The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) serves as the State of California’s leader for job growth, economic development, and business assistance efforts.
The California Small Agricultural Business Drought & Flood Relief Grant Program aims to support small agricultural businesses in California that have suffered financial losses due to severe drought and/or flooding. The program offers relief by providing grants of up to $100,000 to eligible businesses. It classifies applicants into groups based on the extent of their financial decline, the severity of drought conditions as classified by the USDA Drought Monitor, and, for flood-affected businesses, those within or serving areas with a disaster declaration for storm flooding. Additionally, the program identifies specific eligibility criteria including a significant decline in annual gross receipts or gross profits and classification under certain North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) or National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) codes for businesses affected by drought, as well as specific NAICS codes for those affected by flooding.