The City of Toledo, Department of Economic Development hereby announces the availability of funding for one White Box Planning Grant.
Donor Name: City of Toledo
State: Ohio
City: Toledo
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/17/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The White Box Grant Planning Grant provides funding for a comprehensive feasibility study on a vacant ground-floor commercial space located in a designated NRSA.
This pilot program is designed to equip property owners with the knowledge and resources to transform their vacant first-floor commercial space into a vibrant, code compliant, and ready-to-customize “”white box”” space for occupancy by a business, and to establish a pipeline of applicants for future White Box Grants.
The program provides funding to conduct a comprehensive feasibility study on a vacant first-floor commercial space. Eligible spaces are located in a designated Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) in the city of Toledo and have no active code violation citations.
Eligible Buildings
Eligible buildings must:
- Be located in the Englewood or Old South End NRSA in the city of Toledo.
- Contain a vacant first-floor commercial space
- Have no active code violation citations
Eligible building uses include:
- Commercial use (non-residential)
- Industrial use
- Mixed-use (integrated first-floor commercial and upper floor residential uses).
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants must:
- Applicant is in good standing with governmental entities (i.e. current income taxes, property tax, utilities, fees, and have no active code violation citations).
- Applicant owns the building for which they are applying.
Ineligible Buildings
Buildings with an exclusively single-family residential, multi-family residential, or storage use, or which contain the following businesses are ineligible:
- Payday loan businesses
- Pawn shops
- Firearm or other weapons dealers
- Adult entertainment
- Franchise and chain businesses
- Self-storage.
For more information, visit City of Toledo.