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CORE Loans and Grants

CORE Grants

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I. Tiered Grant

Funds from the Go-Biz grant will be distributed through both a Tiered Grant and Reimbursement Grant process to eligible CORE participants and businesses. Now in its fourth year, the Tiered Grant is a noncompetitive process, where tiered grants are allocated to CORE participants actively pursuing a business operating permit.

Beginning with the 2025-Grant Cycle, an additional grant for those with an active BOP has been introduced. The introduction of these grants aims to create a more equitable distribution of grant funds, recognizing that permitted facilities require continued support through CORE to maintain an operational business.

Similar to the previous Tiered Grants, OCM requires all previous grantees interested in applying for the 2025-Tiered Grant Cycle to have submitted documentation validating compliance with the Grant Agreement and other requirements. This step aims to gather updates on the projects and initiatives that were previously funded, allowing for evaluation, tracking their progress through the application process and operation of an existing business.

Important Dates for the 2025-Tiered Grant Cycle Timeline:  

 
  • On or before the end of business day on November 28, 2025: Previous grantees who received over $5,000 in grant funds must obtain a confirmation email from OCM certifying their submission of expenditure records, documentation, narrative reports, and fulfillment of all conditions and requirements in the grant report.   
  • December 1, 2025: The 2025-Tiered Grant Winter Cycle opens to all eligible CORE participants.  
  • December 15, 2025: The 2025-Tiered Grant Winter Cycle closes. 

 

Application process and requirements: 

Business with no Business Operating Permit (BOP) - Tiers One to Three

  • Tier One - Applied for or received Conditional Use Permit (CUP)   (Approved or Existing – must be consistent with the use for proposed cannabis business), a small manufacture, or a testing lab. Small manufacturers are manufactures with gross receipts of less than $100,000, limited to packing and labeling without extraction activities
  • Tier Two - Has applied for or received Building Permits
  • Tier Three - Has applied for or received Certificate of Occupancy (CofO)

Business with BOP - Reimbursement

  • $10,000 award for expenses incurred
  1. Must be dated within the expenditure window
  2. Two business can receive a tiered grant and a reimbursement grant simultaneously if they are NOT co-located

Applications will require the following information and documentation:

General information required for all tiers (Tier One to Three)

  • Name and Contact Information  
  • City Business Operating Permit Number (OP#) (if applicable)
  • Business Name  
  • Business Address and Location  
  • Cannabis Business Activity(s)/Business Type  
  • A confirmation email from OCM certifying your submission of expenditure records, documentation, narrative reports, and fulfillment of all conditions and requirements in the grant report (for previous grantees only)   
  • Signature of CORE Grant Applicant (OCM may require a copy of the applicant’s photo ID to ensure the named applicant is actually applying for the grant) 
  • Signed Bylaws or Operating Agreement
  •  Article of Incorporation, Article of Organization or Article of Association  
  • Statement of Information filed with the Secretary of State within the last 2 years
  • List of owners and ownership percentages
  • Notarized Statement of Owner Consent

Specific documents for each tier

  • Tier One: Z or P file number(s) for CUP application (No TMP or PLN numbers, which are temporary files), Record of Decision(s) (ROD) for CUP
  • Tier Two:  Building permit(s)  
  • Tier Three: Certificate of Occupancy(s) (CofO)

Once the award for each tier is announced, applicants will need to:

  1. Provide a detailed budget clearly showing how grant funds will be used within the next 6 months towards opening or keeping open a regulated cannabis business in Sacramento; and 
  2.  Sign and return a grant agreement indicating that the funds will be spent towards opening or keeping open a CORE cannabis business; and 
  3.  Apply for a Supplier ID account, if applicant doesn’t already have one, that lists the correct business or personal name the check will be issued to and the address the check will be mailed to.  Remember that grants are generally taxable, so contact your accountant for further tax implication information. 

Important things to remember:

  • One grant is available per person, per business. Additional grant applications submitted for the same person/business will be deemed void.    
  •  The grant application is open to all verified CORE participants whose cannabis business fits into one of the above Tiers, except those with a disqualifying event as determined by OCM. 
  • Eligibility in each of the three tiers is limited to four (4) non-consecutive awards in a two year period.
  • Funding can be used for any regulated cannabis business purposes: inventory, equipment, rent, marketing, etc.

Disqualifying events include: 

  • Previously receiving a grant award (over $5,000) and failing to provide adequate documentation as determined by OCM showing 100% of prior grant was used for the identified regulated cannabis business and location in the previously approved budget. 
  • Note: Moving to the next tier due to a changed location or other events will require additional financial documentation to confirm that previous grant funding was spent on a regulated cannabis business in conformance with the approved budget 
  • Misuse of any grant funds from the City of Sacramento for unapproved expenses or use on an unapproved business. 
  • Default on a CORE Capital Loan (loan sent to collections). 
  • Default on Business Operations Tax (BOT).  

For individuals who missed out on previous grants due to incomplete documentation, there is an opportunity to submit the necessary paperwork for review to potentially qualify for the next Tiered Grant Cycle. Please reach out to OCM for more information.  

For any questions on the application process, please contact the OCM Team.

Grant Forms

Grantees needing to modify your existing budget or submit receipts for expenditures of funds:

Grant Budget Modification Form

Grant Receipt Submission Form

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