Crowley Main Street Offers Redevelopment Incentive Grant Opportunities

Crowley Main Street is soliciting Redevelopment Incentive Grant applications from downtown building and/or business owners.  The Crowley Main Street program is able to offer two types of competitive grants:  a $10,000 grant for major projects and a $2,500 grant for minor projects.

Applications received from Crowley Main Street building and/or business owners will compete statewide for funding with other Main Street communities’ applications.

In the past 10 years, Crowley Main Street has received over $50,000 in redevelopment grant funds from the Louisiana Main Street program.  Local building and/or business owners have matched the grant funds with over $500,000 of their own money, resulting in an investment of beyond $600,000 in improvements to 10 downtown Crowley properties.

To be eligible for Redevelopment Incentive Grant funds through the program, a building must be located within the downtown Main Street district, be used for commercial purposes, and be at least 50 years old.  In addition, the proposed work must be approved by the Crowley Main Street Design Committee, the Crowley Historic Commission and the Louisiana Main Street office, while also conforming to the guidelines set forth by the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.

Crowley Main Street Redevelopment Incentive grants are reimbursable matching grants that can be used for exterior or interior rehabilitation projects.

All grant applications must be submitted to the Crowley Main Street office at 317 North Parkerson Avenue by June 12, 2009.  If awarded a Redevelopment Incentive Grant, the applicant has until April 30, 2010 to complete the work and submit the required reimbursement documentation.

The Crowley downtown Main Street district is bounded by The Court Circle on the north, Avenue G on the east, Front Street on the south and Avenue F on the west.  If your building is located within these boundaries and you wish to apply for grant funds, please contact P. Rita Johnson, Main Street Manager at (337) 788-4123.