The Facade Grant program provides limited financial assistance to businesses, private residential and commercial property owners interested in renovating the facade of their buildings.
Donor Name: City of Weston
State: West Virginia
City: Weston
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Grant Duration: 6 months
Details:
The objective of the Façade Improvement Grant Program is to assist businesses and residential property owners with improving their facade appearance.
Funding Information
- Homeowners/businesses get reimbursed up to 50% of costs not to exceed $5,000
- The program provides 50% reimbursement to commercial or residential properties with a maximum grant funding request not to exceed $2,500. For example, if an applicant is approved for the program and undertakes $5,000 of improvements, the amount of assistance made available would be up to $2,500. To receive the maximum assistance of $2,500 the building owner would need to invest at least $5,000 in improvements to obtain the $2,500 reimbursement.
- Selected eligible applicants must complete the facade improvement project within a six-month period following project approval and date of the notification letter.
Uses of funds
Funds can be used for improvements, restorations, painting, roofing, or maintenance.
Who can apply?
Those who own property/building within city limits can apply for funding assistance. The project site must be located within the City of Weston. What Improvements are Eligible for Funding? Improvements must include the facade of the building facing a primary street orientation or if on a corner lot, the facades facing the two streets of primary orientation. Examples of eligible improvements include:
- Replacement or repairing of brickwork, plaster, or wood siding, including painting, cleaning, and repainting, and roof replacement
- Replacing, repairing, or relocating storefronts, doors, windows, parapets, or cornices, including the removal of extraneous elements or inappropriate or incompatible exterior finishes or materials.
- Change of exterior lighting, or additional exterior lighting
- Repairs, addition, or installation of awnings, visible roof, trim or mill work.
- Painting and general facade improvements.
- Installation or improvement of permanently installed signage. Also, signage must be a permanent installed feature of the facade and may not be portable or removable.
- Structural landscape improvements such as steps, sidewalks and fencing all proposed projects must follow current City of Weston Codes including but not limited to building codes, property maintenance codes, historical codes, and any applicable zoning codes. All necessary permits must be pulled for this project.
- For any project to be approved all municipal fees, city taxes, property taxes and B&O taxes must be current.
For more information, visit City of Weston.
