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12024 Commercial Corridor Initiative Program Guidelines <br />Eligible Activities <br />Initiatives need to be located in a Critical Corridor. <br />Refer to the Critical Corridors Map for definitions <br />and information on transit and activity centers. <br />• Business recruitment activities. <br />• Establishment of small-business incubators. <br />• District-wide planning and design. <br />• District-wide marketing, branding, and promotion <br />initiatives. <br />• Design and implementation of wayfinding, <br />signage, street furniture or other public realm <br />enhancements. <br />• Technical assistance related to business activities, <br />including: <br />o Special service district or business-association <br />establishment. <br />o Design and implementation of wayfinding, <br />signage, street furniture or other public realm <br />enhancements <br />o Building facade improvements. <br />For other projects that support business districts, <br />please reach out to staff to see if it meets program <br />objectives. <br />Ineligible Activities <br />• Organization staff time. <br />• Parking lot improvements. <br />• Activities for sites without public frontage. <br />• Activities that benefit a single business. <br />• Administration, overhead, and business operations <br />support. <br />• Events. <br />Eligible Applicants <br />Suburban Ramsey County entities including cities, <br />associated development authorities, business <br />coalitions, chambers of commerce and nonprofits. <br /> <br />Funding <br />• Total funding available: approximately $100,000. <br />• Maximum anticipated award: $50,000 per project. <br />• Activities funded by this program must be <br />completed by June 30, 2025. <br />• Funds are available on a reimbursement basis. <br />• Activities completed prior to award are not eligible <br />for reimbursement. <br />• Match is not required but may be considered. <br />Critical Corridors <br />Commercial Corridor Initiative <br />2024 Program Guidelines <br />Ramsey County’s Commercial Corridor Initiative program, funded through the Housing Redevelopment <br />Authority levy, strengthens suburban small business districts by supporting thriving main streets and <br />investing in pathways to entrepreneurship for racially and ethnically diverse communities. <br />Selection Priorities <br />Redevelopment projects that: <br />• Intensify land use along key corridors, especially those that reduce space used for parking and improve <br />access to transit. <br />• Facilitate the development of multifamily housing, such as zoning changes. <br />• Promote development activity in disinvested areas. <br />• Improve pedestrian or bicycle infrastructure. <br />• Propel nearby development without displacing current residents or small businesses.