Programs and Information for Businesses
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars are at work helping the business community.

Business Assistance: Staffing, Employee Training, Entrepreneurial Training, Tax Incentives and More
The City of Los Angeles Community Development Department ("CDD") administers several successful programs that assist businesses in finding qualified candidates for employment, accessing customized training resources, receiving up-to-date economic and labor market information and much more! Services are available confidentially and free of charge.
Click here to learn about "Services for Employers."
Click here for information about hiring or sponsoring youth employment through HIRELA Youth!

Services for Business: Move, Start, and Grow in Los Angeles
The Mayor's Office of Economic and Business Policy offers direct assistance to businesses of all sizes by providing facilitation and guidance to new businesses interested in establishing operations in the City of Los Angeles, and to existing companies seeking assistance from City departments. Personalized service is available free of charge. Click here for information.

Neighborhood Stabilization Program Contracting Opportunities
The City of Los Angeles Housing Department administers the Neighborhood Stabilization Program ("NSP") providing affordable home buying and rental opportunities to low, moderate, and middle income individuals. The Housing Department and the nonprofit group Restore Neighborhoods, LA, Inc ("RNLA") maintain information about contracting opportunities for qualified affordable housing developers, construction contractors, and local organizations and vendors that provide real estate and related services. The Housing Department and RNLA are also committed to ensuring access to job opportunities for low-income individuals or to low-income business owners. Click here for more information.

Tax Incentives and Credits
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides tax credits and incentives for businesses. To review business provisions of the Recovery Act, clicking here.

Apply for Federal Bids, Grants, Loans
Grants.gov - Find and apply for Federal grants
FBO.gov - Federal business opportunities



ARRA Projects
Contracts funded by ARRA dollars awarded to private-sector businesses and nonprofit organizations have helped to promote job creation and retention and spur technological innovation.
Vision Motor Corporation, for example, working with the Port of Los Angeles, is building new electric-powered drayage trucks that emit only water from the tailpipe. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are billing it as the world's first zero-emission heavy-duty hydrogen rig, possibly setting the stage for a new era in green cargo movement.

These vehicles are needed to move large containers from ships to transfer points outside the port area. Vision Motor additionally retrofit existing electric trucks with hydrogen cells to extend battery life. Besides promoting green technology and better air quality, Vision Motor's work funded by ARRA has created five new jobs within the company.

MAKING LOS ANGELES A BRIGHTER CITY

As the leader of innovation and technology, the City of Los Angeles will replace 140,000 residential street lights with green, energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) lights.


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