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CIP GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

Grants Available in 2024 for Downtown Businesses

Façade Improvement Grant (application HERE)

Eligible businesses can receive 30% of the amount of the completed project up to a maximum of $5,000. All applications will be reviewed by the CIP Sub-Committee.

Accessibility Grant (application HERE)

Accessibility Grant will assist businesses with the removal of barriers and increase accessibility for those with disabilities. Eligible businesses can receive 50% of the amount of the completed project up to a maximum of $2,500. All applications will be reviewed by the CIP Sub-Committee.

Landscape Improvement Grant (application HERE)

Improvements can include plant material, improved parking areas, driveway ingress/egress, decorative walls, and planting strips/beds.  Eligible businesses will be able to receive 50% of the amount of the completed project up to a maximum of $2,500. All applications will be reviewed by the CIP Sub-Committee.

For any questions or for more information please email: [email protected]

Below are samples of work that has been completed with the support of CIP funding.

Browns Menswear

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Kitchen Kuttings

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Encore Dance Studio

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History of CIP

Created in 2019, the Downtown Elmira BIA Community Improvement Plan: “Improving the Public Realm” intends to support and activate improvements, rehabilitation or renovation of lands, buildings or public spaces within the Community Improvement Project Area, which is in effect, the Business Improvement Area for Elmira. This is the first Community Improvement Plan for the Township, commissioned and prepared for the BIA. The Community Improvement Project Area, six (6) Leadership Programs and eight (8) Financial Incentive Programs were all informed through several public meetings, input and reviews.

This Plan is intended to be a flexible tool for change rather than a rigid document. It is also intended to be a proactive plan for community revitalization and renewal and economic improvements. Continual review and evaluation of the CIP and the programs will aid the Township and BIA to remain current with the program use and needs of the community.