2027 Facade Grant Applications will be available January 1, 2027 ​

The CCPA is offering matching grants for the repair and restoration of pre-1940 homes and commercial buildings anywhere in Champaign County.  This marks the 33rd year the grants are being offered.  
 
Grant applications and program guidelines are available at the links below and at the Champaign County Chamber of Commerce at 127 W. Court Street, Urbana.  Deadline for submission to the CCPA is July 31, 2027. Restoration work funded with the matching grants must be completed by December 31, 2028.
 
In the past, CCPA commercial matching grants have been awarded for preservation projects at:  Gloria Theater, Sowles Hotel, Douglas Hotel, Carmazzi’s, 38 Monument Square, 123, 221 and 222 N. Main St., 114-116 Scioto, and 115 Locust Street all in Urbana, and 10 E. Maple St., North Lewisburg.
 
In the past, CCPA residential matching grants have been awarded to preservation projects at:  569 S. Main St., 139 E. Reynolds St., 200 W. Reynolds St. , 302 W. Reynolds St., 200 Scioto St., 413 Scioto, 883 Scioto St., in Urbana; 4 High St., in Mechanicsburg; and 202 N. Springfield St. and 259 W. Walnut St. in St. Paris.

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Façade Grants Applications

Commercial Matching Grant 2027 Guidelines
Residential Matching Grant 2027 Guidelines
2027 Matching Grant Application

Matching grants are 100% funded by proceeds from CCPA’s events throughout the year such as the Annual Historic Home and Garden Tour, Cemetery Tour, Train Trip, Urban Loft Tour, and other fundraisers.