Commercial District + Small Business Support
Façade Improvement pARTnership Grant
First launched in 2019, the Atlanta Beltline Business Façade pARTnership Grant pairs artists and makers with local businesses, enhancing storefronts across the Beltline corridor.
Grant Objectives
The Business Façade pARTnership Grant program aims to:
Stimulate business growth through capital improvements.
Provide work opportunities for Atlanta artists by implementing the transformative designs they create.
Preserve and enhance commercial districts within the Beltline Planning Area while showcasing a business’s proximity to the corridor and attracting new tenants and customers.
Boosting Business & Art
How it Works
2024-2025 Grant Program
About the Current Cycle
The 2024-2025 Façade pARTnership Grant cycle opened in May in collaboration with our grant facilitation partners, Purpose Possible.
Selected projects are eligible for up to $50,000 in funding (with a required 5% match, not to exceed $2,000). Business locations will be notified of the next steps mid-July, 2024.
Phase 1: Call for Businesses
The Business Façade pARTnership Grant program beings with an open a call for businesses located within the Beltline Planning Area to submit an application outlining their façade improvement needs.
Grants vary depending on the cost to implement the capital improvement design selected and approved during the process but will not exceed $50,000 per business site. A 5% match will be required by the business participant prior to the implementation of the façade improvement and will be non-refundable.
2024 Dates
May 13: Business Information Session (zoom)
May 10-June 17: Business Application Window
May 17: Q&A submissions Due
July 12: Businesses Selected and Notified
Phase II: Call for Artists
Artists are invited to submit proposals that showcase the business’s proximity to the Beltline by providing façade improvements that will help attract new customers, tenants, and investment to the commercial district. Artist proposals are reviewed by subject-matter experts from Atlanta Beltline, Inc. (ABI) and receive input from the corresponding business participant.
2024 Dates
May 31-July 8: Open Call for Artists Window
June 5: Artist Information Session (zoom)
July 31: Finalist Artists Selected and Notified
August 19: Finalist Artists' Proposals Due
September 13: Artists Selected and Notified
Phase III: Façade Improvements
Once artists are selected, ABI will work with the business owner to finalize a project agreement. A kick-off meeting will then be scheduled between the business owner, the artist partner, and ABI staff to discuss the implementation and construction schedule. The business participant fee of 5% will be generated based on the selected design budget and is nonrefundable. The grant is paid directly to the artist partner by ABI.
Business Eligibility & Grant Requirements
To qualify for a Business Façade pARTnership Grant, you must:
Verify your business is located within the Atlanta Beltline Planning Area.
Confirm your property is current on property taxes and fees.
Submit evidence of registration and good standing with the Georgia Secretary of State, along with your current business license.
Complete the business participant application and provide the property owner’s authorization of your application and participation.
Submit a copy of your lease (three-year minimum) or contract/deed if owner-occupied.
Past Projects
Program Highlights
Since 2019, five businesses have successfully completed storefront improvements through two cycles of the grant program. They include:
CreateATL (Artist: Tina Hofer Medico)
Pegleg Studio (Artists: Lance Darden & Vera Zeigler)
A/C Clutch Bicycle Shop (Artists: Rose Smith & Morgan Myles)
Red's Beer Garden (Artist: Lily Reeves)
