The Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority (ECGRA) is now accepting applications for its Anchor Building Grant Program.
Donor Name: Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority (ECGRA)
State: Pennsylvania
County: Erie County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/31/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Anchor Building Grant Program is an adaptive re-use funding program. Anchor Building provides funding to enable local governments, 501(c)3 non-profits, and municipal authorities to strengthen a community, neighborhood, or commercial district by redeveloping, enhancing, and preserving an underutilized or vacant building that has the potential to serve as a catalyst for greater investment and commercial or social activity.
ECGRA funding can serve as a vital part of the financing structure to bridge the gap, boost the real estate market, assist in developing equity, and enhance the quality of place.
Goals of the Program
- To adaptively re-use historically, culturally, architecturally, and/or socially significant buildings
- To leverage private investment and create jobs
- To support small businesses and enhance the local tax base
- To bridge the funding gap common with older building re-use.
Funding Information
- A funding bucket of $400,000
- A maximum request of $100,000 per application
- A minimum request of $25,000 per application
- A 1:1 cash match is required.
Grant Period
Grant contracts for Anchor Building funding shall be for a period of 24 months.
Uses of Fund
- Project costs (grant and match) must relate to the adaptive re-use of the building and the goal of generating operating income or improving building performance.
- Contracted services such as engineering, architectural, appraisal, historic preservation and environmental assessments. (Proposals with the majority of the budget devoted to planning, engineering, and design are discouraged.)
- Tax credit or development finance consultants
- Equipment and supplies
- Construction Outcomes measurement and impact tracking.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant is an IRS-designated 501(c)(3), municipality, or a municipal authority
- Applicant’s headquarters is located in Erie County
- Applicant is in good standing with the IRS and state and local taxing bodies
- Applicant is in good standing with ECGRA’s reporting requirements to date
- Applicant must be current in payment of real estate taxes
- The building must be open to the public to the fullest extent possible.
For more information, visit ECGRA.
