Norwich BID applies for third round of Main Street Grant funding
NORWICH – After receiving more than $400,000 in the first two rounds of funding, the Norwich Business Improvement District will be applying for a third in the Main Street Grant Program.
At its October meeting, the City of Norwich Common Council passed a resolution supporting the BID’s application to the program.
Over the past year, downtown Norwich has seen many improvements as the result of the Main Street Grant Program, a 50/50 matching grant offered by the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR). Businesses in the downtown area, including Chiarino’s Insurance, The Broad Street Tavern, A Cut Above, Cafe Connection, Garf’s Deli, Hayes Office Supplies, Ives Cream, McLaughlin’s, McNeil Jewelers, Irmin Mody and The Masonic Temple, have undergone facade and interior improvements as part of the grant program. The grant provided $400,000 to be used on renovations to downtown businesses, and as required by the grant, business owners contributed a matching amount, resulting in $800,000 worth of improvements to downtown Norwich.
In a previous interview, BID Executive Director Pegi LoPresti said the goal of the Main Street Grant “is to preserve the historic look in downtowns like ours.” In past years, the grant has stipulated that businesses could receive up to $10,000 for facade improvements and up to $50,000 for interior building renovations.
During the October meeting, Mayor Joseph Maiurano said the Main Street Grant Program has been beneficial to the city so far, and had helped numerous business to make improvements at a reduced cost to them.
The City of Norwich will collaborate with the BID on the project. The city will support the BID’s efforts by providing grant writing assistance from Community Development Specialist Todd Dreyer.
The DHCR has announced that $6.4 million in funding is available this year. “With the new resources that Governor Paterson and the legislature included in this year’s budget, we can make a great program like NY Main Street even better and more effective at revitalizing downtown communities,” said DHCR Commissioner Deborah VanAmerongen in a press release. Since 2004, more than $42 million has been awarded to New York communities as part of the Main Street Grant Program.
At its October meeting, the City of Norwich Common Council passed a resolution supporting the BID’s application to the program.
Over the past year, downtown Norwich has seen many improvements as the result of the Main Street Grant Program, a 50/50 matching grant offered by the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR). Businesses in the downtown area, including Chiarino’s Insurance, The Broad Street Tavern, A Cut Above, Cafe Connection, Garf’s Deli, Hayes Office Supplies, Ives Cream, McLaughlin’s, McNeil Jewelers, Irmin Mody and The Masonic Temple, have undergone facade and interior improvements as part of the grant program. The grant provided $400,000 to be used on renovations to downtown businesses, and as required by the grant, business owners contributed a matching amount, resulting in $800,000 worth of improvements to downtown Norwich.
In a previous interview, BID Executive Director Pegi LoPresti said the goal of the Main Street Grant “is to preserve the historic look in downtowns like ours.” In past years, the grant has stipulated that businesses could receive up to $10,000 for facade improvements and up to $50,000 for interior building renovations.
During the October meeting, Mayor Joseph Maiurano said the Main Street Grant Program has been beneficial to the city so far, and had helped numerous business to make improvements at a reduced cost to them.
The City of Norwich will collaborate with the BID on the project. The city will support the BID’s efforts by providing grant writing assistance from Community Development Specialist Todd Dreyer.
The DHCR has announced that $6.4 million in funding is available this year. “With the new resources that Governor Paterson and the legislature included in this year’s budget, we can make a great program like NY Main Street even better and more effective at revitalizing downtown communities,” said DHCR Commissioner Deborah VanAmerongen in a press release. Since 2004, more than $42 million has been awarded to New York communities as part of the Main Street Grant Program.
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