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Storefront Refresh Grant

For commercial buildings and businesses located or planning to locate in Business Improvement Areas (BIAs), the City offers the following grants:

This is a matching reimbursement grant for small exterior renovations, up to a maximum of $1000 per building.

Offered by Business Support (City of Edmonton)

Amount

Up to $1,000

Matching reimbursement grant of 50 per cent of the project total to a maximum of $1,000 per building

Quick eligibility check

Years in business

No minimum stated

Employees

No limit stated

Revenue

No limit stated

Legal structure

No requirement stated

Location

Alberta

Who can apply

For commercial buildings and businesses located or planning to locate in Business Improvement Areas (BIAs), the City offers the following grants:

Typical examples are blade, canopy and roof signs.‬ ‭Last update: October 2024‬ ‭1‬ ‭Am I eligible?‬ ‭Projects that are eligible to apply for and receive a Storefront Refresh & Signage Grant must‬ ‭meet all of the following criteria:‬ ‭❏‬ ‭Don’t start work before funding is approved‬‭! This‬‭includes buying materials.‬ ‭❏‬ ‭Storefront must be located on the ground floor of a building and face the street.‬ ‭❏‬ ‭Storefront‬ ‭must‬ ‭be‬ l‭ocated‬ ‭within‬ ‭a‬ ‭Business‬ ‭Improvement‬ ‭Area‬ ‭or‬ ‭other‬ ‭Council-approved area‬‭.‬ ‭❏‬ ‭The proposed Storefront Refresh & Signage project can’t be part of a larger renovation.‬ ‭❏‬ ‭Home-based businesses are not eligible.‬ ‭❏‬ ‭The commercial unit has not received the grant within the last five years.‬ ‭❏‬ ‭The person submitting the application is the property owner or a person/tenant legally‬ ‭designated by the property owner to complete the Storefront Refresh & Signage Grant‬ ‭application.‬ ‭❏‬ ‭The property owner is up to date on municipal property taxes for the building.‬ ‭❏‬ ‭The work must meet one or more of the eligible enhancements listed on page 7 of this‬ ‭document.‬ ‭❏‬ ‭Once approval is granted, the project must be completed within six months.

About the funding

Grants are 50 per cent of the project total to a maximum of $1,000. Only the work approved in

the Storefront Refresh & Signage program approval letter can be reimbursed.

For example, if you spend $2,000 or more on eligible items or work, you will receive a

reimbursement for $1,000. If your project is $800 total, you will receive a reimbursement for

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$400, or half the total amount of your refresh project.

Reimbursements are issued by cheque through the mail and will take approximately four to six

weeks to arrive after you submit your documentation at the end of the project.

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