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Available Resources

We found 116 active programs for small businesses.

countygrant

$2,500

Kern County Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

Apply for the Kern County Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program to get funding and support for your business.

countygrant

Amount Varies

Kern Recovers Small Business Grant Program

Apply for the Kern Recovers Small Business Grant Program to get funding and support for your business.

countyloan

Amount Varies

Kern County Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)

Apply for the Kern County Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to get funding and support for your business.

countyloan

$50,000

Valley Small Business Development Corporation Kern County Microloan Program

Apply for the Valley Small Business Development Corporation Kern County Microloan Program to get funding and support for your business.

countytax incentive

Amount Varies

Kern County Mills Act Historic Property Tax Abatement

Apply for the Kern County Mills Act Historic Property Tax Abatement to get funding and support for your business.

countytax incentive

Amount Varies

Kern County Economic Development Property Tax Rebate Program

Apply for the Kern County Economic Development Property Tax Rebate Program to get funding and support for your business.

countytax incentive

Amount Varies

Kern County Active Solar Energy System Property Tax Exclusion

Apply for the Kern County Active Solar Energy System Property Tax Exclusion to get funding and support for your business.

stategrant

Amount Varies

California Employment Training Panel (ETP) Grants

Apply for the California Employment Training Panel (ETP) Grants to get funding and support for your business.

localgrant

$10,000

City of Bakersfield Entrepreneurship Grant Program

Apply for the City of Bakersfield Entrepreneurship Grant Program to get funding and support for your business.

localgrant

$20,000

City of Bakersfield Commercial Facade Improvement Program

Apply for the City of Bakersfield Commercial Facade Improvement Program to get funding and support for your business.

localloan

Amount Varies

City of Bakersfield Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)

Apply for the City of Bakersfield Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to get funding and support for your business.

localloanLow-Income

$50,000

Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) Microloan Program

Apply for the Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) Microloan Program to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

Amount Varies

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

Apply for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to get funding and support for your business.

localtax incentive

Amount Varies

City of Bakersfield Opportunity Zones Program

Apply for the City of Bakersfield Opportunity Zones Program to get funding and support for your business.

localtax incentive

Amount Varies

Bakersfield/Kern County Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ 276) Tax and Duty Exemptions

Apply for the Bakersfield/Kern County Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ 276) Tax and Duty Exemptions to get funding and support for your business.

localtax incentive

Amount Varies

City of Bakersfield Business Tax Certificate Small Business Exemption

Apply for the City of Bakersfield Business Tax Certificate Small Business Exemption to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

$275,000

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program - Phase I

Apply for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program - Phase I to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

$275,000

Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program - Phase I

Apply for the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program - Phase I to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

$275,000

National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR Phase I Grant

Apply for the National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR Phase I Grant to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

Amount Varies

National Institutes of Health (NIH) SBIR Phase I Grant

Apply for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) SBIR Phase I Grant to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

$200,000

Department of Energy (DOE) SBIR Phase I Grant

Apply for the Department of Energy (DOE) SBIR Phase I Grant to get funding and support for your business.

federalloan

$5,500,000

SBA 504 Loan Program

Apply for the SBA 504 Loan Program to get funding and support for your business.

federalloanVeteran-Owned

$2,000,000

SBA Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan (MREIDL)

Apply for the SBA Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan (MREIDL) to get funding and support for your business.

stategrant

$10,000

California State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Grant

Apply for the California State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Grant to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentive

Amount Varies

Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

Apply for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentive

$5,000

Disabled Access Credit

Apply for the Disabled Access Credit to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentiveLow-Income

Amount Varies

New Markets Tax Credit Program

Apply for the New Markets Tax Credit Program to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentiveLow-Income

$3,000

Empowerment Zone Employment Credit

Apply for the Empowerment Zone Employment Credit to get funding and support for your business.

stategrantLow-Income

$2,500

California Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

Apply for the California Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program to get funding and support for your business.

stategrantDisadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

$25,000

California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

Apply for the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program to get funding and support for your business.

stateloan

Amount Varies

California Small Business Loan Guarantee Program (SBLGP)

Apply for the California Small Business Loan Guarantee Program (SBLGP) to get funding and support for your business.

stateloan

Amount Varies

California Collateral Support Program

Apply for the California Collateral Support Program to get funding and support for your business.

stateloanLow-Income

$100,000

California Rebuilding Fund

Apply for the California Rebuilding Fund to get funding and support for your business.

countytax incentive

Amount Varies

Kern County Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) Incentives

Apply for the Kern County Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) Incentives to get funding and support for your business.

countytax incentive

Amount Varies

Kern County Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE)

Apply for the Kern County Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) to get funding and support for your business.

countytax incentive

Amount Varies

Kern County Business Personal Property Exemptions

Apply for the Kern County Business Personal Property Exemptions to get funding and support for your business.

statetax incentive

Amount Varies

California Competes Tax Credit

Apply for the California Competes Tax Credit to get funding and support for your business.

statetax incentive

Amount Varies

California New Employment Credit

Apply for the California New Employment Credit to get funding and support for your business.

statetax incentive

Amount Varies

California Research and Development Tax Credit

Apply for the California Research and Development Tax Credit to get funding and support for your business.

statetax incentive

Amount Varies

CAEATFA Sales and Use Tax Exclusion Program

Apply for the CAEATFA Sales and Use Tax Exclusion Program to get funding and support for your business.

statetax incentiveLow-Income

$10,000

California Homeless Hiring Tax Credit

Apply for the California Homeless Hiring Tax Credit to get funding and support for your business.

countygrant

$2,500

Kern County Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant

Apply for the Kern County Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant to get funding and support for your business.

localgrant

$20,000

City of Bakersfield Storefront Improvement Grant Program

Apply for the City of Bakersfield Storefront Improvement Grant Program to get funding and support for your business.

localgrant

$10,000

City of Bakersfield Small Business Support Grant

Apply for the City of Bakersfield Small Business Support Grant to get funding and support for your business.

localloanLow-Income

Amount Varies

City of Bakersfield CDBG Small Business Loan Program

Apply for the City of Bakersfield CDBG Small Business Loan Program to get funding and support for your business.

localtax incentive

Amount Varies

City of Bakersfield Opportunity Zones Tax Incentive

Apply for the City of Bakersfield Opportunity Zones Tax Incentive to get funding and support for your business.

localtax incentive

Amount Varies

Kern County Property Tax Rebate Program

Apply for the Kern County Property Tax Rebate Program to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

$175,000

USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Program

Apply for the USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Program to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

$100,000

EPA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Grant

Apply for the EPA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Grant to get funding and support for your business.

federalloanLow-Income

$350,000

SBA Community Advantage Loan

Apply for the SBA Community Advantage Loan to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentive

$5,000

Disabled Access Credit (Section 44)

Apply for the Disabled Access Credit (Section 44) to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentive

$250,000

Research and Development (R&D) Payroll Tax Credit for Small Businesses

Apply for the Research and Development (R&D) Payroll Tax Credit for Small Businesses to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentiveLow-Income

Amount Varies

New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC)

Apply for the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC) to get funding and support for your business.

stategrant

Amount Varies

California Employment Training Panel (ETP) Funding

Apply for the California Employment Training Panel (ETP) Funding to get funding and support for your business.

statetax incentive

Amount Varies

California Sales and Use Tax Exclusion (STE)

Apply for the California Sales and Use Tax Exclusion (STE) to get funding and support for your business.

stateloanDisadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

$20,000,000

California State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Loan Guarantee Program

Apply for the California State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Loan Guarantee Program to get funding and support for your business.

stateloan

$5,000,000

CalCAP Collateral Support Program

Apply for the CalCAP Collateral Support Program to get funding and support for your business.

statetax incentive

Amount Varies

California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC)

Apply for the California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC) to get funding and support for your business.

statetax incentive

Amount Varies

California New Employment Credit (NEC)

Apply for the California New Employment Credit (NEC) to get funding and support for your business.

statetax incentive

$10,000

Homeless Hiring Tax Credit (HHTC)

Apply for the Homeless Hiring Tax Credit (HHTC) to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

Amount Varies

Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program

Apply for the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program to get funding and support for your business.

countytax incentiveRural

Amount Varies

Kern County Williamson Act Program

Apply for the Kern County Williamson Act Program to get funding and support for your business.

countytax incentive

Amount Varies

Kern County Mills Act Historic Preservation Program

Apply for the Kern County Mills Act Historic Preservation Program to get funding and support for your business.

countygrant

Amount Varies

Kern County Workforce Development On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program

Apply for the Kern County Workforce Development On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program to get funding and support for your business.

countyloanLow-Income

$50,000

Kern County Micro-Enterprise Loan Program

Apply for the Kern County Micro-Enterprise Loan Program to get funding and support for your business.

countytax incentive

Amount Varies

Kern County Mills Act Property Tax Abatement Program

Apply for the Kern County Mills Act Property Tax Abatement Program to get funding and support for your business.

localgrant

$10,000

City of Bakersfield Downtown Facade Improvement Grant Program

Apply for the City of Bakersfield Downtown Facade Improvement Grant Program to get funding and support for your business.

countyloan

Amount Varies

Kern County Revolving Loan Fund

Apply for the Kern County Revolving Loan Fund to get funding and support for your business.

localloanLow-Income

Amount Varies

City of Bakersfield CDBG Microenterprise Loan Program

Apply for the City of Bakersfield CDBG Microenterprise Loan Program to get funding and support for your business.

localtax incentive

Amount Varies

Bakersfield Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) No. 276

Apply for the Bakersfield Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) No. 276 to get funding and support for your business.

localtax incentive

Amount Varies

City of Bakersfield Business Tax Exemptions

Apply for the City of Bakersfield Business Tax Exemptions to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

Amount Varies

SBA State Trade Expansion Program (STEP)

Apply for the SBA State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

$275,000

National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR/STTR Phase I Grant

Apply for the National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR/STTR Phase I Grant to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

Amount Varies

National Institutes of Health (NIH) SBIR/STTR Grant Program

Apply for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) SBIR/STTR Grant Program to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

Amount Varies

Department of Energy (DOE) SBIR/STTR Grant Program

Apply for the Department of Energy (DOE) SBIR/STTR Grant Program to get funding and support for your business.

federalloan

$5,500,000

SBA 504 Certified Development Company Loan Program

Apply for the SBA 504 Certified Development Company Loan Program to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentive

$5,000

Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs

Apply for the Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs to get funding and support for your business.

stategrant

$10,000

California State Trade Expansion Program (STEP)

Apply for the California State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentiveLow-Income

Amount Varies

New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC)

Apply for the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) to get funding and support for your business.

stateloan

$50,000

CalCAP ADA Financing Program

Apply for the CalCAP ADA Financing Program to get funding and support for your business.

stateloan

$250,000

CalCAP Seismic Safety Financing Program

Apply for the CalCAP Seismic Safety Financing Program to get funding and support for your business.

stateloanDisadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

$20,000,000

California State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Collateral Support Program

Apply for the California State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Collateral Support Program to get funding and support for your business.

localloanLow-Income

$50,000

City of Bakersfield Micro-Enterprise Loan Program

Apply for the City of Bakersfield Micro-Enterprise Loan Program to get funding and support for your business.

localgrantLow-Income

$5,000

City of Bakersfield Micro-Enterprise Assistance Grant Program

Apply for the City of Bakersfield Micro-Enterprise Assistance Grant Program to get funding and support for your business.

federalloanDisadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

$350,000

SBA Community Advantage Loan Program

Apply for the SBA Community Advantage Loan Program to get funding and support for your business.

federalloan

$500,000

SBA Export Express Loan Program

Apply for the SBA Export Express Loan Program to get funding and support for your business.

federalloan

$5,000,000

SBA Export Working Capital Program (EWCP)

Apply for the SBA Export Working Capital Program (EWCP) to get funding and support for your business.

federalloan

$5,000,000

SBA International Trade Loan Program

Apply for the SBA International Trade Loan Program to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentive

Amount Varies

Small Business Health Care Tax Credit

Apply for the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentive

Amount Varies

Section 179 Deduction for Business Equipment

Apply for the Section 179 Deduction for Business Equipment to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentive

Amount Varies

Disabled Access Credit (Form 8826)

Apply for the Disabled Access Credit (Form 8826) to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentive

Amount Varies

Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave (Form 8994)

Apply for the Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave (Form 8994) to get funding and support for your business.

stategrant

Amount Varies

CARB Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE)

Apply for the CARB Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) to get funding and support for your business.

stategrant

Amount Varies

CARB Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP)

Apply for the CARB Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) to get funding and support for your business.

federalloan

$5,000,000

SBA 7(a) Loan Program

Apply for the SBA 7(a) Loan Program to get funding and support for your business.

federalloan

$50,000

SBA Microloan Program

Apply for the SBA Microloan Program to get funding and support for your business.

stateloan

Amount Varies

California Capital Access Program (CalCAP) for Small Business

Apply for the California Capital Access Program (CalCAP) for Small Business to get funding and support for your business.

stateloan

Amount Varies

IBank Small Business Loan Guarantee Program

Apply for the IBank Small Business Loan Guarantee Program to get funding and support for your business.

statetax incentive

Amount Varies

California Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit

Apply for the California Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit to get funding and support for your business.

statetax incentive

Amount Varies

Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Manufacturing and Research & Development Equipment

Apply for the Sales and Use Tax Exemption for Manufacturing and Research & Development Equipment to get funding and support for your business.

statetax incentive

Amount Varies

California Film & Television Tax Credit Program

Apply for the California Film & Television Tax Credit Program to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

$275,000

NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Grant

Apply for the NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Grant to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

$299,000

NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Grant

Apply for the NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Grant to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

$250,000

DoD Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Grant

Apply for the DoD Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Grant to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

$200,000

DOE Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Grant

Apply for the DOE Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Grant to get funding and support for your business.

federalgrant

$175,000

NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Grant

Apply for the NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Grant to get funding and support for your business.

federalloan

$5,000,000

SBA Export Loan Programs (Export Express, Export Working Capital)

Apply for the SBA Export Loan Programs (Export Express, Export Working Capital) to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentive

Amount Varies

Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit

Apply for the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentive

Amount Varies

Small Employer Health Insurance Credit

Apply for the Small Employer Health Insurance Credit to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentive

Amount Varies

Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave

Apply for the Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentive

Amount Varies

Credit for Employer-Provided Childcare Facilities and Services

Apply for the Credit for Employer-Provided Childcare Facilities and Services to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentive

Amount Varies

Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC) / Clean Energy Tax Credit

Apply for the Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC) / Clean Energy Tax Credit to get funding and support for your business.

federaltax incentiveLow-Income

Amount Varies

Opportunity Zones Tax Benefits

Apply for the Opportunity Zones Tax Benefits to get funding and support for your business.

stategrant

$10,000

California Dream Fund Program

Apply for the California Dream Fund Program to get funding and support for your business.

stateloan

$5,000,000

California Capital Access Program (CalCAP)

Apply for the California Capital Access Program (CalCAP) to get funding and support for your business.

stateloanLow-Income

$10,000

IBank Jump Start Loan Program

Apply for the IBank Jump Start Loan Program to get funding and support for your business.

Bakersfield, CA

Available Resources

Kern County Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

Kern Recovers Small Business Grant Program

Kern County Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)

Valley Small Business Development Corporation Kern County Microloan Program

Kern County Mills Act Historic Property Tax Abatement

Kern County Economic Development Property Tax Rebate Program

Kern County Active Solar Energy System Property Tax Exclusion

California Employment Training Panel (ETP) Grants

City of Bakersfield Entrepreneurship Grant Program

City of Bakersfield Commercial Facade Improvement Program

City of Bakersfield Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)

Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) Microloan Program

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

City of Bakersfield Opportunity Zones Program

Bakersfield/Kern County Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ 276) Tax and Duty Exemptions

City of Bakersfield Business Tax Certificate Small Business Exemption

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program - Phase I

Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program - Phase I

National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR Phase I Grant

National Institutes of Health (NIH) SBIR Phase I Grant

Department of Energy (DOE) SBIR Phase I Grant

SBA 504 Loan Program

SBA Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan (MREIDL)

California State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Grant

Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

Disabled Access Credit

New Markets Tax Credit Program

Empowerment Zone Employment Credit

California Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

California Small Business Loan Guarantee Program (SBLGP)

California Collateral Support Program

California Rebuilding Fund

Kern County Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) Incentives

Kern County Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE)

Kern County Business Personal Property Exemptions

California Competes Tax Credit

California New Employment Credit

California Research and Development Tax Credit

CAEATFA Sales and Use Tax Exclusion Program

California Homeless Hiring Tax Credit

Kern County Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant

City of Bakersfield Storefront Improvement Grant Program

City of Bakersfield Small Business Support Grant

City of Bakersfield CDBG Small Business Loan Program

City of Bakersfield Opportunity Zones Tax Incentive

Kern County Property Tax Rebate Program

USDA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Program

EPA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Grant

SBA Community Advantage Loan

Disabled Access Credit (Section 44)

Research and Development (R&D) Payroll Tax Credit for Small Businesses

New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC)

California Employment Training Panel (ETP) Funding

California Sales and Use Tax Exclusion (STE)

California State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Loan Guarantee Program

CalCAP Collateral Support Program

California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC)

California New Employment Credit (NEC)

Homeless Hiring Tax Credit (HHTC)

Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program

Kern County Williamson Act Program

Kern County Mills Act Historic Preservation Program

Kern County Workforce Development On-the-Job Training (OJT) Program

Kern County Micro-Enterprise Loan Program

Kern County Mills Act Property Tax Abatement Program

City of Bakersfield Downtown Facade Improvement Grant Program

Kern County Revolving Loan Fund

City of Bakersfield CDBG Microenterprise Loan Program

Bakersfield Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) No. 276

City of Bakersfield Business Tax Exemptions

SBA State Trade Expansion Program (STEP)

National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR/STTR Phase I Grant

National Institutes of Health (NIH) SBIR/STTR Grant Program

Department of Energy (DOE) SBIR/STTR Grant Program

SBA 504 Certified Development Company Loan Program

Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs

California State Trade Expansion Program (STEP)