Several retail companies in the city center of Decatur are safer, functional, more attractive and better able to publish their services thanks to grants from the Downtown Development Authority (DDA).
The city of Decatur and DDA recently announced the recipients of the second and last round of commercial grants for small businesses for the 2024-25 financial year.
In this round, the grants from three types were around 73,000 US dollars and were approved for 11 Decatur companies as grants for commercial facade improvements, scholarships for commercial buildout grants as well as marketing and digital connectivity subsidies.
“Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. The fact that our team has approved almost 189,000 US dollars in order to support them in many ways in this financial year speaks volumes of our commitment to help them grow,”, “said,” said “,” said “,” said “, said”, said “,” said, “said,” said, “,”, “,”, “,”, ” said ” Conor McNallyDDA chair. “This not only shows our existing entrepreneurs how tangible the support of the DDA is, but also serves as a beacon for others that the city center of Decatur is a place where they can thrive.”
Examples of earlier projects made possible by the grants are a new toilet and a kitchen redesign at Glide Pizza. Replacement of the back door and new seating on the front terrace of Farm Burger; And advice for a more dynamic website for seamless recovery medspa.
A total of 200,000 US dollars were provided for programs for programs in the financial year, which began on July 1, 2024, and around 116,000 US dollars were previously committed in the first grants awarded in January.
The grants cover up to 75 percent of the costs of an approved project, with the business owner being responsible for the rest. After approval, the project must start within six months and be completed within 18 months, which corresponds to the approval process of the city of the Decatur.
