The Maine Department of Economic and Community Development has announced Community Enterprise Grant Program to assist in business façade programs and to make streetscape improvements in downtown and village areas.
Donor Name: Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
State: Maine
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/25/2022
Grant Size: $100,000
Details:
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities under the façade grants to for-profit or non-profit businesses are for exterior improvements, including signage, painting, siding, awnings, lighting, display windows and other approved exterior improvements (interior improvements are not allowed) and eligible activities under streetscapes include pocket parks, benches, street lighting, tree plantings, signage, traffic calming improvements, sidewalks and other approved improvements; eligible planning activities necessary to complete the Project Development Phase.
Project Benefit
- Business Facade Grants: Project benefit will be met when exterior improvements and signage on an existing business take place in a designated slum/blight area, or documentation exists that a business qualifies under a spot blight basis.
- Streetscapes: Project benefit will be met when streetscapes take place in a designated slum/blight area or the applicant community where the project will take place is 51% or greater LMI as determined by HUD and the U.S. Census.
Funding Information
- Maximum CE Grant Amount: $100,000
- Maximum Amount of CE Assistance to Individual Business: $25,000
Eligibility Criteria
All units of general local government in Maine, including plantations, except for the entitlement communities of Auburn, Bangor, Biddeford, Lewiston, Portland and all of Cumberland County with the exception of Brunswick, Casco and Frye Island are eligible to apply for and receive State CDBG program funds. County governments may apply on behalf of the Unorganized Territory. Groups of local governments may apply for multi-jurisdictional or joint projects. Multi-jurisdictional applications require designation of one local government as the lead applicant and consent for that designation by each participating local government. Counties may apply for the Economic Development or Public Service programs on behalf of a collaboration of communities. Eligible applicants, including counties as defined above may apply for CDBG assistance on behalf of the five Maine Indian Tribes. Maine Indian Tribes are not themselves eligible applicants.
For more information, visit State of Maine.
