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RESILIENCY FUND

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Reopening Black Businesses Together

Based on expressed need and the level of support received, the Resiliency Relief Program will serve as a temporary stop gap


On behalf of the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce, thank you for your interest in the Resiliency Fund. We have received Phase 1 grant applications and they are under review.

Thank you to our Sponsors

We want to thank everyone for their generous individual donations

James TolbertBrenda WrightMaxine’s BoutiqueChardai Chanel Page
Denny AdamsCecily BarclayJacob BintliffMike Reis & Olivia Maki
Peony LeeChamaine WoffardKarin LouzadaJenn Guerra
James WollakAstrud ReedLinda WhiteMarcia Nakamura
Cornelius JacksonPaulette HargroveKeyaira LockRadha Kumar
Annaliisa RanselNancy Mims BurtLisa MabryPatricia McCue
Jake WhartonSean MaherSarah GreenleafKatherine Burrows
Rudy PonceNicole SayreVictoria JonesLea Velasco
Jay ManningHARTEJPAL BARINGCharles CanteroTyler Chapman
Margaret HullettAnita RaoNina ZiskinChris Stauffenegger
Christopher AycockErika SeidAnne CademenosJennifer Berger
Jennifer CanteroKeli BakerDeborah BarnesTracy Moreland
Charles CanteroAysha HandleyGeorgia W RichardsonMargot Hamer
Brian BlennerShailey JainRory WohlLori Van
Adam KintnerWilhelmina EuellKitTea LLCNatalia Silva
Leslie PalmieriJudith MarxMichael TyrrellYvonne Brazil
Deborah Moss-WestHenry WeinerMargaret JacobsShonda Scott
Jim BautistaCarrie KosnikIsabella TolentinoJanet Lynn
3MEL LLCBryce StammerjohanNettles NettlesEllen Davis
Nina ZiskinJohn HayesTheodora JacksonNola Turnage
Derek WhippleAlison BernardStephanie’s BoutiqueAmy Iorio
Leah SaroniAhmed Ali BobChristina EhatLynette McElhaney
Terri KonsellaKelsey RanjbarCaitlin KearnsMontag Ivester
Dorothy WickenhiserAnn EdwardsEdmond RosenLaNiece Jones
Evan MacGregorRyan Carlsongalia aharoniKimberley Davis
scott pollakStephanie’s BoutiqueChancy FesslerJulia Ashman
Donald PattersonRobert Dorsey IIIGeorge SeguraMark Siegel
maria caturaySonja StewartAdam ShermanJessica Salazar
Tehauja WardNew Vision FitnessSunset Sound SystemCrystal Abou-Khalife
Odessa SturgellDouglas LoveCharles CanteroThelma Harris
The Truth OutreachCoraetta SmithDeborah BarnesDorian Webb
Robert BaedekerArlene HippDestiny MuhammadAisha Knowles
Robin SiefkinTLJ Professional Services, Inc.Stephanie’s BoutiqueKerry Morgan
Jan SingerMichael JohnsonArthur SpencerKatherine Zapata
Mark GreeneAgent Hi5 ProductionsGeorge SeguraGraig Brooks
Ellen Colemanjessica garyMaureen SirhallLarry Sneed
Tormain SolorzanoInternational Bureau of Real Estate Investments, Inc.Margaret JacobsAli Ar Rasheed
Laura BryantEverett WattersSteven MeyerLaVerne McCall
Larissa SchwartzANGELIC PLEASURESM. Javi HarnlyAmy Craik
Cary FleisherAAA Car StereosErin WeldonMatthew Winter
John AmerkhanianThe Sag3 BoutiqueDeborah BarnesAdante Pointer
Val HardwickAziz KhatriPaul VassaeMonica Romero
Joy LeightonGeorgia W RichardsonStephanie’s BoutiqueTim and Kepler
Ute WaldmanMoor Enterprises, LLCWILLIAM MARTINAnthony Ewell
Anthony BennettiAdrian ChuaMarcus McNeilAntonio Herrera
Mary OrrWealthFitGeorge SeguraAndrea Brown
Sophie TaddeoJean MurrellPaul VassarNancy Grochowski
allison hallBrian LassiterWilliam MeyerMyron Myra
Debra WalkerJack SiebertRay CarlisleJacqulin Nostaja
Yvette L ElarmsSylvia LeeDorian WebbTerrie Duncan
Mary DriesJessica SterlingGeorge Holland, Sr.Chika Obih
Timothy DobbinsRev. Andriette EarlAntoinette ClarkDana Jones
Therese MuirSabrina KisLazandra DialDarron Evans
Joseph RichRussell PhilpottPhilip DuttonOtis Watson
Deborah Barnesdona savitskyMaxine Viola HickmanRon Brown
Kimberly KennedyMalia ArmstrongSheryl BirdenCarol McGruder
Sidney HancockYvonne BrazilIguehi JamesValerie Toler
James MostellerMelissa HellumsGeanie AsanteLynell Bevels
russell champaMarlon NorrisDevona McClintonEvelyn Wesley
Beza MulugetaAmanda ElliottGohn Marie McFaddenDenis McGuirk
Gary W Glassjain williamsGreg YoungMargie Winn
Rachel CourteyLarisa TrocheJoshua BrownJill Nannizzi
Lynette Pangmatthew griffinSandra VarnerLisa Kinoshita
Diane SpielerDana Y’Anad BurrellE McCoy-RaulCherrylyn Gonzalez
Margaret JacobsReal Estate Serviceslori VANDERHURSTBarbara Bailey
Kathryn SmithShoebox Financial SolutionsDera WilliamsLeah Winn
Susan Turnersherry vancePetra BradyCynthia Dorsey
Vivian LuoChantal ReynoldsJeanett FulcherMelanie Winn
William HarwoodAnne ChellasAnne MawdsleyJerry Herdegen
Jennifer BronsonCynthia I DorseyJo Ann ColeRidwana Bentley
Katherine BenouarShorron Levy MillerBESSIE GRAHAMDebra Jackson
Carmine RedMichael LeBlancIneva WilliamsColleen Camp
Alan SmithMelanie BynesDiane LewisJulianna Baxley
Lorrita FordNicole FelixMARY JACKSONToni Warren
Lois M. PetersonKristy BrooksKim RhoadsKelley McDonnell
Michelle NyeKrystal RodriguezLisa RaphaelPhyllis Dollison
Sabrina HallPeter WilsonLisa ClintonRene Mastin
Cody HazenKim Roberta JohnsonMyrtle GabrielBurt Boltuch
Suzanne CookJ. Frederic KerrestLinda Johnson-JonesCurtis Wigginton
Holly Belowwade hamptonBrenda KnightJANA & CHRIS PASTENA
Nicholas BeimTai TokeshiJulia GildenKunal Merchant
George ScharffenbergerGlenn RudolphLorena MandoriaoThomas Law
CATHY GENTBetsy BerosRandolph BelleAuna Harris
  • Grant finalists will receive an email by July 15th. At that time, business owners will be asked to provide verification documentation to allow for due diligence. Being selected as a finalist does not guarantee a grant. It is contingent upon receiving all required documentations.  
  • We will communicate with everyone regardless of grant approval.
  • We encourage applicants to re-submit an application in possible future application rounds.

We thank you for taking the time to submit your application. Please continue to monitor OAACC”s Frequently Asked Questions page for the latest updates on the program.

OAACC is committed to working on behalf of Oakland’s Black small businesses during this crisis. This grant is just one of the many ways in which we hope to provide support in the coming days, months and years. Please visit oaacc.org to sign up to our newsletter and receive weekly updates on activities. 

The Resiliency Fund Team


Resiliency Relief Program Helps Chef Leilani Baugh

August 27, 2020

Read the Story

Baugh is among the scores of Black business owners who received a proverbial lifeline, from the Resiliency Relief program thanks to OAACC.


The OAACCF, in partnership with its corresponding Advisory Council, has created a COVID-19 Resiliency Relief Program. The monies raised under this program will be made available as interest-free grant relief dollars for these businesses, adversely impacted by COVID-19, and under the Federal orders of S.I.P. (Shelter in Place).

Congress approved funding; however, hundreds of local small Black owned businesses did not receive financial support.  Their recovery will be extremely difficult.  The Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce Foundation (OAACCF) has launched a Resiliency Relief Grant Program to raise $1 MILLION for financial infusion to resuscitate local Black owned businesses.  

DONATE NOW TO HELP FUND THE PROGRAM

The OAACCF Resiliency Relief Program provides Grants to Small Businesses

Please APPLY for the OAACCF Resiliency Relief Program to find out if you are eligible for receiving an Interest Free Grant from monies raised by your Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce Foundation by following the detailed CRITERIA listed below.

To Apply for a Grant

If you are a local small Black owned business in Oakland, California and would like to apply for a Grant, the criteria follows…

  1. Review the OAACCF Resiliency Eligibility Checklist to help the Advisory Council start the process of qualifying your business with identifying your business eligibility (fillable form here).
  2. Review the Eligibility Requirements here. 
  3. Completing the process online.
  4. Current OAACCF Member, please present your Member ID
  5. Non-Chamber Member, please apply for your Membership Here, www.oaacc.org.

All Chamber Applicants should be prepared to show a 2018 or 2019 business filing if they do not operate under the above requirements

Non-Chamber Applicants May apply later in the application process.  Each non-chamber awardee will be assessed whether a fee will be required, pending need, and on a case by case basis.

READ FULL CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY HERE

To Fund the Resiliency Program

Help the Oakland African American Chamber of Commerce Foundation (OAACCF) retain a viable part of our business community–the local African American small business owner.  The OAACCF, in partnership with its corresponding Advisory Council, has created a COVID-19 Resiliency Relief Program.  The monies raised under this program will be made available as interest-free grant relief dollars for these businesses, adversely impacted by COVID-19, and under the Federal orders of S.I.P. (Shelter in Place).

Funds to provide economic relief to local African American owned businesses, defined as 20 employees or less, have not trickled down to the African American community.

Qualifying “grantees” in this category (20 employees or less) will be vetted according to three of the OAACC eligibility requirements including: 

Demonstrate business legitimacy

  • Provide any form of business documentation – website, business pictures, bank statements that include the business address and business name
  • A valid business license dated 05/01/19 or earlier
  • A valid identification card (driver’s license, passport, etc)
  • A completed W9 form (if approved)
  • Primary business operation in Oakland, California
  • Sales from Square, CASH AP, Kabbage, and the like to document cash flow over a reasonable period of time
CLICK HERE TO FUND THE PROGRAM

Application Process Now Closed

APPLICATION DEADLINE WAS JUNE 20, 2020

APPLY HERE

“We are all in this together”

African American businesses have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and need your support

Support the Resiliency Fund Today

No collateral or personal guarantees are required. Neither the government, lenders or the OAACCF will charge small businesses any fees.

The award is a grant and is not required to be paid back.  


Grant Details

  • One-time grant of $5,000 – pending qualification as determined by OAACC Advisory Council.
  • One-time grant of $3,000 – special circumstances – as determined by OAACC Advisory Council.
  • 3rd Criteria:  Grants will also be allocated in various amounts ranging from $1,500 – $10,000, pending decisions made by the OAACC Advisory Council.

Criteria for Receiving Relief:

  • Complete Application Link
  • Complete OAACC Resiliency Financial Management Training via the Web
  • Complete 2 Hour Financial Management Training Workshop


Questions?

Information is constantly being updated on the website. Keep checking back. Read about how we collect data here.

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