Keep LA Dining
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
2.1 Small Businesses, Entrepreneurs, and Nonprofits
Federal Expenditure CategoryAid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality
02/23/2023
Anticipated End Date06/30/2024
Supported Languages
- Armenian
- Cambodian (Khmer)
- Farsi
- Korean
- Russian
- Spanish
- Tagalog/Filipino
- Thai
- Traditional Chinese
- Simplified Chinese
- Vietnamese
- Arabic
- Hindi
- Japanese
Project Contacts
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Kevin Anderson
Indicators & Metrics to Date
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Number of office hour attendees2027
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Number of entities receiving some form of technical assistance9563
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Number of grants provided443
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Number of website clicks194658
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Number of office hour sessions145
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Number of website views663317
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Launch Phase 1 targeting microbusinesses by the end of January 2023 and keep open for at least 30 days0
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Launch Phase 2 targeting microbusinesses, small businesses and nonprofits by the end of February 2023 and keep open for at least 30 days.0
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Number of outbound calls through SBDC call center76641
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Number of inbound calls received at SBDC call center13476
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Number of attendees attending webinars and trainings5179
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DEO will co design and approve all EOG collaterals0
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Number of grants awarded and broken down by sectors and demographics.443
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Number of languages translated14
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Launch of program website at grants.lacounty.gov.0
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Number of 1-1 consultations held with applicants4384
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Number of canvassing events held by street teams250
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Number of individuals receiving e-newsletter68182
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Number of Inbound and Outbound Calls through SBDC Call Center.90117
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Ensure the Equity Explorer tool data is reflected in all outreach efforts by weekly data dump to DEO0
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Number of survey responses received from grantees0
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Grantee businesses and nonprofits reduce or eliminate rental debt0
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businesses and nonprofits received capital to restabilize from loss of regain stability from loss of revenue0
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Grantee businesses and nonprofits reduce or eliminate debt incurred from renovations or purchases of supplies to comply with health and safety standards0
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Grantee businesses and nonprofits increase ability to pay increased costs for supplies0
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Business and nonprofit grantees increase ability to pay wages and stabilize employee hiring443
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Nonprofits improve service delivery0
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Number of Grants Provided167
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Number of grants awarded and broken down by sectors and demographics.2407
Target Populations
- Small Businesses
Project Description
The COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for small businesses, particularly small, black, indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) owned businesses and non-profits that serve our most vulnerable populations. Los Angeles County is also home to the largest concentration of minority‐owned businesses in the United States. Of the 244,000 small businesses in the County, more than 55% are BIPOC-owned. Over 93% of all businesses in the County have 20 or fewer employees and COVID‐19 has affected these small businesses disproportionately. In addition, businesses, community-based organizations (CBOs), and nonprofits impacted during the pandemic, in the highest, high, and moderate vulnerability index areas, faced additional barriers in the recovery process. The Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has created the Economic Opportunity Grant (EOG) program, which integrates the following grant programs through a single streamlined online application process: (i) Keep LA Dining, (ii) LA Regional COVID Fund: Small and Microentrepreneur Grants, (iii) LA Regional COVID Fund: Nonprofit Grants (iv) Youth Workforce Development Partnerships, and (v) State of California Microbusiness Covid-19 Grant of $12.6 million targeting microbusinesses. The priority of the EOG will be to address the barriers faced by small and microbusinesses, particularly those in the highest and high tiers of need. However, businesses located in moderate COVID-19 impact areas are also serving under-resourced communities and may have barriers that more closely relate to businesses located in the highest and high tier areas. As a result, the EOG will also serve those businesses on a third priority tier. In summary, the online EOG application process will provide ease of access to much needed capital to support small businesses during the post-pandemic recovery process. And to ensure the program is reaching those in most need, grants will be distributed in rounds to allow for directed and focused outreach strategies and ongoing refinement of those strategies.
Goals & Objectives
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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13 | Performance | DEO will co design and approve all EOG collaterals | ||
15 | Service Delivery | Number of languages translated | 0.00 | 14.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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5 | Service Delivery | Number of website clicks | 0.00 | 100000.00 |
7 | Service Delivery | Number of website views | 0.00 | 350000.00 |
10 | Service Delivery | Number of outbound calls through SBDC call center | 0.00 | 40000.00 |
11 | Service Delivery | Number of inbound calls received at SBDC call center | 0.00 | 7000.00 |
12 | Service Delivery | Number of attendees attending webinars and trainings | 0.00 | 4000.00 |
13 | Performance | DEO will co design and approve all EOG collaterals | ||
18 | Service Delivery | Number of canvassing events held by street teams | 0.00 | 100.00 |
19 | Service Delivery | Number of individuals receiving e-newsletter | 0.00 | 70000.00 |
21 | Service Delivery | Ensure the Equity Explorer tool data is reflected in all outreach efforts by weekly data dump to DEO |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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3 | Service Delivery | Number of entities receiving some form of technical assistance | 0.00 | 24000.00 |
17 | Service Delivery | Number of 1-1 consultations held with applicants | 0.00 | 700.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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8 | Service Delivery | Launch Phase 1 targeting microbusinesses by the end of January 2023 and keep open for at least 30 days | 1.00 | 1.00 |
9 | Service Delivery | Launch Phase 2 targeting microbusinesses, small businesses and nonprofits by the end of February 2023 and keep open for at least 30 days. | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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4 | Program Outcome | Number of grants provided | 0.00 | 2200.00 |
14 | Program Outcome | Number of grants awarded and broken down by sectors and demographics. | 2200.00 | |
32 | Performance | Number of Grants Provided | 2350.00 | |
33 | Program Outcome | Number of grants awarded and broken down by sectors and demographics. | 2350.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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23 | Program Outcome | Number of survey responses received from grantees | 0.00 | 1000.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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24 | Program Outcome | Grantee businesses and nonprofits reduce or eliminate rental debt | 0.00 | 660.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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25 | Program Outcome | businesses and nonprofits received capital to restabilize from loss of regain stability from loss of revenue | 0.00 | 660.00 |
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# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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26 | Program Outcome | Grantee businesses and nonprofits reduce or eliminate debt incurred from renovations or purchases of supplies to comply with health and safety standards | 0.00 | 440.00 |
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# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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27 | Program Outcome | Grantee businesses and nonprofits increase ability to pay increased costs for supplies | 0.00 | 440.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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28 | Program Outcome | Business and nonprofit grantees increase ability to pay wages and stabilize employee hiring | 0.00 | 440.00 |
Indicators
# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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33 | Program Outcome | Number of grants awarded and broken down by sectors and demographics. | 2350.00 |
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# | Type | Name | Baseline | Target |
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30 | Program Outcome | Nonprofits improve service delivery | 0.00 | 440.00 |