The City of Virginia Beach Development Authority (VBDA) is pleased to announce the return of the Façade Improvement Grant (FIG) program.
Donor Name: City of Virginia Beach Development Authority (VBDA)
State: Virginia
City: Virginia Beach
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: Ongoing
Size of the Grant: 1,000 and $10,000
Details:
Façade improvement grants (FIG) are reimbursements for impactful exterior improvements for small, locally owned, and operated businesses located in any commercial or industrial zoned area within the City of Virginia Beach. The program will match small business owners’, or those who lease to small businesses, investments up to $10,000, for exterior building, site, and outdoor dining improvements.
Funding Information
Applicants may request one grant between $1,000 and $10,000 to match their investment of at least the same amount to achieve the proposed improvements.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the program, businesses and property owners must meet the following criteria:
- New or existing small businesses with less than 50 employees
- The business or property owner must be current on all taxes and fees owed to the city
- Businesses located on any commercially or industrially zoned properties
Eligible Improvements
- FAÇADE IMPROVEMENTS
- Exterior improvements may include any highly visible windows, doors, awnings, canopies, accent or security lighting improvements, and building material upgrades. Building material specifications, imagery, and scaled drawings or elevations of the proposed improvements, as would be required by the City to obtain a permit, must be provided. Routine maintenance, such as roofing system repairs/ replacements and HVAC system repairs/replacements are not eligible.
- FENCING
- Example images or scaled drawings of proposed fencing, specifying height, length, color, and survey, as required to obtain a permit, must be provided.
- SIGNAGE
- Signage improvements may include new or replacement of commercial signage. Scaled drawing with measurements of proposed sign(s), description, proposed location, and other specifications, as would be required for zoning review, must be provided.
- LANDSCAPING
- A landscape plan must be submitted, showing site location, size, plant types, and quantity.
- PARKING UPGRADES
- Upgrading an unimproved parking area (e.g. gravel lot) with a paved or other approved surfacing material is eligible, as well as bicycle parking areas and bike racks. Site drawings, site work description, proposed surfacing materials, and other perimeter improvements, as required by the Zoning Ordinance, must be provided. Routine maintenance, including parking lot patching, re-striping, or repaving will not be eligible.
- OUTDOOR CAFE
- Upgrades to or establishment of an outdoor café space are eligible. A detailed scaled drawing of the outdoor café site, with the survey of the property, is required.
For more information, visit VBDA.
