Hastings Crossing BIA Storefront Vandalism Relief Grant
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Eligibility & Details
What this program funds and who can apply
Program Description
A small relief grant from the Hastings Crossing Business Improvement Association for its own members in Vancouver. It pays up to 50% of the cost of repairing deliberate or accidental damage to a storefront, to a maximum of $750 per incident, for damage such as broken windows, broken doors, broken locks and etching on glass. Graffiti is not covered; the association asks members to contact it directly so its in-house services deal with graffiti instead. Only a current HxBIA member whose business operates from a commercial storefront with street frontage inside the HxBIA catchment area can apply, and nonprofits are eligible alongside businesses. A police report file number and proof of the damage are required, the damage must have happened on or after January 1, 2023, and no business is paid more than twice in a one year period. Claims are taken first come, first served while the fund lasts: it is financed by donations from film productions shooting in the BIA, which average roughly $7,000 to $10,000 a year.
Eligibility Requirements
- Business must be a current member of HxBIA with a storefront within the HxBIA catchment area in Vancouver
- Business must be operating out of a commercial storefront with street frontage
- Nonprofits are eligible to apply
- Damage must have occurred on or after January 1, 2023
- You must file a police report for the incident and provide the police report file number; the association notes the Vancouver Police non-emergency line, 604-717-3321, can be used even for an incident that happened in the past
- Proof of damage is required: photographs of the damage, before and after, and/or a repair receipt or insurance claim
- Compensation is limited to $750 per instance
- The association cannot compensate any business more than twice in a calendar year, and in the case of multiple incidents a maximum of two claims will be accepted within a one year period
- The application form must be completed with as much detail as possible
- Graffiti is not covered by this grant; members are asked to contact the association so its in-house services arrange graffiti removal
Quick Assessment
Funding Details
- Amount
- Up to $750 (50%)Up to 50% of the cost of repairing the physical damage, to a maximum of $750 per instance. Based on the total cost incurred to repair physical damage, not including the loss of stolen goods or property. A maximum of two claims per business within a one year period, and the association states it cannot compensate any business more than twice in a calendar year. First come, first served based on fund availability.
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Municipal
- Co-Funding
- Up to 50% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- No deadline: claims are accepted on a rolling, first come, first served basis while the fund lasts
Program Scorecard
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How to Win
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Insider TipFile the police report first, because the form asks for the file number and the association is explicit that you can report an incident even after the fact on the Vancouver Police non-emergency line, 604-717-3321.
Rejection Pitfalls 9
- Business is not a current HxBIA member, or its storefront is outside the HxBIA catchment area
Success Profile
Evaluation Criteria
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Application Playbook
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Application Steps
Required Documents 3
Eligible Expenses 6
Ineligible Expenses 4
Intake Periods
Deadline Notes
Ineligible Organizations
- 4 more application steps
- 1 more required document
- 6 eligible expenses
- 4 ineligible expenses
- Intake periods
- Deadline notes
- Ineligible organizations
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Clawback Risk
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