Mendocino County was one of 21 local jurisdictions awarded funds from Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) for the LJAGP. This one-time funding is to assist local jurisdictions with the greatest need to transition provisional licenses to annual licenses. In January 2022, the County was awarded over $17.5 million in assistance, a portion of which was set aside by County staff to offer direct grants and fee waivers to qualified provisional license holders located within the unincorporated areas of Mendocino County.

On February 17, 2023, the County received notification that the LJAGP Grant was under routine audit; to date, this audit has not yet been cleared.  On May 22, 2023, the Board approved an amendment to this grant; in part, this amendment set aside funding for completion of a programmatic Environmental Impact Report (EIR).

On January 11, 2024, the County received notification that the LJAGP Program Manual was approved by the DCC. The manual will ultimately guide distribution of $4.8 million dollars to local operators to assist with the transition to annual licensure.

Please see below LJAGP Direct Grant Applicant. Applicants may request up to $25,000.00, and must submit all documentation at point of submission.

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Applicant Name:

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Applicant Name:

First

Last

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Applicant Contact Information:

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Applicant Contact Information:

Primary Phone Number

USPS Mailing Address

Email Address

Physical Address

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Licensing Information:

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Licensing Information:

Mendocino CCBL #	DCC License #
DCC License Expiration Date	DCC License Upload Click button for uploading file Clear Maximum size allowed: 5 MB Allowed types: .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .rtf, .pdf, .txt

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DCC License Type:

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DCC License Type:

Provisional

Annual

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Please upload a copy of your current W-9

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Direct Grant Awards will be made out to the name and address noted on the W-9, please ensure this is accurate before submitting to the Department. Click button for uploading file Clear Maximum size allowed: 5 MB Allowed types: .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .rtf, .pdf, .txt

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Please upload Schedule A - Scope of Work

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Please upload Schedule B - Budget

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Direct Grant Reimbursement Supporting Documents:

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Direct Grant Reimbursement Supporting Documents:

Total $ amount of grant funding requested

Original Receipts of paid invoices for contractor or consultant services, receipts for materials, or fees necessary to substantiate the cost of the work completed, or in the case of conversion to plan that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by switching to a greater percentage of or total renewable production of electricity by a utility, receipts for payment of utility bills showing the plan partial or total renewable electricity. Click button for uploading file Clear Maximum size allowed: 5 MB Allowed types: .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .rtf, .pdf, .txt

Addional Field for receipts if needed Click button for uploading file Clear Maximum size allowed: 5 MB Allowed types: .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .rtf, .pdf, .txt

The grant calls for the prioritization of locally designated Equity operators with State Provisional licenses. To this end the County will allocate 25% of Direct Grant funding ($1.2M) exclusively to verified local or State licensed Equity Operators. The remaining 75% of Direct Grant funding ($3.6M), will be available for both equity and non-equity applicants and will be processed and distributed in the order they are received. 

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Already Verified Equity Applicants

Eligibility Certificate Click button for uploading file Clear Maximum size allowed: 5 MB Allowed types: .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .rtf, .pdf, .txt

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Equity Eligibility Application

This section is only for applicants without an Eligibility Certificate who now wish to apply for Local Equity Eligibility and meet one of the below criteria. If applying, please choose up to one of the following criteria and ensure to upload supporting material(s) for each criterion you are applying for. The Department will send you an eligibility certificate if approved.

Local Equity Entrepreneurial Program (LEEP) Equity Criteria: 

Any individual who has worked in or currently works in the cannabis industry, who has obtained, applied for, or will apply for a cannabis CCBL in Mendocino County, and owns at least 50% of the business and meets one of the following equity criteria:

 

Equity Eligibility Application This section is only for applicants without an Eligibility Certificate who now wish to apply for Local Equity Eligibility and meet one of the below criteria. If applying, please choose up to one of the following criteria and ensure to upload supporting material(s) for each criterion you are applying for. The Department will send you an eligibility certificate if approved. Local Equity Entrepreneurial Program (LEEP) Equity Criteria: Any individual who has worked in or currently works in the cannabis industry, who has obtained, applied for, or will apply for a cannabis CCBL in Mendocino County, and owns at least 50% of the business and meets one of the following equity criteria:

Lived in a place for at least 5 years between 1980 and 2016 that was a California county with drug arrest rates that were higher than the state average drug arrest rates and: The top 25% for unemployment and poverty; (please include a screenshot of the DCC map tool showing qualifying area with application)

Any individual who was arrested and/or convicted of a non-violent cannabis-related offense prior to November 8, 2016, or who has a parent, sibling or child who was arrested for or convicted of the sale, possession, use, manufacture or cultivation of cannabis (including as a juvenile) prior to November 8, 2016;

Any individual who was personally raided or was subject to asset forfeiture arising from a cannabis-related event;

Are a person who experienced sexual assault, exploitation, domestic violence, and/or human trafficking while participating in the cannabis industry;

Have become homeless or suffered a loss of housing as a result of cannabis enforcement.

Your household income is no more than 60% of the area’s median income, or you’re eligible to get financial aid through a program like: CalFresh, MediCal, CalWORKS, Supplemental security income, Social Security disability

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Please upload proof of edibility for criteria selected above:

Please upload proof of edibility for criteria selected above: Click button for uploading file Clear Maximum size allowed: 5 MB Allowed types: .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .rtf, .pdf, .txt

1. To receive a copy of your submission, please fill out your email address below and submit.
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