The City of Pleasant Hill has created the Website & Social Media Technical Assistance Grant Program aimed at boosting overall economic activity in the City. This initiative provides reimbursement grants of up to $7,500 to help storefront merchants enhance their technical and marketing capabilities. Retail (goods, services), restaurants, and personal care service businesses that are approved for the grant will be eligible to be reimbursed for the following expenses:
- Website Development and Design
- On-line Ordering, Pickup, and/or Delivery Functionality
- Social Media Setup/Strategy
- Digital Marketing (content and strategy only, not advertising costs)
- Paid Social Media Advertising (content and strategy only, not advertising costs)
- Brand Strategy and Development
- Email Marketing (content and strategy)
- Graphic Design
- Photography
- Video Production (including drone and animated videos)
- Website hosting software, including email marketing software (pre-payments for up to 12 months are allowed)
*Note: direct marketing and advertising costs are not eligible for reimbursement
The City will provide grantees with a list of pre-screened technical consultants that are qualified to provide the grant-eligible services listed above. Grantees can select one single consultant or multiple consultants. Grantees have the option of hiring a consultant(s) from the City's consultant list and/or hiring consultant(s) not on the list. If a consultant is selected that is not on the City-provided Consultant List, then that consultant(s) must be pre-approved by the Grant Program Manager in order for the approved businesses to gain reimbursement eligibility for those consultant invoices. Consultant eligibility will be based on factors such as examples of prior work, referrals, and website presence.
Important: Prior to submitting the grant application below, make sure to read the grant program guidelines and eligibility parameters here: Website & Social Media Technical Assistance Grant Program