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Commercial Façade Improvement Grant Application

Please review our complete Program Guidelines before applying.
For additional questions, email us at business.conceirge@santamonica.gov.
Applicant Name(Required.)
Email(Required.)
Phone Number(Required.)
Applicant Type(Required.)
Please indicate your current legal status.
This information will be used solely for eligibility verification purposes. As funding is provided by the federal government, we are required to confirm the legal status of all grantees.(Required.)
Business Name(Required.)
Business Address(Required.)
Is this address located within an LMI census tract?
LMI census tracts are shown as RED in the map below:
LMI Census Tract Map(Required.)
SAM.gov Entity ID
If you do not have one, you can register at https://sam.gov/(Required.)
Do you have a record of good standing with the California Secretary of State?
You can check your status at https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov/(Required.)
Do you own or lease your business location?(Required.)
Upload based on your answer above:
  • If OWN, upload proof of ownership.
  • If LEASE, upload a copy of your lease agreement AND signed letter from your landlord indicating permission to complete the work described in your Scope of Work.
(Required.)
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Additional file upload, if needed
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Does your business have any pending litigation with the City of Santa Monica?(Required.)
Are you an adult entertainment establishment, cannabis-related business, liquor store, tobacco and vape shop, pawnshop, check cashing business, or gambling establishment?(Required.)
Is your business a church, school, college, university, government buildings, or nonprofit office?(Required.)
Is your business street-facing with a storefront?(Required.)
Is the annual revenue of your business under $2,000,000?(Required.)
Provide a short description of the type of work you are interested in making with the grant funding.(Required.)
Upload your complete Scope of Work, including estimated costs and materials descriptions.(Required.)
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Describe how the proposed project will improve the overall look or security of your storefront and/or the surrounding area.(Required.)
Describe the need for these improvements and explain why your project should be selected for grant funding.(Required.)
Estimated Project Cost(Required.)
Total Requested Grant Funding
(Up to $15,000)(Required.)
Total Business Contribution
Must be at least 20% of total project cost.(Required.)
Because this grant is reimbursement-based, grantees must pay for the entire cost of the project in full prior to receiving reimbursement. Are you able to cover the costs of the proposed improvements upfront?(Required.)
If approved for funding this month, when do you anticipate the project will be finished?(Required.)
Target Completion Date:
Upload proof of Valid and Current Santa Monica Business License(Required.)
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Upload completed W-9 form
The document must include a scanned wet signature; electronic signatures are not valid.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf(Required.)
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Upload "Before" photos of the project area(Required.)
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Additional file upload, if needed
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Additional file upload, if needed
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Review and check the box below.(Required.)