Chula Vista Small Business Grant Program Mistakenly Sends Out Offer Letters

The City of Chula Vista partnered with the San Diego Foundation and Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to give $3.6 million in grants to small businesses and nonprofits. But when it came to doling it out, some businesses — who were notified they’d receive the award — never got it. Jamie Paris is a mother of two infants and runs a small public relations firm with two employees. Like many small business owners, Paris struggled to keep it going during the pandemic. “When COVID hit, a lot of businesses obviously decided to pause services,” Paris said. At times she paid her employees but not herself, Paris said. She was counting on the $10,000 grant from the Small Business and Nonprofit Relief Fund. Local “I was really excited about that. I was really looking forward to receiving those funds, especially being a small business. It’s a lot of money," Paris said. On Dec. 16, she received a letter from the SBDC. It indicated that Paris was selected because she met the established priorities by the City of Chula Vista to fund the hardest-hit businesses. The $10,000 check was to be delivered by mail in January. It didn’t arrive. Instead she […]

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