A new grant program launched this week by the East Bay Community Foundation aims to help small businesses in Oakland that are facing economic or other challenges. 

The Oakland Small Business Resilience Fund is now accepting applications for grants of between $5,000 and $25,000 to help qualified businesses whose survival is threatened by increased costs, crime or lack of access to low-cost capital.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.