The North Sacramento Façade and Property Improvement Pilot (Façade Pilot) provides up to $30,000 for eligible exterior improvements to properties located along the Marysville – Del Paso Boulevard commercial corridor.
Donor Name: City of Sacramento
State: California
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $30,000
Details:
The purpose of the Façade Pilot is to help the North Sacramento small business and real estate community recover from the negative economic impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. By improving the physical appearance of corridor storefronts, the Façade Pilot aims to:
- Stabilize existing businesses;
- Decrease vacancies;
- Attract more visitors; and
- Spur new investment.
Funding Information
- There is a total of $2 million available.
- The minimum funding request per application is $5,000.
- The maximum funding request per application is $30,000.
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities include but are not limited to:
- Exterior painting;
- Restoration of original architectural features
- Removal of boarded windows, security bars, dilapidated signs, awnings, and other exterior clutter;
- Installation of new façade elements including, but not limited to, signs, awnings, canopies, lighting, windows, doors, stucco, siding, tile, or stone accents;
- Installation of permanent and irrigated landscaping;
- Construction of new entrances;
- Construction of new and permanent outdoor dining or gathering spaces;
- Construction of new block walls or non-chain link fencing (cannot be located on street frontage unless in conjunction with creating a new outdoor dining or gathering space);
- Construction of new trash enclosures; 10.Any applicable professional service fees related to design, architectural, engineering, and construction plans (cannot exceed 15% of total grant award); and 11.Any applicable City and State permitting fees.
Eligible Applicants
To be eligible, applicants must be the property owner of, or the business owner occupying, a building with street frontage located on either Marysville Boulevard or Del Paso Boulevard. Additional eligibility requirements are as follows:
- If a property owner is the applicant:
- The property owner must have owned the building as of January 1, 2022,
- The property owner must qualify as a small business as defined in Section 35.3 of Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR); and
- Meet either (1) or (2):
- The building must be located within a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2022 or 2023 Qualified Census Tract (QCT); or
- The property owner must attest to experiencing negative economic impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- If a business owner is the applicant:
- The business owner must have been in operation at the building as of January 1, 2022,
- The business owner must qualify as a small business as defined in Section 35.3 of Title 31 of the CFR; and
- Meet either (1) or (2):
- The building must be located within a HUD 2022 or 2023 QCT; or
- The business owner must attest to experiencing negative economic impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- In addition to the requirements in section 2 above, if a business owner who rents is the applicant:
- The business owner must obtain the property owner’s written consent for the proposed improvements; and
- Meet either (1) or (2):
- The business owner must have a current lease with a minimum of three years remaining; or
- The business owner must obtain the property owner’s written assurance of a lease extension for at least three years.
For more information, visit City of Sacramento.
