Applications are now being accepted for the Route 40 Business Revitalization Grant for Fiscal Year 25.
Donor Name: Cecil County
State: Maryland
County: Cecil County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/10/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Route 40 is the main business corridor through Cecil County and revitalizing this area is essential to future economic growth. This aligns with the Economic Development Strategic Priority outlined in Cecil County’s Strategic Plan “to create an environment that encourages economic growth through job creation, business development, and community revitalization.” The purpose of this grant is to assist businesses and organizations striving to improve their exterior image and function, resulting in an enhanced visual appearance and increased utilization of the business by the community.
NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR FY25 – SPECIAL ‘BLIGHT’ APPLICATION
$100,000 has been set aside ($25k max per applicant) for projects that will remove blighted structures along Route 40. The term blight is primarily used to describe a vacant structure or dilapidated building that is detrimental to the safety or health of the community and likely requires demolition. This could be a business structure that is not in use and has fallen into obvious disrepair, is potentially unsafe for the community and/or business and needs immediate rehabilitation.
Eligible Activities
Eligible activities may include, but are not limited to:
- Signage
- Lighting
- Siding
- Painting
- Entrance
- Porch/Deck
- Fencing
- Landscaping/Hardscaping
- Sidewalks
- Driveway
- Parking
- ADA Ramp
- Demolition
- Removal of Blight/Eyesore
- Other revitalizing projects will be considered
Eligibility Criteria
Funds requested through this application are limited to businesses and organizations, for profit or non-profit, located within Cecil County, Maryland along the Route 40 corridor, with a Route 40/Pulaski Highway address.
For more information, visit Cecil County.
