Grants

All of GURA’s grants are first-come, first-served. There are no grant application cycles. Grant funds will be disbursed until the budget is reached. Grant seekers should review the Grants Guidelines before clicking on the links to each grant program to begin the application process.

Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy

GURA will continue funding this program at $10,000 ($2,000 for five projects) to help downtown businesses save money by improving the use of energy and other resources.

Web Site & E-Commerce

GURA will provide up to $10,000 ($1,000 per business for ten businesses) to help design and host for one year a new/improved website, or to upgrade e-commerce software. This will be the third year for this program. GURA has funded a number of websites so far, and the benefits to the merchants have been immediate and lasting.

Provided assistance for these existing websites:

• www.caribbeanreefspice.com - helped them move to a new, less expensive e-commerce system
• www.vcgoldenwinery.com - added e-commerce ability so they could take online orders for their wine

 

Public Improvement Grant Program

GURA has budgeted $60,000 towards grant requests for projects other than those already included in the 2009 Work Plan. This is a 100% increase over 2008.