{"id":16925,"date":"2022-02-03T10:12:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T15:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/?p=16925"},"modified":"2022-02-04T08:29:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T13:29:44","slug":"why-are-renovation-grants-so-hard-to-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/why-are-renovation-grants-so-hard-to-find\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are Renovation Grants So Hard to Find?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The question is: where can you find grants for renovation, repairs, and construction? While many businesses were forced to close their doors due to the COVID<\/a> pandemic, some owners are taking the initiative during this time to improve the work facilities. However, with public donations lacking, it has been a struggle for some organizations to allot the necessary budget. But, if you have the time and patience, you might be able to find a grant that covers part of the overall cost!<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Knowing What To Look For<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

If you’ve been searching for a while, you’ll know that many grants have their own eligibility requirements for who can apply. Furthermore, grants also have their own expectations of how the funding is to be spent. You may have come across the phrase “grants may not be used for the following” \u2014 to see ‘renovations’ is listed as one of the ineligible uses of funds. It can be frustrating, especially when some other components are a match. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So should you apply anyway and hope the funder will be lenient? This is a solid NO! Grantmakers are very specific with who and what they will fund. A lot of time goes into making the criteria. So, if you don’t match, then don’t apply! You’re not only wasting their time but also your time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, certain projects and expenses are ineligible for a reason! For example: due to a federal rule, child care service grants can’t be used for major construction or renovations. Which explains a lot if you’ve been looking and never found a grant in that area!<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Changing Your Thinking<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

So where do you look when it comes to grants for renovation, repairs, and construction? Well, it’s not so much ‘where<\/em>‘ but ‘how<\/em>‘! Locating grants also may take some ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An archery range was needing to make some repairs and renovations. <\/em>
They were looking at the category ‘Sports & Recreation’<\/strong> <\/a>– but nothing seemed to align with their needs. <\/em>
In the end, do you know where they found a grant? <\/strong><\/em>
Their winning grant was actually found in the Travel & <\/a><\/strong>To<\/b><\/a><\/span>urism<\/a><\/strong> category<\/em>.
The archery range secured a $6,000 tourism revitalization grant for the exterior of their building – since it was in a historic downtown district.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, it really depends on how broad you can think when it comes to grant seeking! As mentioned earlier, it does take patience and time. However, you could discover a grant that helps to fund your project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


Below, We’ve Listed 20 Renovation Grants Currently Accepting Applications:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Canada <\/h6>\n\n\n\n