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Northern Ontario Grants
Open, continuous intake

GSCIP Facade Improvement Grant Program

by City of Greater Sudbury

Also known as: Greater Sudbury Facade Grant

Greater Sudbury's GSCIP Facade Improvement Grant covers 50% of the cost of improving a building's main facade, to $20,000, or $30,000 for designated heritage properties. Signage qualifies only within a comprehensive facade project, capped at $3,000. You need two independent contractor estimates (funding follows the lowest bid), before-photos, and a schematic elevation. Your own labour doesn't count as an eligible cost.

Amount
Up to $20,000 Standard: 50% of cost to improve a building's main facade, max $20,000. Heritage properties: 50% to max $30,000. Signage only as part of a comprehensive facade project, capped at $3,000. This award range, $20,000, against every tracked amount from $1,000 to $500,000,000, on a logarithmic scale.

Against all tracked amounts, $1,000 to $500,000,000, logarithmic.

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The City offers a grant of 50 per cent of the cost to improve a building's main facade, to a maximum of $20,000.

Instrument
Grant (non-repayable)
Status
Open, continuous intake no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle
Your share
50% cost-share; funding is based on the lowest of two independent contractor estimates. Owner/tenant/applicant labour is not an eligible cost.

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Who qualifies
Property owners and developers Businesses
  • property-owner
  • business
  • tenant
  • Property within the GSCIP boundary at time of application
  • Two independent cost estimates required; funding based on lowest bid
  • Photos of existing facade condition and a schematic elevation view required
  • Heritage stream requires demonstrating conservation of heritage attributes
  • 5-year repeat-application rule per program/property

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Where
Greater Sudbury (single-tier census division)This program is limited to one district.1 of 11 Northern Ontario districts are eligible for this program.Algoma District: not eligibleCochrane District: not eligibleGreater Sudbury (single-tier census division): eligibleKenora District: not eligibleManitoulin District: not eligibleNipissing District: not eligibleParry Sound District: not eligibleRainy River District: not eligibleSudbury District (excl. Greater Sudbury): not eligibleThunder Bay District: not eligibleTimiskaming District: not eligible

1 of 11 Northern Ontario districts are eligible for this program. A filled dot is eligible, an outline is not.

Built for
Small business, expansion

Can you combine this with other funding?

  • GSCIP Professional Study Grant Program, Heritage facade applicants are explicitly encouraged to apply to the Professional Study Grant to offset heritage impact assessment / heritage architect costs.

Common questions

How much can a heritage building get?

50% of facade costs up to $30,000 (vs. $20,000 standard), and you must show how the alterations conserve heritage attributes. A Professional Study Grant can help pay for the heritage impact assessment.

Does new signage qualify?

Only as part of a comprehensive facade improvement project, and the signage portion is limited to $3,000.

Can I do the work myself?

Eligible costs cover materials, equipment, and contracted labour only, labour provided by the owner, tenant, or applicant is not eligible.

Other streams of Greater Sudbury Community Improvement Plan (GSCIP)

Funders publish these as one program with several streams. The terms differ by stream.

Where else could this money come from?

Chosen by what these programs have in common with this one, not by hand. The reason is shown for each, so you can judge whether it holds.

Guides that cover this program

Notes on this record

Contact: Planning Services 705-674-4455 ext 4295, cip@greatersudbury.ca.

Facts on this page were read from the funder's PDF documentation rather than a web page, so they can lag a mid-cycle change.

Apply

Apply on the funder’s site and confirm current terms there:

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