Front Door Refresh is a grant program that helps small businesses and property owners improve the appearance, safety, and functionality of their storefronts along key corridors like Plank Road.
The program removes financial barriers that often prevent business owners from making exterior improvements—offering grant funding that can cover up to 100% of eligible project costs, subject to program caps and approval.
Improvements like signage, paint, awnings, landscaping, and façade restoration not only benefit individual businesses—they strengthen entire corridors, attract new customers, and support long-term economic revitalization.
Only available when grant funds are available.

Front Door Refresh focuses on the small, visible improvements that make a big difference. These values guide how we invest in storefronts, support local businesses, and strengthen the corridors that connect our communities.
We engage residents as partners and leaders in shaping the future of their neighborhoods.
Our work prioritizes disinvested areas and aims to create inclusive, lasting opportunity for all.
We collaborate across sectors—public, private, nonprofit, and grassroots—to leverage resources and expertise.
We turn vision into reality by aligning planning, policy, and capital to deliver measurable results.
