Chavez Street
Fillmore
1. Fillmore Street between McAllister Street and Geary Boulevard
The Port
1. Port-owned properties only
  1. Hyde Street & Jefferson Street to Powell Street & Jefferson Street
  2. Powell Street & The Embarcadero to the Ferry Building/Ferry Plaza

Learn more about SOG and apply here

SOG with broker services - now closed

Businesses in the Excelsior, Tenderloin, and Visitacion Valley can access comprehensive broker services, lease review services, and a $50,000 - $100,000 grant to open a new storefront. While now closed, you can learn more about the program.

Downtown SF Vibrancy Loan & Grant Fund (OPEN)

A new $3.6 million loan and grant program will assist small businesses with filling vacant storefronts Downtown (view the eligibility map here). These loans will provide capital to underserved markets for those who experience barriers to accessing traditional banking services. Loan amounts will be between $25,000-$100,000 with a 4% interest rate for qualifying businesses. In addition, those who qualify for the loan will also receive a grant of $50,000 from the City to support their launch. For more information and to apply, click here. In partnership with Main Street Launch.

Vacant to Vibrant

Participating entrepreneurs receive grants and technical assistance such as lease negotiations, permit support, insurance, and marketing. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Learn more about Vacant to Vibrant, then apply here.

Improve accessibility with the Accessible Barrier Removal Grant (OPEN)

Get reimbursed up to $10,000 for an accessibility inspection of your small business, or for the purchase and installation of furniture, fixtures, or equipment to make your business more accessible to the public.

Apply for a grant to make your business accessible

Vandalism relief (OPEN)

Get up to $2,000 to cover the cost of repairing vandalism to your storefront, such as broken windows, doors, locks, or graffiti removal

Learn more about the Storefront Vandalism Relief Grant

Floodwater management

This program is run by SFPUC, for properties that experience flooding from the sewer system or adjacent public right-of-way caused by heavy rains.

Learn more about the Floodwater Management Grant

Businesses over 30 years old

Long-standing small businesses can join the Legacy Business Registry for recognition, marketing and business help, and special grants.

Learn more about the Legacy Business Program

Automatic dishwashing grant

Grants of up to $2,500 toward leasing or buying automatic dishwashers, to help food service businesses build reusable foodware infrastructure for on-site dining. Priority given to businesses that do not currently have a dishwasher and are ready to transition from disposable to reusable foodware for on-site dining.

Find the details about the Automatic Dishwashing Grant

Commercial Washer Rebate

This program from SFPUC provides a rebate of up to $1,000 for the purchase of eligible commercial grade clothes washers in laundromats.

Learn more about the rebate program

Fire disaster relief - now closed

Learn what resources are available to businesses after a major fire, including a Fire Disaster Relief grant of up to $10,000.

Learn more about the Fire Disaster Relief Fund

SF Shines Facade Improvement Grant - now closed

Businesses with eligible facade beautification projects can receive a grant of up to $20,000. While now closed, you can learn more about the SF Shines Facade Improvement grant.

SF Shines Interior Improvements Grant - now closed

Improve your business storefront or interior space with a SF Shines grant. Applications opened on February 28, 2025 and are now closed. Learn more about the SF Shines interior grant here.

SF Thrives Grant - now closed

Offering up to $10,000 in reimbursement grants for eligible operational expenses, the program supports small businesses in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods experiencing a slower post-pandemic rebound—helping them stabilize, reinvest, and thrive as part of San Francisco’s broader economic recovery.

Storefronts must have been operating on or before December 31, 2020 and had to close or limit operations during Shelter In Place (SIP) orders.

Learn more:

Applications are now closed. All applicants will be notified of their award or non-award status by January 30, 2026.

Communities

Community and neighborhood improvement

Find funding for projects that improve neighborhoods. Grantees can be nonprofit organizations; businesses, community groups, and schools that do not have their nonprofit status may apply through a fiscal sponsor that is a nonprofit organization.

Learn more about Community Challenge Grants