Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be a for-profit business operating in the City of Los Angeles
• Must have an active Business Tax Registration Certificate (BTRC) with the City of Los Angeles that is current and in good standing
• Must be operating from a commercial location and have a valid commercial lease (home- based businesses are not eligible)
• Must identify the negative economic impact resulting from COVID-19
• Must be in good standing with the Secretary of State, if applicable

Examples of ineligible businesses include, but are not limited to:

• Nonprofit organizations
• Rideshare businesses
• Landlords/Schedule E Passive income
• Businesses or companies held in trust
• Businesses that do not have a physical location using P.O. boxes as a business address
• Businesses engaged in illegal activities, such as selling drug paraphernalia or operating a motel that permits illegal prostitution
• Cannabis businesses or businesses that support cannabis businesses
• Corporate-owned franchises (a corporation is responsible for operations, profit and loss, business decisions and quality control; corporate hires and oversees all store staff)
• Publicly traded companies
• Private social clubs that limit the number of memberships for reasons other than capacity
• Payday loan stores, pawn shops and other firms involved in lending activities, such as banks, finance companies and any other firm whose stick in trade is money
• Insurance companies, such as life, auto, home, bail bonds and other similar entities
• Astrology, palm reading, tarot, etc.
• Liquor stores and smoke shops
• Night clubs
• Adult bookstores
• Businesses and sole proprietors that provide massage services
• Businesses that present live performances of a prurient sexual nature and/or derive revenue through the sale of products or services of a prurient sexual nature
• Gambling businesses (i.e., track waging facilities, casinos, bingo parlors)
• Trailer-storage yards and junkyards
• Gun or ammunition stores
• Multi-sales distribution
• Firms involved in speculative activities (i.e. day trading, stock market exchange facilitators)
• Dealers of rare coins and stamps
• Lobbying firms or businesses that dedicate 50% or more of their time or resources to lobbying activities
• Churches or other religious organizations
• Government offices or agencies
• Real estate agents