Facelift Grants
Kingsville Business Improvement Area Association
Printable – Facelift Grant Application 2019
FACELIFT GRANT CRITERIA
What is it? | • A Kingsville BIA program that provides grant money for Kingsville BIA Members to improve their building facades. • This project is funded through the BIA budget and partnership with the Town of Kingsville. |
How does it work? | Property owners or business owners submit a proposal to the Kingsville BIA Board of Managers outlining the façade improvements. A combination or double request for the same improvement will not be considered or approved unless each can provide a separate receipt. • The proposal must include pictures of before the work and after the work is completed. After pictures must be submitted before the grant is paid. • Projects are eligible to receive 50% of the cost of the improvement up to a maximum of $750. • BIA Members are eligible to apply for this grant once a year. • All reimbursements considered may be approved or denied at the Board of Managers discretion. • The board reserves the right to implement other Facelift programs that support the goals of the grant, pertaining to façade improvements. • Submissions must occur within the calendar year the work was completed. • Notification of approval will occur within 30 days of submission. • Projects must support the goals of the grant. |
Who is eligible? | • All commercial buildings in the Kingsville BIA boundaries. Applications must demonstrate that the funding received will not exceed 50% of the total cost of the project. |
What improvements are eligible? | • Façade restoration of brickwork, wood, masonry, and metal cladding • Replacement of entablature, eaves, parapets, and other architectural details • Signage • Painting of the façade exterior • Exterior front lighting • Replacement or addition of awning, marquees, or canopies • Replacement of façade elements originally in place during initial construction of the building • Entranceway modifications to support accessibility requirements and efforts. • Redesigned shop fronts • Exterior improvements – repainting, cleaning brick, graffiti prevention • Modifications to improve accessibility. • Such improvements to the building exterior as may be approved by the Kingsville BIA Board of Managers. |
What improvements are NOT eligible? | • Paving or cement work to parking lot • Improvements to side/back walls of the building or brick cleaning on any building surface • Painting over old signage • Flashing signs • Broken, damaged or boarded windows. • Repairs and maintenance • Landscaping • Building insulation • Interior work |
Where do I apply? | • Applications, cost quotations and pictures should be submitted to: |
When would I receive the grant? | • Upon completion of the work, and: o Submitted, paid invoices (RECEIPTS) to the Kingsville BIA Office, and o submitted your signed Face Lift Letter of Agreement to the Kingsville BIA Office, and o submitted a picture showing the approved project is complete. |