Downtown Building Rehab Program (DBR) - Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA)

Downtown Building Rehab Program (DBR) - Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) - Business and Commercial Services

702 3rd Avenue South, Virginia, MN 55792

Eligibility

Businesses located in downtown main streets: - All of Cook and Lake counties - Most of Itasca and Saint Louis counties - Portions of Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Koochiching counties

Required documents

Prevailing wage compliant bids from local contractors and application form

Hours

8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday

(218)780-8061

Voice

(612)235-6762

Fax

https://www.aeoa.org/downtown-building-rehab-program

Application process

Call for application form

Service area

Aitkin County, MN
Cook County, MN
Crow Wing County, MN
Itasca County, MN
Koochiching County, MN
Lake County, MN
Saint Louis County, MN

Description

?Help aid in financing code-compliant construction and remodeling projects on main streets downtown. The Downtown Building Rehab Program (DBR) will support and provide up to 1/3 of the project cost, or $50,000, in eligible expenses. Up to 10% of awarded grant funding may be utilized for professional services such as an architect or engineer.

Last assured

09/03/2025

What's Here

Funding

Providing organization

Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) - Business and Commercial Services

Offers programs for businesses, including the Business Energy Retrofit Program and Downtown Building Rehabilitation Program