The City of Anaheim is seeking applications for Storefront Improvement Program to improve the public face of your store, business or property.
Donor Name: City of Anaheim
State: California
City: Anaheim
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000 or $100,000
Details:
The Storefront Improvement Program was created to encourage private investment along Anaheim’s commercial corridors and to improve and maintain storefronts, business aesthetics, and business functions in the City of Anaheim. Building renovations and facade improvements can be costly to owners and can mean the difference between a vacant building and a vibrant, occupied storefront. The grants are targeted to control and prevent blight and deterioration within the City and promote business retention and expansion.
Program Goals
This grant program seeks to improve the publicly visible fronts of businesses along the City’s commercial corridors so that after completion of work, residents will notice a marked improvement in the appearance of the buildings. The purpose of the program is to provide an economic incentive to:
- Promote storefront rehabilitation along commercial corridors.
- Encourage improved design and building character.
- Attract reinvestment in commercial buildings.
- Make improvements that produce a highly visible contribution to the City of Anaheim
Funding Information
The Storefront Improvement Program from Anaheim Economic Development offers grants of $10,000 or $100,000 to improve the public face of your store, business or property.
Grant A: Cosmetic Improvements up to $10,000
Eligible Improvements. Program assistance may only be used for exterior rehabilitation items. Such exterior improvements may include, but are not limited to:
- Professional repair of exterior surfaces
- Exterior painting of buildings visible from public right-of-way
- Exterior lighting to enhance building appearance and/or safety
- Landscaping
- Awnings and canopies
- Addressing compliance with the Anaheim Municipal Code that will make a significant improvement to the appearance of the property
- Removal of nonconforming signs (e.g., pole signs)
Grant B: Structural Improvements up to $100,000
Eligible Improvements. Program assistance may only be used for exterior rehabilitation items. Such exterior improvements may include, but are not limited to:
- Storefront restoration or renovation
- Professional repair of exterior surfaces
- Exterior painting of buildings visible from public right-of-way
- Exterior façade treatments (stucco, brick veneer, awnings, paint removal, etc.)
- Signage repair or replacement (wall/monument)
- Exterior door and window repair or replacement
- Exterior lighting to enhance building appearance and/or safety
- Mechanical equipment screening visible from public right-of-way
- Landscaping
- Asphalt resurfacing/re-striping
Eligible Applicants
- An eligible applicant must either own commercial property or be a tenant of a commercial property with a valid business license in a commercially zoned area of the City of Anaheim. The business/property must be a permitted or conditionally permitted use within the commercial zone and must be up to date on the payment of property taxes, utility fees, and transient occupancy taxes (if applicable) and not have any liens on the property.
- If a business owner who is also a tenant is applying, they must obtain prior consent from the property owner on the form provided in the application. The City will verify property ownership and, in the case of multiple ownership of the commercial property, will require all persons on title to give written consent.
For more information, visit City of Anaheim.
