Irvine officials announced Aug. 3 that the city is offering $4.7 million in grants to nonprofits supporting small businesses and disadvantaged communities.
The city is allocating $2.2 million to nonprofits that assist small businesses, $2.2 million to those that help what city officials call “vulnerable populations"—or groups at a higher risk of illness, disability, and educational or economic disadvantages—and $300,000 for newly established nonprofits.