Schuyler County has identified a need for a fund to support small businesses and existing building owners in improving the built environment within the four village centers of Schuyler County.
Donor Name: Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development
State: New York
County: Schuyler County (NY)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This fund will assist with façade improvements to improve the pedestrian environment and promote continued investment within the Downtowns. The funding will be used to leverage private investment in existing buildings with a preference for projects that improve the overall main street streetscape. Through this fund, the County will welcome applications for façade projects that will result in a highly visible transformation to the exterior of the building.
Eligible Use of Funds
- General façade improvements and exterior structural repairs.
- Such work may include, but not necessarily be limited to, painting, signage, awnings, handicapped accessibility to storefront entrances, carpentry repairs, masonry repairs and repointing, storefront and building cornice repair and/or restoration, window repairs, roof repairs [flat roofs are ineligible], sidewalk improvements and other visual improvements. All façade work should be clearly visible from a public right of way. Repairs to the rear façade of buildings are only eligible if such facades face a public parking lot, public sidewalk, or other public areas.
- Cost associated with design and engineering are reimbursable up to $2,500 or 50% of such costs, whichever is less.
Property Eligibility
- A commercial or mixed-use property within one-half mile of the business district of the Village of Burdett, Montour Falls, Odessa, or Watkins Glen.
- The property must be an existing commercial or mixed-use building. Single, TwoFamily, and Multi-Family Homes are not eligible.
- Property must be covered by liability and hazard insurance. Hazard insurance must be sufficient to cover any outstanding loans on the property and the total amount of grant funds provided.
Property Owner Eligibility
Program Awardee[s] must be the owner of the property or the tenant of the building with the property owner’s written approval.
- The property owner must be current with all Village, County, and school taxes for all properties owned by the Awardee in the respective municipality.
- Awardees must agree to provide a minimum 50% match to their project cost. The minimum grant award will be $5,000, with the maximum award being $25,000.
- The property owner must have the ability/financial capacity to secure matching funds for the project and must provide proof that such funds are available for the specific project. The property owner must verify approval of a loan or availability of cash equal to the project cost. All program funds are provided only through reimbursement at the completion of the project. Therefore, Awardees must also have the ability to provide financing for the entire project until reimbursement is provided, typically within 60 days of project completion.
- The property must have a current business operating within the building or a signed contract for a future business when payment reimbursement is requested.
- Within the Village of Watkins Glen, NYS-approved Downtown Revitalization Initiative [DRI] Projects are not eligible for additional funding.
- The project must be completed within one year from the day the agreement was fully executed
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