Contact: LaShaun Middlebrooks Collier, Deputy Director of Communications,
Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency: (239) 321-7100
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CRA approves commercial property improvement grant for Cleveland Ave. property
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Sept. 11, 2024) – The Fort Myers Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) recently approved a Commercial Property Improvement Matching Grant for the Cleveland Avenue redevelopment area during their last meeting of this fiscal year.
The grant was awarded in the not-to-exceed amount of $46,246.03 for Ice Sisters, LLC located at 4666 S. Cleveland Ave. The funds will be used for exterior painting, window and door replacement, landscaping, signage, restriping and awning replacement.
The CRA Commercial Property Improvement Grant Program is a matching grant for commercial property owners and businesses within Fort Myers redevelopment areas. The maximum potential grant available for a project in Tier I is 75 percent of the total eligible expenditure, with a maximum award of $50,000. The Fort Myers CRA has offered commercial preservation incentives/ grant programs since 2010 and grant awards are based on the availability of funds.
Grants will open up again in October 2024.
More information on the CRA’s Commercial Property Improvement Grant Program can be found at https://www.fortmyerscra.com/incentives/commercial-property-improvement-matching-grant.
