The Niagara County Facade Program provides matching grants to renovate commercial building exteriors along their main streets, commercial corridors, and business districts.
Donor Name: Niagara County Center for Economic Development
State: New York
County: Niagara County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/06/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Details:
Program Goals
- Jumpstart façade improvement projects impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Support businesses that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Revitalize existing buildings in their traditional downtowns and main streets.
- Enhance the aesthetics of their community and the economic vitality of their business districts.
- Preserve significant and historic buildings and encourage the adaptive reuse of buildings to accommodate new uses.
- Create an environment that attracts investment, fosters development, and creates new business opportunities.
- Assist property owners in making buildings energy efficient and code compliant, including meeting ADA requirements.
- Leverage private sector investment.
Funding Information
Grants of up to $50,000 are available with a dollar-for-dollar match from project sponsors.
Eligible Target Areas
- Applicants need to identify their project location and describe its position within a concentrated part of a well-defined business district
- Explain how the project and its location help achieve vibrancy in the “Main Street” area
- Detail if the project location is identified as part of a community plan or is located in a targeted corridor or area of focused redevelopment
Eligible Applicants
- For-profit businesses that have been in business since or before January 2020
- Property owners (landlords) that have owned the property before January 2020
- Lessees of space within buildings located in a qualified property (Lessee must have occupied the space since before January 2020)
For more information, visit Niagara County Façade Program.
