The Coldwater Main Street has launched a reimbursement-based Façade Restoration Initiative (FRI) grant program to incentivize high-impact, highly visible, and historically appropriate renovations of facades in downtown Coldwater.
Donor Name: Coldwater Main Street
State: Michigan
City: Coldwater
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 02/09/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Initiative is funded by a $75,0000 grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) with an additional $37,500 of matching funds committed from the Coldwater Main Street budget for fiscal years 2024 (i.e., current year) and 2025. A total of $112,500 will be deployed towards a small number of transformative project.
Projects features may include but are not limited to: restoring bricked-in windows; uncovering and restoring transoms; removing mansard roofs; applying a multi-color paint scheme; installing awnings; tuckpointing and other structural repairs needed to accommodate more visible project activities; and other work.
Eligibility Criteria
- Buildings must be located within the Main Street Area of Downtown Coldwater
- Buildings must be contributing structures to the downtown Historic District (see the map on page 5).
- Buildings that have been awarded rebate funds within the past five years are still eligible to apply; funding through this program will not be affected by past awards.
- Properties owned by nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply. Properties must be current on taxes, if applicable.
- Project plans must be historically appropriate, abide by the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards of Rehabilitation, and reflect all local ordinances and codes.
- Projects may span multiple buildings and/or multiple building owners, where appropriate. Consent for the proposed scope of work must be provided by all owners impacted.
- An owner of multiple buildings may submit an application that packages two or more buildings, with independent design plans, if desired. Building and business owners are both eligible to apply.
- Building owners must submit written consent for the scope of work planned by tenants. Only expenses incurred after the date that project awards are announced may be considered for reimbursement.
- Any expense incurred prior to award announcement and an executed grant agreement is incurred at the sole risk of the entity making the expenditure.
For more information, visit Coldwater Main Street.
