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Qualified small business owners in California, including dentists, who have experienced pandemic-related health and safety restrictions, such as business interruptions or closures or increased PPE costs, can apply Sept. 9-30 for a California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on April 29 signed legislation that will provide a $6.2 billion tax cut to businesses that received a Paycheck Protection Program loan to pay for employee salaries, group health care benefits, other debt obligations and worker-protection costs related to COVID-19.

Update: Round 6 closed May 4, but round 9 of the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant program is open Sept. 9-30 to qualified small-business owners in California who have experienced pandemic-related health and safety restrictions.

New applicants who meet eligibility criteria can apply March 25-31 for round 5 of the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant. Applicants who applied during rounds 1-3 and were waitlisted are also eligible to receive the grant and do not need to reapply.

Small businesses and nonprofits in California impacted by COVID-19 and its related health and safety restrictions can apply for the second round of relief grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 beginning Feb. 2.

Micro and small businesses in California that have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for a grant of up to $25,000 through the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program. The application period for this first round of funding ends Jan. 13.

A new state tax credit plus $500 million in COVID-19 Relief Grants are among the new financial stimulus programs available to eligible small businesses in California that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

HHS is accepting applications Oct. 5-Nov. 6 for the latest round of Provider Relief Funding intended to help health care providers suffering economic losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Phase-3 General Distribution funding is open for the first time to dentists who began practicing Jan. 1 through March 31. 

HHS announced last week that it was releasing an additional $20 billion in a new phase ― Phase 3 ― of the Provider Relief Fund, which was created in April by the CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act to help health care providers suffering economic losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.