The City of Alameda’s Façade Grant Program provides business and property owners with matching grants to improve their storefronts and enhance the city’s retail districts.
Donor Name: City of Alameda
State: California
City: Alameda
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/24/2022
Size of the Grant: $15,000
Details:
The Program provides 50/50 matching grants to business and property owners for the completion of façade improvements on buildings in the City.
Funding Information
Under the Façade Grant Program, business and property owners may be eligible for matching grants up to $15,000 for exterior painting, new awnings and signs, and refurbishment of architectural features.
Levels of Funding
The Program provides 50/50 matching grants. Three levels of grant funding are available:
- Level One: To be used for signage and awnings. The maximum grant amount is 50% of the grantee’s cost up to $5,000.
- Level Two: To be used for paint and signage that is historic, large-scale, neon or marquee style. The maximum grant amount is 50% of the grantee’s cost up to $10,000.
- Level Three: To be used for all Level One or Two improvements, plus the restoration/refurbishment of architectural elements such as transom windows, cornices, trim and other architectural details. The maximum grant amount is 50% of the grantee’s cost up to $15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Location, Business, and Property Type: The following business/properties within the City locations described below are eligible to participate in the Program:
- Retail, restaurant, theater, or service* businesses.
- Commercial properties that include retail, restaurant, theaters, or service businesses.
- Other commercial businesses/property types (cultural, office, etc.) are considered on a case-by-case basis, so long as the business or property is located within one of the following City areas:
- Webster Street Business District.
- Downtown Alameda Business District.
- A Historic Station area, including Grand, Mastick, Bay, South High St., Chestnut, Morton, Versailles, Willow, Fifth Street, Caroline, High Street North, and Stanton.
- A Gateway into the City, including Webster Tube, Park Street Bridge, Fruitvale Bridge, High Street Bridge, and the Doolittle Drive entrance area. The business property must have a front or side façade that is visible from one of the above gateways.
- Naval Air Station Historic District.
- Shopping centers and business parks are not eligible to participate in the Program.
*Service businesses include, among others: personal and pet care services (barber shops, beauty salons, nail salons, pet grooming, etc.), repair services (auto, furniture, electronics, etc.), laundry, and dry-cleaning services, caterers, hotels, and fitness centers.
- Improvements: Improvements eligible to be made with Program funds must enhance or restore the physical condition or appearance of the building. Types of eligible improvements include, but are not limited to:
- Painting
- New, or refurbishment of existing, awnings
- New signs, and/or replacement, retrofit, or restoration of legacy signs;
- Sign removal
- Constructed outdoor eating areas
- Window and/or door replacement
- Replacement or refurbishment of non-structural materials/features such as cornice bands, parapets, and similar architectural features and
- Rehabilitation of historic features.
- Parklets are not eligible at this time.
For more information, visit Facade Grant Program.
