Urban Revitalization Grants
These grants support redevelopment opportunities that will address urban blight and building vacancies while promoting business creation and retention. The intention is to remove blight while attracting businesses and jobs, as well as spur additional development in the areas that Duke Energy serves.
Funding will be directed to “urban center” defined as historic river communities, Cincinnati neighborhoods (except the Central Business District and Over the Rhine, where significant redevelopment is already taking place) and the first ring suburbs.
Grant applications may include, but are not limited to, projects that:
Deter the decline of cities, neighborhoods and main street corridors
Impact job growth or retention
Support community vitality
Act as catalysts to spur additional commercial redevelopment activities
Create jobs through commercial redevelopment
Grants will fund, but are not limited to, predevelopment functions such as:
Professional Services –architectural design and engineering services
Environmental Services
Consulting Services – real estate market analysis, financial feasibility analysis