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Business development report: local down-payment assistance plan, grants and workforce outreach after Dixie Fire
Summary
County business development staff reported on April business activity, a housing affordability grant program, a proposed down-payment assistance program for Dixie Fire-affected areas and partnerships to fund small-business recovery projects.
Plumas County’s business and economic development representative updated supervisors on April business activity, housing-affordability aid and recovery-focused grants for businesses and homeowners in areas affected by the Dixie Fire.
Staff reported slower real-estate sales in April, active new business filings in District 3 and a new housing-affordability effort: the Plumas Association of Realtors will distribute matching grants to help qualifying first-time homeowners pay half their annual fire insurance premiums. The presentation said the program will provide roughly $5,000 per household for about eight qualifying households, supported by a California Association of Realtors grant and local matching funds.
On wildfire recovery, the Dixie Fire Collaborative unanimously approved $25,000 to help structure a proposed down-payment assistance program for the Plumas County Community Development Commission. The brief said $15,000 of that amount will go to RCAC (Rural Community Assistance Corporation) to set up program services and $10,000 toward staffing costs to implement the program locally.
Staff described other partnerships and programs: the NorCal Small Business Development Centers are connecting local entrepreneurs with venture and grant opportunities; the county is exploring a relocation incentive model similar to other rural communities; and the Lake Almanor Chamber will distribute a $45,000 grant for technology and equipment purchases to support businesses.
The board received the report; no formal action was requested. Staff said they will return with a formal proposal for a county-managed down-payment assistance program and noted that some grant programs require grantee matching funds.
