CASH HELP
CASH HELP
Grants & Loans
These are currently available. If you know of more, send them to us at the bottom of the page!
SBA Loans
Offering: Low interest rate loans to buy out your existing mortgage, rebuild your home or business, operate your business, etc.
For: Home Owners, Business Owners, Renters, More
Deadline To Apply: October 15th, 2025
Gottlieb Emergency Grant
Offering: Up to $15k
For: Painters, Printmakers and Scultptors
JFLA 0% Interest Loans
Offering: 0% interest loans of up to $25k for individuals and up to $50k for businesses and Non Profits
For: Individuals, Businesses and Non Profits directly affected by the fires. You do not have to be Jewish to apply.
Small Business Strong LA
Offering: $5000 grants
For: Small business impacted
Deadline To Apply: Lottery System
MusiCares Disaster Relief Support
Offering: $1,500 and $500 grocery card
For: Music Professionals
Deadline To Apply: None listed
Federal Disaster Recovery Funding Resources
Offering: A large list of Federal funding sources specifically for disaster survivors. That’s us!
Jar Of Love
Offering: cash grants
For: Artists over 18 in LA and adjacent tribal areas
Deadline To Apply: None
Entertainment Community Fund
Offering: Financial Assistance
For: Professionals in theater, film, TV, radio, music and dance
Deadline To Apply: None
Informal Service Workers Relief Fund
Offering: $250 to individuals, $500 to families
For: Street vendors, house keepers, gardeners, personal chefs, housekeepers, gardeners, caretakers, and other self employed workers who have suffered income losses and face challenges accessing Federal or State resources.
Large List of Arts Grants - From LA County
Offering: A large list of grants for artists and creative workers.
Small Biz Disaster Recovery Fund
Offering: Up to $25k
For: Small businesses affected
Deadline To Apply: Currently open for registration
Craft Artists Emergency Relief Fund
Offering: $3,000
For: Craft artists
Deadline To Apply: None
Careful
Careful
If it sounds too good to be true…
it is.
A PSA on “100% loans”
Some mortgage companies are aggressively advertising a “100% disaster loan” that “they provide.” Know that this is a widely available product after a disaster, and is not native to any one brokerage. It is called an FHA 203(h) loan, and there are some things you should know about it.
What to know:
“No fee” doesn’t exist
Often, when a mortgage company offers you a loan with “no fees,” 99% of the time that means that those fees are built into your interest rate. Which means you could spend tens of thousands of extra dollars over the course of your loan. Nothing is free with a for-profit company.
The interest rates are higher
These loans come with much higher interest rates than SBA loans (6+% v. 2-4%). That could be hundreds of thousands of dollars over the life of a loan.
Hidden Fees
All FHA loans include a 1.75% financing fee. That means if you borrow $1m, you would be charged an extra $17,500 in the loan. SBA loans and conventional mortgages don’t have this.
Monthly extras, that never fall off…
An FHA loan also charges you .55% of your original loan amount every month via Mortgage Insurance. That means, if you borrow $1m, you would pay an extra $550 every month, for the life of the loan.
These aren’t the only way to get 0% down
An SBA also requires no down payment.