Mountain View Façade Improvement Grant Program
City of Mountain View
Up to $17,500 ($2,500 design + up to $15,000 physical improvements)
Up to $17,500 matching storefront-improvement grant for Mountain View businesses; active until funds depleted.
A limited-period, reimbursement-based matching grant to help Mountain View businesses invest in storefront improvements that attract customers and enhance streetscapes. The City provides up to $17,500 per project: $2,500 for architectural design services from a city-retained architect and up to $15,000 (75% match) for physical improvements such as signage, awnings, doors, historic features, and murals. Applications are accepted until funds are depleted.
- Funding type
- Grant
- Level
- Municipal
- Amount range
- $2,500 – $17,500
- Realistic amount
- $2,500 design-only minimum; up to $17,500 when combining design and $15,000 in physical improvements
- Deadline
- Rolling until funds are depleted
- Status
- active
- States
- CA
Who qualifies
- Own or operate a business with a storefront in the City of Mountain View
- Project must improve the exterior storefront and be visible from the public right-of-way
- Must comply with prevailing-wage requirements for any construction work funded with public grant dollars
- Must submit a completed application and required documents via email
Who is not eligible
- Businesses without a physical storefront in Mountain View
- Projects that do not meet public-grant prevailing-wage requirements
- Applicants unable to provide the required matching share for physical improvements
What it covers
Eligible expenses
- Architectural design services ($2,500 from city-retained architect)
- Signage
- Awnings and canopies
- Doors and entries
- Historic feature rehabilitation or replacement
- Murals
- Permits, materials, and contracted labor for eligible physical work
Ineligible expenses
- Interior improvements
- Work not visible from the public right-of-way
- Costs incurred before grant agreement execution
How to apply
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1
Review the 2026 Program Guidelines
Download and read the City’s program guidelines and application checklist to confirm storefront eligibility, matching requirements, and prevailing-wage rules.
~1 hrs
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2
Prepare project description and cost estimates
Define the scope for signage, awnings, doors, historic features, murals, or other eligible physical improvements and obtain cost estimates. Use the city-retained architect for the $2,500 design-services component if needed.
~3 hrs
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3
Complete the application form
Fill out the 2026 Facade Improvement Application and gather checklist items (photos, contractor quotes, design plans, proof of match, etc.).
~2 hrs
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4
Email the completed application
Submit the application package to the City of Mountain View Economic Development team at the email address listed on the program page.
~0.5 hrs
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5
Execute agreement and complete improvements
If approved, sign the grant agreement, complete the work in compliance with prevailing wage and permits, and request reimbursement.
~2 hrs
Use the city-retained architect for the $2,500 design-services allocation before seeking permits; this can lower out-of-pocket design costs and speed approval for larger physical-improvement grants.
Deadline & timing
Limited-period program; applications accepted on a rolling basis until the allocation is spent.
Required documents
- Completed 2026 Facade Improvement Application
- 2026 Application Checklist items
- Project description and scope
- Contractor estimates or quotes
- Conceptual or final design plans
- Proof of matching funds
- Current photos of storefront conditions
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