Administrative Office

American Rescue Plan Act Grant Opportunities

Organizations may apply for funding to respond to the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Through one-time funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the County of San Luis Obispo seeks to make available up to $500,000 for small business grants, $3 million for non-profits and up to $2.5 million in grants for organizations providing business technical assistance, workforce development, and job training. Please see the Request for Applications below for details. 

Closed ARPA Programs

• Business Technical Assistance Grant (Closed February 23, 2022)
  •  ​ARPA-Business-technical-assistance-grant
• Non-Profit Grant (Closed March 1, 2022) 
  • Non-Profit-ARPA-RFA_Final
• Small Business Grant Program
  • Press Release: www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Administrative-Office/Featured-News/2022/Applications-Open-for-Business-Grants-Due-to-COVID.aspx
    • The applications for grant funding received so far have exceeded our funding limit of $500,000. The County is processing the applications that it has received and is no longer able to accept new applications at this time. We thank you for your interest in this program.

Community Based Grants

Organizations can apply for several grant funding opportunities offered by the County of San Luis Obispo. This includes District Community Project Grants and Community-Based Organization and Preventative Health Grants. More information about these grant funding opportunities can be found on this page. 

Request for Application - Other Agency 

Request for Application - CBO