The City of Seguin’s Business Improvement Grant (BIG) Program, is a reimbursement-based grant program aimed at the development and expansion of business enterprises within the City of Seguin.
Donor Name: City of Seguin
State: Texas
City: Seguin
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/06/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
Purpose
The City of Seguin has developed the Business Improvement Grant Program to promote the development and expansion of new and existing business enterprises within the City of Seguin, Texas (the “City”), and enhance the economic welfare of the citizens of the City of Seguin by securing and retaining business enterprises and maintaining a higher level of employment, economic activity, and stability.
Award Information
Applicant may be eligible to receive up to a 75 percent matching grant, with a maximum grant awarded to an Applicant not to exceed $10,000.
Project Period
Applicants who own multiple businesses and/or commercial properties within the City of Seguin can only receive grant funding for only one (1) project in a 12-month period.
Improvements and other expenditures eligible under the Seguin BIG Program include the following:
- Façade Improvements
- Improvements to building facades including, but not limited to, structural rehabilitation, awnings, painting, reconstruction, and/or remodeling.
- Sign Improvements
- New signs, and renovation or removal of existing signs.
- Site Improvements
- Items such as, but not limited to parking lot resurfacing, striping, driveway improvements, lighting, fencing, new curb and sidewalk, and landscaping.
- Other Real Property Improvements
- Improvements including, but not limited to replacing electrical wiring, plumbing, masonry repair, foundation stabilization, fire sprinkler or fire alarm system, HVAC systems, or other items that are plumbed, wired or otherwise permanently attached to a building structure, as approved by the City.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant seeking Grant funding must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Eligible Applicant includes any new or existing for-profit business facilities, commercial property owner, or business tenant physically located within Seguin City Limits. Applicant’s tax status will be verified with the State Comptroller’s office.
- Businesses operating on the same property as the business owners’ residence are not eligible.
- Applicants who have outstanding financial obligations to the City of Seguin, including but not limited to liens, court fines, delinquent City utility bills, or delinquent taxes are not eligible.
- Applicants are not eligible to receiving funding under the Seguin BIG Program if the Applicant is receiving funding under the Seguin Main Street FIX-IT Façade Grant Program for identical improvement projects.
- Applicants who have an ongoing lawsuit or are in any way parties to litigation against the City of Seguin are not eligible.
- Applicants are limited to receiving grant funding for only one (1) project in a 12-month period.
For more information, visit Business Improvement Grant (BIG).
