The City of Pittsburg Façade Improvement Grant Program aims to spur that investment opportunity by offering up to $10,000 for facade improvements to qualified businesses all across the community.
Donor Name: City of Pitsburg
State: California
City: Pitsburg
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 06/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The City of Pittsburg recognizes the importance of investing in its local businesses to help them thrive. These businesses are the heart and soul of the Pittsburg community and are incubators of opportunity and creativity. Businesses with storefronts greatly benefit from investment on those parts of the building that are most visible to the public and face publicly accessible areas such as streets and sidewalks. Investments in these façades provide a number of benefits that include more inviting storefronts, improvements to neighborhood characteristics, reinvestment into older buildings, and more potential foot traffic.
The City of Pitsburg is providing small businesses with the opportunity to apply for grants up to $10,000 for façade improvements. The City will be awarding grants each worth up to $10,000 to reimburse expenditures per applicant, from a budget of $30,000. Any additional work above the $10,000 threshold is the responsibility of the applicant.
The purpose of these funds is specifically for the enhancement and beautification of public-facing building façades that will improve the image and characteristics of the building, the business, and the City and will create an inviting experience that will mutually benefit the business, its customers, and the Pitsburg community. These funds can be used for the following:
- Signage
- Awnings
- Exterior paint (including an -graffiti exterior paint and coatings)
- Architectural treatments
- Stucco, cladding, and/or siding repair
- Windows
- Front Entrance Doors
- Exterior lighting which provides or highlights architectural features
- Planter boxes
- Bicycle Racks
- Other enhancements determined by the City in its sole discretion to enhance the aesthetic value of the building.
Eligibility Criteria
The City is seeking to help those businesses with storefronts that would provide the maximum return on investment for the City, while realizing the greatest amount of long-lasting benefits to the business. Businesses must meet the following qualifications.
- Business must be operating within Pittsburg city limits.
- Business must have an active City of Pittsburg Business License.
- Business, and the property where business is located, must have no outstanding, active Code Enforcement cases or building violation cases.
- Business must be a brick-and-mortar operation with a public-facing storefront. Home-based businesses are ineligible.
- Shopping Centers with 5 or less tenants are eligible. A property-owner-led application is highly encouraged to create a uniform project, but individual tenants can apply also.
- Business applying for or located within the structure and/or center to be improved through grant funds may not sell tobacco, alcohol, and/or cannabis products or adult materials.
For more information, visit City of Pittsburg.
