Business & Merchant
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 April 2014 12:50
The Charleroi Design Committee, operating in conjunction with the Mon Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce, has established a Facade Improvement Project II to assist business and property owners in Charleroi’s Central Business District in improving the appearance of the façades of commercial buildings.
The funding for the program was secured through the Washington County Local Share Account from gaming revenues. Several projects were completed in 2013, and approximately $30,000 remains in the funding pool.
Owners of businesses and commercial properties in the project area (McKean and Fallowfield Avenues between the borough line on the southern end and 12th street on the northern end (including Chamber Plaza and all streets perpendicular) are eligible to apply for the matching grant façade project.
Grants will be made on a matching basis (one dollar of grant money for each dollar of private investment) with a maximum grant amount of $5,000 per property. Minimum grant is $1,000 per property, i.e., must be at least $2,000 investment. Grants will be a reimbursement basis only.
Eligible grant activities must be reviewed and approved by the Design Committee and applicants must show proof of payment to their contractors and suppliers to be reimbursed under the grant guidelines.
If anyone is interested in completing projects in the designated project area, and cannot attend the informational sessions, guidelines and application can be e-mailed by request at info@mvrchamber.org or by calling 724-483-3507. Deb Keefer, Chamber Director is the grant administrator, and John Mollenauer is the Design Committee chairman.
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