Eligible businesses can receive a 50% reimbursement (up to a maximum of $5,000) to complete exterior improvements such as building façades, signage, murals, architectural features, siding, lighting, and awnings. @cariboord.ca
WILLIAMS LAKE – Funding is once again available in the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) for business and property owners looking to improve their commercial building frontages. The 2022 Business Façade Improvement Program is open to all commercial businesses located within the rural areas of the Regional District.
Eligible businesses can receive a 50 per cent reimbursement to a maximum of $5,000 for exterior renovations and improvements such as façades, signage, murals, architectural features, siding, lighting and awnings. Funding will be committed on a first-come, first-serve basis (subject to project eligibility and availability of funds).
The 2022 Business Façade Improvement Program is made possible through a $20,000 grant from the Northern Development Initiative Trust.
In 2021, the CRD provided grants for businesses in Canim Lake and the 150 Mile area. Program applicants completed two projects representing an investment of $10 000 in business façade improvements.
Program guidelines and application forms are available at cariboord.ca/bfi. Our online application form offers a streamlined portal for businesses to apply for the grant.
The CRD program excludes businesses within municipal boundaries as they can apply with their local municipality. The City of Quesnel, City of Williams Lake, District of 100 Mile House are also offering the program in 2022.
For more information about Northern Development Initiative Trust’s funding programs and success stories, visit northerndevelopment.bc.ca.
