CRA EXPANDS GRANT PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY AREAS
Offers businesses & property owners more help during recession
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency has expanded the eligibility areas of two of its grant programs to offer more incentives for exterior property improvements throughout a larger portion of the city.
At a meeting held on Thursday, March 10th, the CRA Board voted to expand the Paint-Up Program and the Business Development Assistance Program to its entire 2,000-acre district. The program expansions are designed to offer incentives to more businesses and property owners during the ongoing economic recession.
The Paint-Up Program offers a 50% reimbursement for exterior painting and pressure cleaning costs, up to $5,000, for existing commercial and multi-family buildings in the CRA District. The Business Development Assistance Program offers up to 12 months of rent assistance to new businesses in the CRA District, up to $500/month.
Program guidelines and application forms are available at the CRA office, located at 20 N. Swinton Avenue, and online at www.delraycra.org. Grant applicants must attend a CRA Grants workshop, held at 2p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month, before submitting any paperwork. Call the CRA office at (561) 276-8640 to register for a workshop or to request more information.