[OMS_MANAGERS] Engaging business owners with funding

[Sheridan Revitalization]

That's a great idea. I really like the reimbursement concept. Thank you!

Best,
Tkeisha

On Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 5:14 PM Sally Gilcrease <kittypowerv10 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Our small town has a program
> that the city offers, where businesses can apply for a reimbursement of
> materials, up to $500 for paint or glass repair, that kind of thing. It is
> effective every July 1, so a business could get $500 in June and
> re-applying July for another $500.
> I do not know how fast or easy it is to apply for this $500. I do know
> that most businesses we have talked to just kind of blow it off, since $500
> is not much, and their buildings all need more. But really, for a small
> business, $500 is 3-4 gallons of quality paint or 2-3 broken windows
> replaced.
> I was told that the reason it is only $500 for materials is that a few
> businesses took advantage of the money being given, and they charged for
> their labor. Our town is too small to fund property owner’s own labor in
> their own buildings. But we will give them money for some materials.
> I hope that helps!
> Regards,
> Sally
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Sally Gilcrease
> 503-307-0807 mobile
>
>
> On Sep 25, 2024, at 5:05 PM, Sheridan Revitalization <
> revitalizesheridan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> Hi All,
>
> Our small non-profit has fundraised for projects to help revitalize
> downtown Sheridan. We have about $6000 available for this. We have done a
> couple public art projects and annual clean-ups, but we would like to focus
> on getting financial support for some of the businesses in the downtown
> core that need painting, power washing and just smaller clean-up projects.
> For many, doing matching grants like Main Street are currently out of reach.
>
> Is it a thing where you give money to businesses who submit proposals for
> this kind of work? We would rather it not be a grant, where we have to do
> management of things beyond just giving the money over. We only have four
> board members right now, so we are trying to come up with things we can do
> that don't require a lot of work.
>
> Thanks!
> --
> Tkeisha Wydro
> Sheridan Revitalization Movement President
>
>
>
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