The City of West Linn is offering a fifth round of Small Business Grants utilizing American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars to assist West Linn brick and mortar businesses and commercial property owners improve the façades of their commercial buildings.
Donor Name: City of West Linn
State: Oregon
City: West Linn
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/28/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
The City intends to continue working with the West Linn business community, with help from the City’s Economic Development Committee, the West Linn Chamber of Commerce, Historic Willamette Main Street, and other groups to understand business needs and provide any assistance that they can.
Funding Information
This program will offer 50:50 matching grants up to $10,000 for improvements. Your project can exceed $20,000 but the City will
not pay more than 50% of $20,000 in costs, equaling a maximum grant award of $10,000.
Eligibility Requirements
The following businesses/properties are eligible to apply:
- Business/commercial property is located in a commercial zoning district within the City of West Linn:
- General Commercial (GC)
- Mixed Use (MU)
- Neighborhood Commercial (NC)
- Business is visible from public right of way/street.
- Business has current West Linn Business License.
- Business is not home-based.
- Property owner is current on property taxes.
- If property owner is applying and their building houses multiple addresses/businesses on one tax lot, please use one application.
The following projects are eligible to apply for a West Linn Façade Grant:
- Exterior painting; Exterior siding repair or replacement
- Exterior lighting
- Accessibility improvements
- Repair, removal, or installation of canopies or awnings (except those with business names on them)
- Masonry, brick, stucco, wood cleaning or repair
- Work on cornices, gutters and downspouts
- Sign repair, replacement or installation (eligible only as part of a larger façade improvement project)
For more information, visit Facade Grant Program.
