• Dec 22, 21
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Façade grants through the TIME organization are intended to stimulate private investment in downtown Milton Pennsylvania.

The Program seeks to preserve and restore historic downtown architecture and to foster image-making improvements to all downtown commercial properties regardless of their historic significance.

Eligible Applicants Any person(s) owning commercial property in Milton’s defined downtown historic area is eligible to apply.

Qualifying commercial properties include single-purpose retail and office buildings and mixed-use buildings containing combinations of retail, office, and residential apartments.

If you are a merchant located in Milton’s defined area, but do not own the property from which you operate, you may still be eligible with the property owner’s consent.

Single-purpose apartment buildings are generally not eligible for design grants.

However, individual proposals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Loans for single-purpose apartment buildings may be considered eligible if the applicant can demonstrate significant benefits to the preservation of historic structures, conservation, and improvement of neighborhoods, or community economic development.

For larger buildings where more than one storefront exists within the same façade, each storefront may be eligible for Façade Grant funds.

The facade is the part of the building facing the street or streets.

It includes the entirety of the face of the building including upper floors which often retain their original appearance.

Projects must achieve visible results that enhance Milton’s downtown image, marketability, and economic vitality.

Design Grants have the following specific objectives: 1.Assist with the preservation of historic commercial buildings and assure that such buildings are rehabilitated in a sensitive and appropriate manner.

2.Bring substandard exterior building conditions into compliance with basic health, safety, and building codes and enhance the visual appeal of downtown businesses.

3.Reduce or eliminate vacancies in the core of downtown Milton, and promote the adaptive reuse of commercial buildings.

Grant applicants are encouraged, but not required, to use the services of design professionals.

The Design Committee facilitates compliance with the required design standards by providing technical or design assistance to Grant applicants.

TIME will award Façade Grants to eligible applicants who meet all criteria and provide all necessary information in the appropriate manner on a 50-50 matching basis.

Façade Grant money amounting up to $5000 can be obtained only once in 10 years for a single facade if funding for the Façade Grant Program is continued by the Main Street Program and Milton is a participating community.

The maximum Facade Grant that may be awarded is $5000 per facade for projects costing $10000 or more.

Applicants may participate in more than one Façade Grant Program element, but the total grant award may not exceed $5000 per any single façade.

Grants are made on a cost reimbursement basis, following a process of application, design review and approval, and construction.





Contact Information
The Improved Milton Experience
Address: 139 South Front St
City: Milton
State: Pennsylvania

Website: http://www.miltonpatime.org/facade_grant.php

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