SEED Grant Program | Cannabis Regulation

In April of 2021, the City of Los Angeles established the Social Equity Entrepreneur Development Grant Program (SEED) Grant Program). The Rules and Regulations for the SEED Grant Program can be found here. The SEED Grant Program utilizes funding from the Cannabis Equity Grant for Local Jurisdictions (CEG Grant) to provide financial assistance to verified Social Equity Individual Applicants. To date, the City of Los Angeles has dedicated $6 million towards the SEED Grant Program through funds made available through the 2019 and 2020 California CEG Grant awards.

SEED is administered in partnership with Elevate Impact LA.

SEED Grant Program Lunch and Learn

Please join DCR and Elevate Impact LA for a SEED Grant Program Lunch and Learn! The team from Elevate Impact LA will walk participants through each step of the application, provide feedback on grant assessment documents and answer questions.

Webinar Livestream

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SEED 1.0

SEED Grant Program 1.0 (SEED 1.0) utilizes $5 million funding from the Cannabis Equity Grant for Local Jurisdictions to provide financial assistance to verified Social Equity Individual Applicants.

Through SEED 1.0, Phase 3 Retail Round 1 Social Equity Individual Applicants deemed eligible for further processing pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code 104.06.1(b) may be eligible to receive a financial grant of $25,000.

SEED 2.0

SEED Grant Program 2.0 (SEED 2.0) utilizes $1 million funding from the Cannabis Equity Grant for Local Jurisdictions to provide financial assistance to verified Social Equity Individual Applicants.

Through SEED 2.0, verified Social Equity Individual Applicants may apply to receive a financial grant of $10,000 available in two disbursements upon meeting the following licensing milestones:

$5,000 when DCR deems the Pre-Application eligible for further processing; and
$5,000 when the Applicant is eligible for a Notice of Local Compliance Underway.

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How to Find Information About the SEED Grant Program

SEED Grant Program - Grant Assessment Documents

How to Apply for the SEED Grant Program

SEED Grant Program Available Now!

The Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) is pleased to announce the launch of the SEED Grant Program!

SEED Webinar Archives

Webinar Date	Archive Links
All Dates	SEED Business Summary Questions SEED Sample Monthly Expense Projections SEED Sample Budget SEED Sample Budget Narrative SEED W9 Example SEED Attachment A Standard Provisions for City Contracts SEED-Document-Review-Consultation-Acknowledgment SEED Sample Grant Agreement
July 29, 2021	07.29.21 SEED Lunch and Learn Slides Archived webinar video
July 1, 2021	07.01.21 SEED Lunch and Learn Slides Archived webinar video
June 24, 2021	06.24.21 SEED Lunch and Learn Slides Archived webinar video
June 10, 2021	06.10.21 SEED Lunch and Learn Slides Archived webinar video