Business Support

Minimum threshold eligibility criteria:

• Operating on the 16th Street Mall between Wazee and Broadway and on intersecting streets between 15th and 17th streets.
• Operating in one of the following eligible industries:
  • Retail (NAICS 44-45)
  • Restaurant (NAICS 71-72)
  • Hospitality (NAICS 71-72)
  • Personal services (salons, shoe repair, etc.) (NAICS 81)
• Registered with the Colorado Secretary of State's Office
• In good standing with local, state and federal taxing and licensing authorities

Eligibility for the mitigation grant is limited to businesses meeting the threshold eligibility criteria and the following:

• Earned less than $5 million in annual gross revenue at the end of the previous tax year.

This is an early-stage grant of $2,000 to help businesses prepare for construction with enhanced marketing and promotion of their business.

• Apply early to support your pre-planning efforts which is typically 90 days prior to the anticipated start date of construction

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Eligibility for the stabilization grant is limited to businesses meeting the threshold eligibility criteria as well as the following criteria:

• Greater than $30,000 and less than $5 million in annual gross revenue at the end of the previous tax year
• Able to provide financial documentation demonstrating revenue impact of 10% or greater resulting from construction impacts.

This is a later-stage grant of $7,500 or $15,000 to offset demonstrated revenue losses due to project impacts.

• $7,500 grants for businesses with annual gross revenue equal to or less than $100,000
• $15,000 grants for businesses with annual gross revenue equal to or greater than $100,001

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