Once again this year, Main Street Vineland is excited to announce two programs for downtown Vineland
businesses to replace or improve their facades. Your façade speaks for your business and the cumulative
effect of attractive facades speaks loudly for the downtown.

For the third year now we have a façade improvement program called Operation Facelift. This year, we
applied for and were awarded a $60,000 Transformation Grant from the New Jersey Department of
Community Affairs for a program that we’re calling Operation Facelift III. The current program, while
working toward the same goals, is a bit different from the older program.

If you have a commercial property in the Main Street designated area of Landis Avenue—Delsea Drive to
the 800 block—you are eligible for this program. It offers a grant of 80 percent of costs up to $15,000 per
storefront, with the Main Street Vineland contribution not to exceed $12,000 or 20 percent of the project
cost contribution by the business and/or property owner. For a sign face only, the grant is 80 percent of up
to $1,500, with the Main Street Vineland contribution not to exceed $1,200 or 20 percent of the project
cost contribution. Grant uses include cleaning and painting, new awnings and signs; exterior wall repairs;
building-mounted façade lighting; entries, door and window repairs and replacements; façade
improvements, façade code violation eradication; and soft costs (various fees). Improvements must meet
City codes, the Main Street New Jersey Storefront and Façade Design Guidelines, and approval of Main
Street Vineland’s Design Review Committee. The completion deadline for all projects is May 31, 2024.

We have another program through the Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) beautification initiative
of which we are a part. The boundaries for the NPP district are somewhat different from the Main Street
boundaries and include some residential areas just off of downtown. (See the accompanying map.) NPP is
devoting $25,000 of funding, with a $5,000 maximum for each interested business project. Grants may
be made to eligible property or business owners who are in the NPP District to address a combination of
the following areas of a building’s exterior front: cleaning and painting; new awnings and signs; exterior
wall repairs—including the repair, restorative installation of decorative details, and other design features;
building mounted façade lighting; entries, door, and window repairs and replacements; miscellaneous
façade improvements; façade code violation eradication. The completion deadline for all projects is
November 30, 2023.

These programs can help improve your building’s appearance and make your business grow. Go to
our website—www.theave.biz—or call our office at (856) 794-8653 for more information and details on
both of these exciting façade improvement programs.