Alisal Vibrancy Plan Facade Improvement Pilot Program

Alisal Vibrancy Plan Facade Improvement Pilot Program is sponsored by City of Salinas. The Alisal Vibrancy Plan Commercial Façade Improvement Pilot Program offers financial assistance to enhance storefronts in the main commercial corridors of East Salinas.

Alisal Vibrancy Plan (AVP) Commercial Façade Improvement Pilot Program - Grow America Formerly NDC | Partners in Community Development Alisal Vibrancy Plan (AVP) Commercial Façade Improvement Pilot Program Opens Oct 10 2025 03:00 AM (EDT) ALISAL VIBRANCY PLAN (AVP) COMMERCIAL FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PILOT PROGRAM Instrucciones de traducción al español: Para traducir esta página al español, haga clic en este enlace https://translate. google.

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io/prog/alisal_vibrancy_plan_commercial_facade_improvement_pilot_program The Alisal Vibrancy Plan (AVP) Commercial Facade Improvement Pilot Program (“Program”) is designed to help local business and property owners improve the appearance of storefronts along the commercial corridors of E. Alisal Street, E. Market Street, Sanborn Road, and Williams Road between E.

Alisal Street and Bardin Road to encourage economic vitality and commercial viability. The Program funding has the potential to be a catalytic investment in the neighborhood and increase foot traffic and help improve the perception of Alisal’s commercial corridors.

A commercial storefront property along the corridors stated above serving a retail use, food service use, or personal service use, such as barber shops, beauty salons, nail salons, pet grooming, etc., or repair services such as auto, furniture, electronics, etc., laundry and dry-cleaning services, caterers, hotels, and fitness centers. The applicant is a City of Salinas small business owner or City of Salinas commercial property owner.

If multiple businesses are located within a shopping center and located on one parcel, t he property owner will be required to apply and is subject to the maximum allowed of the forgivable loan. The business/tenant must have held a City of Salinas business license for at least 1-year and there must be no active violations on the building and/or business.

Removal of gates, bars, or metal covering windows Anti-graffiti window coating Outdoor security lighting Exterior mandatory Title 24 energy upgrades Exterior painting (including public art/murals) Exterior wall repair (including siding, new elements, and architectural details) Signage removal, repair, or replacement Repair, replacement, or installation of awnings, windows, doors Installation of new entry doors that meet ADA accessibility requirements (note, structural changes will NOT be covered under this grant) Installation of display windows Vacant lot improvements (a business use must be established, and the business must be operational) Type of Facade Improvements Non Architectural Improvements: Awnings, parapets, new signs, sign removal, storefront window displays, painting (including public art/mural) Improvements eligible in micro-grant tier, and Architectural improvements : Window or door refurbishment/replacement, historic features, etc. ***Expenses not included above can be vetted through the Economic Development team*** Note: You cannot apply to both funding tiers.

Applicant information, site information, and an acknowledgement/signature If applicant is a tenant, application must include the Property Owner Authorization Form Project information and scope of work details Repair estimates (Estimates must reflect California prevailing wage requirements ) Photos or drawings of existing conditions Property deed or lease agreement Copy of government issued identification with full, legal name Copy of the applicant’s business license, if the applicant is a business owner IRS Form W-9 (current within the last year) English: https://www.

irs. gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9. pdf Español: https://www.

irs. gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9sp. pdf The Program is a limited period program.

Applications will be reviewed on a first come, first serve basis, and evaluated based on the fulfillment of the program goals. The Program will have monthly deadlines on the last business day of each month. For example, applications received in October will be reviewed in November.

Those received in November will be reviewed in December and so on. City of Salinas Community Development Department Attn: Crystal Casillas, Community Development Analyst 65 West Alisal St, Salinas, CA 93901 bizsupport@ci. salinas.

ca. us Program Guidelines: https://ndc. smapply.

io/protected/nr/fvtPK/Final_Guidelines_-_AVP_Facade_Improvement_Pilot_Program_BILINGUAL. pdf AVP Eligible Area Map: https://ndc. smapply.

io/protected/nr/c7HWd/AVP_Area_Map. png Storefront Design Guidelines Toolkit: https://ndc. smapply.

io/protected/nr/r6RrM/Alisal_Facade_Toolkit_Bilingual. pdf Permit Matrix Table: https://ndc. smapply.

io/protected/nr/MkvWB/Permit_Matrix_Table_Bilingual. pdf Business license information: https://www. cityofsalinas.

org/Business/Business-Licenses-and-Home-Based-Business-Permits Alisal Vibrancy Plan (AVP) Commercial Façade Improvement Pilot Program ALISAL VIBRANCY PLAN (AVP) COMMERCIAL FAÇADE IMPROVEMENT PILOT PROGRAM Instrucciones de traducción al español: Para traducir esta página al español, haga clic en este enlace https://translate. google. com/?

sl=auto&tl=es&op=websites Haga clic en sitios web y copie y pegue este enlace URL: https://ndc. smapply. io/prog/alisal_vibrancy_plan_commercial_facade_improvement_pilot_program The Alisal Vibrancy Plan (AVP) Commercial Facade Improvement Pilot Program (“Program”) is designed to help local business and property owners improve the appearance of storefronts along the commercial corridors of E.

Alisal Street, E. Market Street, Sanborn Road, and Williams Road between E. Alisal Street and Bardin Road to encourage economic vitality and commercial viability.

The Program funding has the potential to be a catalytic investment in the neighborhood and increase foot traffic and help improve the perception of Alisal’s commercial corridors.

A commercial storefront property along the corridors stated above serving a retail use, food service use, or personal service use, such as barber shops, beauty salons, nail salons, pet grooming, etc., or repair services such as auto, furniture, electronics, etc., laundry and dry-cleaning services, caterers, hotels, and fitness centers. The applicant is a City of Salinas small business owner or City of Salinas commercial property owner.

If multiple businesses are located within a shopping center and located on one parcel, t he property owner will be required to apply and is subject to the maximum allowed of the forgivable loan. The business/tenant must have held a City of Salinas business license for at least 1-year and there must be no active violations on the building and/or business.

Removal of gates, bars, or metal covering windows Anti-graffiti window coating Outdoor security lighting Exterior mandatory Title 24 energy upgrades Exterior painting (including public art/murals) Exterior wall repair (including siding, new elements, and architectural details) Signage removal, repair, or replacement Repair, replacement, or installation of awnings, windows, doors Installation of new entry doors that meet ADA accessibility requirements (note, structural changes will NOT be covered under this grant) Installation of display windows Vacant lot improvements (a business use must be established, and the business must be operational) Type of Facade Improvements Non Architectural Improvements: Awnings, parapets, new signs, sign removal, storefront window displays, painting (including public art/mural) Improvements eligible in micro-grant tier, and Architectural improvements : Window or door refurbishment/replacement, historic features, etc. ***Expenses not included above can be vetted through the Economic Development team*** Note: You cannot apply to both funding tiers.

Applicant information, site information, and an acknowledgement/signature If applicant is a tenant, application must include the Property Owner Authorization Form Project information and scope of work details Repair estimates (Estimates must reflect California prevailing wage requirements ) Photos or drawings of existing conditions Property deed or lease agreement Copy of government issued identification with full, legal name Copy of the applicant’s business license, if the applicant is a business owner IRS Form W-9 (current within the last year) English: https://www.

irs. gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9. pdf Español: https://www.

irs. gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9sp. pdf The Program is a limited period program.

Applications will be reviewed on a first come, first serve basis, and evaluated based on the fulfillment of the program goals. The Program will have monthly deadlines on the last business day of each month. For example, applications received in October will be reviewed in November.

Those received in November will be reviewed in December and so on. City of Salinas Community Development Department Attn: Crystal Casillas, Community Development Analyst 65 West Alisal St, Salinas, CA 93901 bizsupport@ci. salinas.

ca. us Program Guidelines: https://ndc. smapply.

io/protected/nr/fvtPK/Final_Guidelines_-_AVP_Facade_Improvement_Pilot_Program_BILINGUAL. pdf AVP Eligible Area Map: https://ndc. smapply.

io/protected/nr/c7HWd/AVP_Area_Map. png Storefront Design Guidelines Toolkit: https://ndc. smapply.

io/protected/nr/r6RrM/Alisal_Facade_Toolkit_Bilingual. pdf Permit Matrix Table: https://ndc. smapply.

io/protected/nr/MkvWB/Permit_Matrix_Table_Bilingual. pdf Business license information: https://www. cityofsalinas.

org/Business/Business-Licenses-and-Home-Based-Business-Permits Oct 10 2025 03:00 AM (EDT)