Deadline: 31-Oct-22
The Kawartha Lakes has announced the Million Dollar Makeover funding program that is designed to encourage and support economic development in Kawartha Lakes.
The Program aim to support property and business owners in improving the visual and functional aspects of their commercial, mixed-use commercial/residential or heritage designated residential buildings.
To achieve this, they’ve expanded their funding programs to include a number of new incentives that will encourages investment in their commercial districts and properties with heritage designation in Kawartha Lakes.
The Million Dollar Makeover funding program to implement the Kawartha Lakes Strategic Community Improvement Plan (CIP).
Objectives
- Downtown main street revitalization and enhancements.
- Heritage districts and building restoration and improvements.
- Derelict building repairs and improvements to functionality.
- Affordable rental housing private space retrofits in mixed-use buildings.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Million Dollar Makeover is available across Kawartha Lakes. Property owners, or businesses (with permission of the property owner) of commercial, mixed-use residential-commercial, or heritage designated residential properties are able to apply. There are focus areas which will receive priority for funding. These areas are Bobcaygeon, Coboconk, Fenelon Falls, Lindsay, Norland, Omemee and Woodville.
- Grant funding is available city-wide. Owners of these properties, or business owners to whom the property owner has delegated the right to receive funding, may be eligible for funding, subject to the full eligibility criteria outlined in the Million Dollar Makeover program.
Application review and evaluation
- Staff will review and evaluate your application based on the program objectives.
- The City reserves the right to distribute funds across the eligible communities and funding programs as deemed appropriate to achieve the City’s Strategic Goals, the Economic Development Strategy and the CIP program objectives.
- A Steering Committee will select the successful projects. Steering Committee decisions are final.
For more information, visit Kawartha Lakes.
For more information, visit https://www.kawarthalakes.ca/en/business-growth/million-dollar-makeover-program.aspx