Applications due February 27th
Grants awarded March 12th
Colville Together is excited to be able to provide façade & building improvement grants to our downtown building owners.
The program offers grants to property owners in the Colville Together focus area. This program is offered by the Colville Together to leverage private improvements that contribute to the overall aesthetics of the district while making revitalization efforts affordable, creative, and community based. Colville Together Design Committee administers the Façade & Building Improvement Grant Program. This year the focus for the grant is projects that improve the downtown streetscape and/or help preserve and repair downtown buildings for long-term use..
Who can apply for funding?
Any building owner whose property falls within the Colville Together focus area (3rd Ave to Birch Ave and Wynne St to Oak St). Eligible properties can be commercial, including non-profits, or multi-family residential contingent on adherence to the Façade and Building Improvement Grant Agreements and Conditions Checklist that is included with the grant application.
Eligible Façade Improvements Include:
- New awnings or the restoration of existing awnings
- Exterior painting and/or paint removal
- Murals on exposed side walls
- Reparation and restoration of brickwork, wood, masonry, and stucco
- Exterior lighting
- Reusable signage, such as projecting, blade, and lighted
- Reparation and replacement of architectural details or materials
- Doors and windows, including garage doors
- Rehabilitation or compatible reconstruction of storefronts
- Removal of metal siding and exterior slip covers (surfaces)
- Building improvements that save the structural integrity of the building, i.e. roofs,
- Any element that enhances the parking lot experience, i.e. landscaping, bike racks, etc.
Application
Fillable PDF application below.
More Questions?
Check out the guidelines below or Contact Rosemary Shaw at info@colvilletogether.org.