Alameda Corridor

Business Improvement District

Grow Grant Program

2022 Applications Are CLOSED

The Alameda Corridor Business Improvement District (ACBID) Grow Grant Program is established to stimulate exterior building improvements to existing commercial buildings in the ACBID which are sufficient in scope to produce positive, visible changes that impact the building location. The program goals are to enhance the atmosphere of the Alameda corridor as determined by the ACBID.

These grants are designed to fund projects that will serve as a catalyst for future investment in the corridor. The grants are designed to assist commercial property owners and business owners with substantial improvements to the exterior of their area that also benefit the Alameda Avenue corridor as a whole. Projects can include, but are not limited to: enhanced signage, facade improvements, landscaping, art, parking lot improvements, etc.

Analyzed on a case-by-case basis that examines the improvement’s visibility along Alameda Avenue, the ability of the improvement to serve as a catalyst for added improvement along the corridor, and the level of participation by the commercial property owner and/or business owner. Applicants are encouraged to establish partnerships between business owners and their commercial property owners to more effectively leverage funding.

PROJECT AREA – Alameda Corridor Business Improvement District boundaries. See ACBID boundary map here. 

PROGRAM FUNDING

• Grant may be up to a maximum up to $10,000 per property.
• Grants will be awarded based on projects producing the most visible changes and having maximum impact.
• All grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served, competitive basis.
• Funding is limited and the amount awarded for a project is at the discretion of the ACBID Board of Directors.

ELIGIBILITY
Eligible Activities— West Alameda Avenue Street facing improvements are the top priority of the program.

• Awnings or canopies not considered signs. Awning or canopy must be decorative and used to define an entry or
  window area.
• Cleaning exterior building surface if painting is not needed.
• Door replacement.
• Entranceway.
• Exterior lighting permanent to building.
• Fencing and/or screening.
• Gutters and/or downspouts visible on building exterior.
• ADA accessibility.
• Landscaping/Streetscaping – planter boxes, planters, benches, containers, and bike racks.
  11. Permanent art or mural installation
• Parking lot improvements – paving, re-striping of parking lots, buffer zone, garage enclosures, and lighting.
• Sidewalk repair.
• Sidewalk replacement – stamped or decorative brick work.
• Window replacement.
• Window repair – all building windows including, display windows, transom, basement or second story facing a public street or alley way.

*Funds will only be provided for projects that conform to all Lakewood, CO zoning, permitting, and licensing requirements.

Non-Eligible Activities

• Routine building maintenance and repair.
• Work on a building exterior not facing a public street or alley way.
• Roof repairs/replacement not related to an exterior façade improvement.
• Structural foundations, billboards, security systems, non permanent fixtures, interior window coverings, signs and awnings considered business advertising, security bars, and barbed wire fencing.
• Purchase of property and/or buildings.
• Construction of a new building.
• Demolition.
• Fixtures, furnishings, and equipment.
• Inventory.

Non-Eligible Buildings

• Properties will not be eligible if any special assessments, real estate taxes or personal property taxes are delinquent.
• Work in progress or performed before a complete application is submitted is not eligible. Any work done before approval of an application agreement for this program.
• Exclusively residential property.
• Tax exempt property.
• Property in litigation, mediation, condemnation, or receivership.
• Property with outstanding code violation orders, unless these are corrected as part of the project.

Eligible Applicants

• Owners or owner/tenant joint ventures may submit a written application.
• All grant applicants must be able to accept ACH (electronic) deposits.

APPROVAL PROCESS

• May 16 : Applications due by 5 p.m. (MST)
• May 26: The ACBID Board of Directors will meet to review the applications.
• June 3: All applicants will be notified by email of their status
• June 9: Public announcement of the selected grantees — and work on the projects begin!
• November 30: All funded projects must be completed
• December 14: Deadline for after-action reports

ACBID Grow Grant Program Funding Structure
The ACBID Grow Grant Program is a reimbursement grant that will provide funding to grant recipients after expenses have been incurred. The grantee must follow a the reimbursement procedure to obtain the reimbursement for project expenses.

ALAMEDA CONNECTS
363 S. HARLAN ST. #203
LAKEWOOD, CO 80226
(303) 274-1807