City Re-opens Façade Grant Program

Published on July 08, 2021

The City of Alameda re-opened the popular Façade Grant Program to help local business and property owners spruce up their storefronts and improve the appearance of the City’s retail districts. Under this economic development program, business and property owners may be eligible for 50/50 matching grants for exterior painting, new awnings and signs, and other façade improvements. Grant amounts range from $500 to $15,000, depending on the type of work proposed. Past grantees include Tucker’s Ice Cream, Donut Petit, and Malaya Tea Room, among others.

The 2021-22 program includes a special promotion for murals, which will be reimbursed at the 80/20 level -- i.e. the City will pay up to 80% of the cost for new murals, up to $10,000. 

The Façade Grant program has four application deadlines for the 2021-22 fiscal year:

• Thursday, September 16, 2021

• Thursday, November 18, 2021

• Thursday, February 24, 2022

• Thursday, April 28, 2022

The City of Alameda will be hosting a webinar on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at 11:00 am to provide more information about the program and how apply. Please click here to sign up.

Click here for more information or email facadegrant@alamedaca.gov.

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