Business Enhancement Grant
The City of Vincent has developed the Business Enhancement Grant to support business and property owners to make small-scale improvements that enhance the street appeal and functionality of our neighbourhoods and town centres and create better experiences for our residents.
Applications for the grant are open until Monday 21 October 2024.
Matched Funding
This is a matched grant with applicants able to apply for up to 50 per cent of their eligible total project cost to a maximum grant application of $5000 excluding GST.
For example, for example, for a project worth $4000, the owner could apply for a $2000 grant from the City and pay the remaining $2000 themselves.
Grant Guidelines
View the Business Enhancement Grant Guidelines:
Business Enhancement Grant Guidelines 2024-25.pdf
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
- Small businesses with 1 to 19 full-time employees and an ABN; or not-for-profit organisations or charities that lease a commercial shopfront.
- Strata bodies and property owners that lease a commercial shopfront to the aforementioned applicants.
Ineligible applicants
- Franchise businesses.
- Businesses located outside of the City of Vincent.
Eligible enhancements
- Facade enhancements including cleaning and painting, structural repair, tiling, external architectural and/or artistic façade features.
- Upgrading existing or installing new street furniture, affixed eating area furniture, parklets and eatlets as per the Vibrant Public Spaces Policy.
- Alfresco dining as per the Outdoor Eating Area Permit.
- Displaying goods in a window display or on the footpath.
- Upgrading entrances for universal access.
- Public art including murals, sculptures, installations and bespoke street furniture.
- Window dressing and front window displays including vacant shopfront windows.
- Enhancement or activation of underused space and/or adaptive re-use of a space.
- Opening up a tenancy for servery windows.
- Improvements to frontages to interact with the street, such as bi-fold windows or doors.
- Installing or upgrading awnings/canopies.
- Removal of redundant signage, air conditioning units and hoardings.
- Removal of window coverings, roller shutters and screening.
- Creative place branding signage including creative lighting or projections on facades, awnings and footpaths.
- Landscaping including planter boxes or vertical gardens on public and private property.
Ineligible enhancements
- Enhancements cannot predominantly involve business signage including business name or logo and/or specific product advertising.
- Projects that are already funded or supported by the City of Vincent.
- Enhancements that have already commenced or been installed.
How to apply
Applications will be open between Monday 9 September 2024 and Monday 21 October 2024.
- Read through the grant guidelines provided by the City of Vincent.
- Contact a Place Planner at mail@vincent.wa.gov.au or 9273 6000.
- Go through the application process and project details with the Place Planner.
- Complete and send an application form with supporting quotes to the City of Vincent before Monday 21 October 2024.
For more information contact a Place Planner at mail@vincent.wa.gov.au or 9273 6000