Federal grants to Main Street Launch
Main Street Launch in Oakland, California received $7.6 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 6 awards. Its largest program was Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards, with $3.2 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $800,000.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$7.6 million
- Awards6
- Awarded in FY 2025$800,000
- Largest award$2.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1 | $1.8 million |
| FY 2022 | 1 | $800,000 |
| FY 2023 | 2 | $3.4 million |
| FY 2024 | 1 | $800,000 |
| FY 2025 | 1 | $800,000 |
Programs that fund Main Street Launch
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards | 4 | $3.2 million |
| Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP) | 1 | $2.6 million |
| Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) | 1 | $1.8 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of the Treasury | 2 | $4.4 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 4 | $3.2 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: to provide grants to community development financial institutions (CDFIS) for the following purposes 1) to expand lending, grant making and investment activities in low or moderate income communities and to borrowers that have historically experienced significant unmet capital and financial | Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP) | April 10, 2023 | $2.6 million |
| Cdfi rapid response program award | Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) | June 15, 2021 | $1.8 million |
| Expand the san francisco business resilience loan fund in order to provide low interest loans to new food businesses who are creating full time jobs and contributing to revitalizing downtown. - main street launch will use $800,000 in ced funds to expand its san francisco business resilience loan fun | Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards | September 26, 2025 | $800,000 |
| Recapitalize the san francisco business resilience loan fund to provide low interest loans to new restaurants who are creating full time jobs and contributing to revitalizing downtown. | Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards | September 27, 2024 | $800,000 |
| Full time job creation through low interest loans to restaurants starting or expanding operations, as they adapt to ongoing economic challenges in san francisco. | Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards | September 21, 2023 | $800,000 |
| Low interest loan capital to support full time job creation through restaurants creating new revenue streams in response to ongoing economic challenges in oakland's 7 cdbg-designated districts. | Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards | September 27, 2022 | $800,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Main Street Launch get?
$7.6 million in 6 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Main Street Launch the most?
The Department of the Treasury, with $4.4 million in 2 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services follow.
What is Main Street Launch's largest federal grant?
$2.6 million under Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP), with its first action in the period on April 10, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Main Street Launch?
Its largest are Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Equitable Recovery Program (CDFI ERP) and Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP).
Other grant recipients in Oakland
- San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
- Port Department of the City of Oakland
- Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
- Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District
- Public Health Institute
- Brimstone Commercial, LLC
- City of Oakland
- The Regents of the University of California
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