Realizing the need to rehabilitate downtown buildings with funding that can be disbursed quickly and efficiently, the Kansas Department of Commerce has partnered with the Patterson Family Foundation to create the Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) program.
Donor Name: Kansas Department of Commerce
State: Kansas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 10/21/2022
Size of the Grant: $850,000
Details:
The HEAL program is designed to preserve and bring new economic activity to underutilized, vacant, or dilapidated downtown buildings in rural Kansas.
Façade grants are intended to rehabilitate the façade or street view of downtown buildings in need of repair to stimulate economic growth and reinvestment in the downtown district. The building in need of façade rehabilitation should either have a tenant or be tenant-ready.
The HEAL program is designed to bring downtown buildings back into productive use as spaces for:
- New or expanding businesses
- Housing
- Arts and culture
- Civic engagement
- Childcare
- Entrepreneurship
Funding Information
A total of $850,000 in funding will be available for the fall HEAL grant round.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofit or local government organizations applying on behalf of building owners of underutilized, vacant, or dilapidated downtown buildings or those needing façade improvements are eligible applicants for the HEAL program.
Eligible organizations include:
- Designated Kansas Main Street Programs
- Economic Development Corporations
- Cities
- Counties
- 501(c)3 or 501(c)6 organizations
- Local Community Foundations
For more information, visit Kansas Department of Commerce.
