The Façade Grant Program assists property and business owners located within the identified areas on Main Street from the intersections of Academy Street all the way through Catherine Creek Road to undertake storefront or building front improvements.
Donor Name: Town of Ahoskie
State: North Carolina
Town: Ahoskie
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/13/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $2,000
Details:
This grant includes those businesses that are up to a one block radius of Main Street that are located on side streets. These improvements can range from minor repairs and paining to substantial façade renovations on buildings used for commercial or office uses.
The goal of the grant is to
- Encourage well-designed improvements;
- Restore significant architectural elements of the structure, and
- Coordinate the important features of a commercial or office storefront into a more visually attractive package.
These goals in, turn, are designed to increase the attractiveness of the downtown, increase patronage for the downtown businesses, and provide the incentive for further private investment on Main Street.
Funding Information
The grant is a dollar for dollar match up to $2,000. So the approved applicant would need to spend $4,000 to receive the entire grant. If the applicant chooses to only spend $2,000 then the Town of Ahoskie would reimburse $1,000.
Type of Improvement is eligible for funding
- Improvements must be on the façade of the building facing primary street orientation or if on a corner lot, the facades facing the two streets of primary orientation. Examples of eligible improvements include:
- Repair/replacement of roof
- Safe cleaning of brick/stone fronts or wall surfaces. This includes chemical stripping, water wash or scraping. No sand blasting is allowed. Chemical stripping is not appropriate for historic properties.
- Masonry repair, mortar joint repair, re-pointing of brick.
- Re-painting and patching of façade walls.
- Repair/replacement/relocation of windows and/or doors.
- Removal of siding and exterior false facades and metal canopies.
- Repair, reconstruction, and/or replacement of original architectural details.
- Installations of canvas-type awnings.
- Structural and cornice repair and/or replacement.
- Railings, ironwork repair or addition.
- Historic reconstructions, rehabilitation or compatible reconstruction of a store front.
- Landscaping including sidewalks and plantings
- Murals
- Installation/replacement/repair of exterior lighting and appropriate signage including structures or frames that contain or hold a sign.
- Installation or improvement of permanently installed signage as part of a renovation activity. In other words, signage may not be the only activity undertaken with the façade program grant. Also, signage must be a permanent installed feature of the façade and may not be portable or removable.
- Addition of a patio or an outdoor eating space (including permanently installed furniture)/
Eligibility Criteria
Any property/building owner or business operator with written authorization from the owner can apply for funding assistance. The project site must be within the specified locations set forth on Business operators must have a minimum of two years remaining on their lease or have an option to renew. Those properties that were awarded the grant in the first 2022 façade grant program round are not eligible to receive the Winter grant.
For more information, visit Winter Façade Grant Program.
