Grants

Enhance Downtown

Empty spaces on the sides of downtown buildings do nothing to contribute to the overall attractiveness of our City Centre. In an effort to better enhance our downtown and beautify some of these spaces, the DVBA is providing financial assistance to property owners who wish to create murals on the side of their buildings. Grants of 20% of the cost of creating a mural, to a maximum of $2500, will be provided. Work must not begin before approval has been provided by a committee comprised of representatives of the DVBA and the City.

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Gull Deterrent Grant

The recent deluge of seagulls ... and corresponding droppings ... has led the DVBA to devise a program to work with property and business owners to help reduce the dramatic impact of nesting and young seagulls on our downtown for next year.  A grant of 50% of the cost of materials and hired labour, to a maximum of $350, is now available to owners who have installed this year, or will install before September 30, 2011, any devices on the roof and roof lines designed to prevent the roosting or perching of seagulls within the boundaries of the DVBA.

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Illuminate Downtown

The Downtown Victoria Business Association (DVBA) is making grants available to downtown property and business owners to better illuminate their buildings and properties. Grants of up to $5,000, to a maximum of 25% of the cost of approved work, are available for the installation of lighting which enhances the appearance of a building and/or better illuminates a property to improve security. A budget of $50,000 has been allocated to support this initiative, which compliments a simultaneous initiative by the DVBA and the City to better illuminate downtown streets and public spaces. The overall objective is to create a more appealing downtown, with an enhanced comfort level for all who visit, work, and live here.

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Promote Downtown

The DVBA will provide financial assistance to property and business owners who wish to work with colleagues to market their particular downtown business sector or specific area, street, or block. The grant is designed to stimulate groups working together and to contribute to a new energy emerging within the downtown. To help groups get started, the DVBA is providing an outright grant of $1000 for the creation of a brand identity/logo for your particular part of town/business sector, providing you create and implement a marketing strategy within two months of receiving assistance from the DVBA.

To further assist with your marketing strategy, grants of 25% of eligible marketing costs, to a maximum of $5000 annually, will be provided.

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