Placer County Moves to Red Tier Placer County moved into the red tier on Sunday, March 14, the California Department of Public Health announced after statewide vaccination thresholds were met and state tier metrics relaxed as a result. View a summary of what the red tier means here. “This is a big step and one that we welcome.…
Update California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program We are excited to announce four new rounds of the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program. On February 23rd, Governor Newsom signed into law a comprehensive package providing urgent relief for the small businesses of CA. The package provides an additional $2 billion – a four-fold…
New $500 million state COVID relief grants program includes nonprofits – details below! We are excited to announce two NEW rounds—Rounds 3 and 4—of the California Relief Grant. On February 23, Governor Newsom signed into law a comprehensive package providing urgent relief for the small businesses of CA. The package provides an additional $2 billion…
Leadership Skills for Changing Times THE NORTH LAKE TAHOE-TRUCKEE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM has been offering a 6-month program for 17 years, and is proud of the 400+ leaders that have graduated from the program. While COVID health restrictions prohibit us from doing that this year, we recognize that building new leadership skills for our changing times…
COVID-19 BUSINESS IMPACT SURVEY It’s been just over a year since the first COVID-19 case was detected in our country, and the pandemic continues to have an overarching influence in all of our lives. As we begin the new year and adjust to our new normal, it is important for us to hear how your…
GETTING VACCINATED The Placer County Public Health Division is coordinating COVID-19 vaccine efforts in alignment with recommendations from the California Department of Public Health, the COVID-19 California Governor’s Vaccine Task Force, and the COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force Working Group. VACCINATION ELIGIBILITY Everyone 16+ who works or lives in Placer County is now eligible to receive…
An SBA loan that helps businesses keep their workforce employed during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. First Draw PPP loans can be used to help fund payroll costs, including benefits in addition to mortgage interest, rent, utilities, and worker protection costs related to the pandemic. First Draw PPP Loans for first time program participants Second Draw PPP…
Stay Home Order Lifted; Placer County Moves to Purple Tier Placer County has been notified by the California Department of Public Health that, based upon the latest projections of ICU bed capacity 4 weeks into the future, the Greater Sacramento region is no longer under State’s regional “stay-at-home” order, effective immediately. Hospitalization growth rates have…
Emergency Rent Relief Program Offers Eligible Small Businesses up to $5,000 in Financial Support A newly established grant program through Placer Shares Community Collaborative will distribute emergency rental assistance funding to the North Lake Tahoe Business Community The Placer County Board of Supervisors has approved an additional grant program to financially assist small businesses that…
$500 MILLION CALIFORNIA SMALL BUSINESS COVID-19 RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS IMPACTED BY COVID-19 AND THE HEALTH AND SAFETY RESTRICTIONS. Applications for Round 1 will open on Wednesday, December 30th, 2020, and close end of day on Friday, January 13th, 2021. Round 2 will be announced in the near future. Eligible…