The Legacy Corridor Business Resilience Grant is a pilot program designed to assist eligible businesses located directly on Legacy Commercial Corridors that are being improved by a City road reconstruction project.
Donor Name: City of Toledo
State: Ohio
City: Toledo
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
The program offers a grant of $5,000 for eligible operating expenses.
Eligible Expenses
Grant funds may be used to cover the following operating expenses:
- Rent/lease/mortgage payments
- Utilities
- Payroll
- Business insurance
- Marketing & Advertising.
Eligible Buildings
Eligible building uses include commercial use (non-residential), industrial use, and mixed-use. Eligible buildings must: Eligible buildings must:
- Be located in the Englewood, Old South End, or Junction NRSA, or an LMI census tract in the city of Toledo.
- Contain a vacant first-floor commercial space
- Have no active code violation citations.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants are businesses that meet all of the following criteria:
- Be a for-profit business merchant or a registered 501(c)(3) organization that operates with a client-facing business model, meaning it relies on customer foot traffic to generate revenue.
- Have a bricks-and-mortar storefront on the eligible Legacy Commercial Corridor undergoing roadway reconstruction.
- Have an active registration with the City of Toledo, Division of Taxation.
- Have been in operation for at least six months prior to the start of the road reconstruction project.
- Be in good standing with governmental entities.
Ineligible Applicants
The following types of businesses are not eligible to receive this grant:
- Payday loan businesses
- Liquor, tobacco, and cannabis stores
- Pawn shops
- Firearm or weapons dealers
- Sexually oriented businesses
- Franchise businesses whose ownership resides outside the Toledo MSA
- National chain businesses
- Religious organizations
- Charter schools.
For more information, visit City of Toledo.
