Rent Subsidy for Downtown Businesses (TX examples)

TAYLOR MAIN STREET RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The City of Taylor through its volunteer Main Street Advisory Board, is providing rental assistance for up to 12 months for eligible businesses that choose to locate in the historic Main Street District. Additionally, the Board may provide assistance for existing businesses to expand their gross rentable space.

Funding is subject to availability of resources and to the applicant business’s potential to strengthen, compliment and diversify the existing business makeup, as determined solely at the discretion of the Board and City.

Any eligible business may apply for assistance and grants, but those falling into the following categories may be given greater consideration.

Restaurants, coffee shops, specialty food

Entertainment

Upscale apparel/accessories, footwear

Electronics – computers, phones, digital equipment

Specialty retail: toys, sporting goods, transportation

Home furnishings and appliances

Visual and performing arts

Professional Offices

Applicants are required to submit a completed application form, a copy of an executed lease between the Applicant and the property owner, a business plan and a proposed budget, financials and marketing plan. Complete application packages must be submitted to the Main Street Manager by the end of the month in order to be considered at the Board Meeting held on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. For the expansion of an existing business, the application for rental assistance should include at a minimum a completed application form and profit and loss statement. Assistance application for a business not related or similar to the existing business is required to submit a full, new-business application package. With the success of the business venture foremost in everyone’s mind, the Board strongly urges the applicant to become familiar with the business makeup of downtown Taylor and to have discussions with existing business owners in order to avoid potential pitfalls.

Download the full application here.

Wanting to start a retail or restaurant in downtown Kilgore? We want to help you get started! Through our Retail Rent Subsidy Program, Kilgore Main Street and the City of Kilgore will provide a rental subsidy toward your monthly rent payment for your first year of business. This financial assistance along with mentorship and training opportunities, this program will help your business get on the path to success quickly!

The Kilgore Main Street Retail Rent Subsidy Program is designed to provide assistance for key business activities (retail/dining/arts/entertainment) that chose to locate within the Main Street area. Through this program, the City of Kilgore will provide rental assistance for up to 12 months for businesses that choose to locate in the Main Street area. Additionally, there is also an opportunity for this program to assist existing businesses to expand their gross rentable space.

The full application is available here.

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