Brantford Downtown Facade & Safety Improvement Grant
Downtown Brantford businesses can get up to $15,000 toward facade and safety improvements. This is a cost-share grant, meaning you pay for the work first and get reimbursed for up to 50% of eligible costs after inspection. Applications are open.
Before you spend any money
Get the City of Brantford's approval BEFORE you start work or buy anything. Work started before approval may not be funded.
At a glance
Subject to program rules, available funding, and approval. Confirm current details with the official program administrator.
Is this for you?
- You operate a business in a commercial or mixed-use building within Brantford's Downtown Urban Growth Centre.
- You are planning exterior facade, safety, or storefront improvements.
Probably not the right fit if
- Your business is located outside Brantford's Downtown Urban Growth Centre.
- You have already started or completed the improvement work.
- You are unable to pay for the project upfront before receiving reimbursement.
How much you'd realistically get
For example, a storefront refresh (new facade, paint and exterior lighting):
Project cost
$30,000
Program pays
$15,000
You pay
$15,000
That's the program's maximum. A bigger project works, and the amount above the cap is yours to fund.
Illustration using this program's published rate and cap; amounts and eligibility are decided by the program.
Up to $15,000 or 50% of total eligible costs, whichever is less
What may be supported
- facade improvements
- safety/security improvements (CPTED)
- publicly accessible space improvements
How applying works
Effort: mediumYou apply to the City of Brantford with quotes and photos, get approval before you start, then claim your costs after the work is done.
- 01Confirm your property is in the program area and funds are available
- 02Get the city's written pre-approval BEFORE starting
- 03Complete the approved work
- 04Submit your costs for reimbursement
Documents commonly required
- Quotes/estimates for the work
- Photos of the current storefront
- Proof of property ownership or owner's consent
What to know before you count on it
- Cost-share: you pay for the work first, then you get back up to half of eligible costs after it is done and inspected.
- Apply and get approved BEFORE you start any work or buy anything.
- Only buildings in Brantford's designated Downtown Urban Growth Centre qualify. Confirm your address is in the program area before you spend.
- Municipal funding is limited each year. Confirm money is still available.
What are your odds?
City money is limited each year, so apply early. Have your quotes and photos of the building ready when you apply.
More funding by what it pays for
Funding for Accessibility
Grants for ramps, doors and washrooms may help pay for accessibility improvements.
Funding for Storefront Signage
Grants and loans that may help pay for new storefront signage.
Funding for Storefronts and Facades
Grants and loans that may help pay for storefront and facade work.
What you can combine it with
You may be able to combine this with provincial or federal programs for the same project. Ask the City of Brantford before you apply.
Worth reading before you apply
Get alerted when this changes
Programs open and close, budgets run out, rules change. We send one short email when something changes that matters for this program.
Page last updated ; status and deadline checked . Source: official program page.