Application Review
The application window is now closed. Only applications that were submitted by 5:00 p.m. PT on June 06, 2025, will be considered for a grant award. Applications will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. Check your email for important updates from Lendistry and immediately respond to all requests for additional information and/or documentation. Unresponsiveness may lead to an application being withdrawn and/or declined from the Program.
How will I know if I was awarded a grant?
The application process for this Program contains multiple stages of validation. Your small business or nonprofit organization must first meet the Program’s minimum eligibility requirements to be considered for a grant.
Lendistry may attempt to contact you multiple times via email and/or phone if additional information and/or documentation(s) is needed to validate your application. Your small business or nonprofit organization may be declined if such requests are not completed.
Once your small business or nonprofit organization is determined to be eligible for this Program, its application will go through a final validation stage during which the accuracy and truthfulness of the information and documentation you provided are validated.
Funding for the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation Small Business Disaster Recovery Fund is limited. It is possible that the number of applicants that meet the eligibility requirements will exceed the available funds. Submitting an application, meeting the eligibility requirements, and/or being approved does not guarantee that you will receive funding.
Once your application is fully validated, you will receive an email from Lendistry to notify you if it have been approved or declined for grant funding.
How do I check the status of my application?
You can check the status of your application at any time by signing into Application Portal using the username, password, and mobile number that you registered. Once signed in, the status will appear on the dashboard.
My documents and bank information have been fully validated, and I have been approved for funding. When will I receive funding?
Once your application has been fully validated and approved for grant funding, your Grantee Agreement and W-9 form will become available to you as a DocuSign document in Application Portal. Sign in and follow the instructions from DocuSign to initial, sign, and date both documents.
Important Note: Your funds will not be released until your Grantee Agreement and W-9 are signed. Awardees who do not execute both of these documents may have their award revoked, Agreement voided, and/or application declined from the Program.
| Status | What it Means | Action Required by Applicant |
| Incomplete. | Your application is incomplete or has not been submitted. | Submit application by 5:00 p.m. PT on June 06, 2025. Incomplete or unsubmitted applications will not be reviewed or considered for a grant. You will receive a confirmation email if your application was submitted. |
| Application Submitted. | You have successfully submitted your application. Check your email for confirmation. If you do not receive this email, contact our dedicated Customer Experience Center. | No further action is required by the Applicant. Lendistry will reach out to the Applicant once it is determined if they are eligible or ineligible for a grant. |
| Application submitted, but additional docs required. | You have submitted an application, but additional information and/or documentation is needed to validate the information you provided. | Sign into the Application Portal and upload the information and/or documentation that were requested. Your application cannot be processed until this is complete. |
| Application under review for minimum eligibility requirements. | Your application and documentation have been processed. Your application is now under review for eligibility. | No further action is required by the Applicant. Lendistry will reach out to the Applicant once it is determined if they are eligible or ineligible for a grant. |
| Your application is INELIGIBLE because it does not meet the program’s minimum eligibility requirements. | Your application did not meet the Program’s minimum eligibility requirements and will not be considered for a grant award. | Applicants will be notified via email if they are ineligible for this grant Program. If there was an error in the information and/or documentation the Applicant provided on the application, contact our dedicated Customer Experience Center within five (5) business days of receiving this email. Please note that this will not guarantee eligibility. Additional information and/or documentation may be requested to further validate an application. If we do not hear from the Applicant within this timeframe, their application will remain ineligible, and their file will be closed.
Do not submit a new application. Duplicate applications for the same small business or nonprofit organization will result in the removal of one or more related applications from the eligibility review process, and the remaining application may not be considered complete before the duplicate application issue is resolved. |
| Your application meets the Program’s minimum eligibility requirements and will move to the next validation stage. | Your application meets the Program’s minimum eligibility requirements and will go through validation to determine if you are approved or declined for a grant award. | No further action is required by the Applicant. Lendistry will reach out to the Applicant only if additional information and/or documentation(s) are needed to validate their application. |
| Additional documents are needed in order for your application to continue through the validation stage. | Additional documents or information are needed to fully validate your application. | Upload all requested information and/or documentation into the Application Portal. Applications will not be validated until all requests are completed. |
| Application Declined. | Your application has been declined for a grant award. | Applicants will be notified via email if they are ineligible for this grant Program. If there was an error in the information and/or documentation(s) the Applicant provided on the application, contact our dedicated Customer Experience Center within five (5) days of receiving this email. Please note that this will not guarantee eligibility. Additional information and/or documentation may be requested to further validate an application. If we do not hear from the Applicant within this timeframe, their application will remain declined, and their file will be closed. |
| Application Approved. | Your application has been approved for a grant award. | If an Applicant is approved for funding, their Grantee Agreement and W-9 will be available as a DocuSign document in the Application Portal. Approved Applicants will need to follow the instructions from DocuSign to initial, sign, and date both documents. |
| Application Approved, Grants Docs Pending. | Your Award Disbursement Agreement and W-9 are available as a DocuSign document in the Application Portal. | Sign into the Application Portal and follow the instructions from DocuSign to initial, sign, and date both documents. Important Note: Your funds will not be released until your Grantee Agreement is signed. Awardees who do not execute their Grantee Agreement may have their award revoked, Agreement voided, and/or application declined from the Program. |
| Grant Docs Received. | We have received your fully executed Grantee Agreement. Your banking information will go through one last validation before funding. You will receive funds via ACH. | No further action is required by the Applicant. Lendistry will reach out to you reach out to you if there are issues setting up an ACH transfer to your bank account. |
| Grant Funded. | You have been fully funded for your eligible grant award. | No further action is required by the Applicant. Their file is now closed. |