Applications are now open for the Suffolk County Downtown Revitalization (DTR) Grant Program to help towns, villages and community organizations expand their efforts to enhance their downtowns, attract visitors and shoppers into the area, and thereby stimulate economic activity in these important centers.
Donor Name: Suffolk County Government
State: New York
County: Suffolk County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/20/2022
Grant Size: $10,000
Details:
Downtowns are an important part of sustainable growth in Suffolk County and help to define our communities and quality of life. The Suffolk County Downtown Revitalization Panel was created to advise the County on issues affecting the resurgence and economic viability of our downtowns and business districts. The Panel recommended the creation of a funding program – the Downtown Revitalization Grant Program − to help towns, villages and community organizations expand their efforts to enhance their downtowns, attract visitors and shoppers into the area, and thereby stimulate economic activity in these important centers. The Downtown Revitalization Panel aims to:
- Administer the competitive Downtown Revitalization Grant Program and to make recommendations for funding to the Suffolk County Legislature.
- Facilitate dialogue and to share best practices on issues that affect the viability, safety and economic stability of the downtown areas.
- To hear and learn from speakers on issues that affect the viability of the business community such as financing, energy, business planning and marketing.
Since its inception, the Downtown Revitalization Grant Program has funded projects such as streetlights, sidewalks, public restrooms, off-street parking lots and renovating alleyways which lead from parking areas to the main street.
Applications will be accepted for full or partial funding of significant capital projects, including but not limited
to:
- Public parking facilities
- Curb, sidewalk, or roadway construction
- Pedestrian walkways
- Street lighting
- Public restrooms
- Disabled accessibility
- Sewer systems and drainage
- Renovation of existing structures
- Cultural facilities
Funding Information
The project must be a capital improvement project and the funding request must be at least $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications must be submitted by a Chamber of Commerce or comparable business organization, or civic beautification organization in partnership with a municipality.
- The project must be located on municipally owned property
- The applicant must partner with a municipality (town or village) in Suffolk County and a local government resolution must accompany the application.
For more information, visit Suffolk County Government.
