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CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
22-251 - Exhibit A - Facade and Tenant Improvement
Program Guidelines.DOCX
This guide is provided as a reference for business owners interested in applying for
the City of South San Francisco’s Façade and Tenant Improvement Grant Program.
To apply, call (650) 829-6620 or email [email protected].
Applications can only be submitted online at (www.ssf.net/EAC). If you need assistance call (650)
829-6620, email your inquiry to [email protected], or get assistance in-person at the Economic
Advancement Center, located at 366 Grand Avenue, between the hours of 10:00am to 4:00pm,
Monday through Friday.
Your application will be reviewed for completeness and final eligibility.
Si necesita ayuda en español, hay ayuda por teléfono a (650) 829-6648, por corréo electrónico a
[email protected], o por visita a 366 Grand Avenue al Centro de Avance Ecónomico.
Landlord Consent Form Pg. 7
Request for Payment Form Pg. 8
Revised – April 13, 2022
CITY OF SOUTH S AN FRANCISCO
FAÇADE AND TENANT IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM
Program Guidelines
Overview
The City of South San Francisco offers eligible local businesses an opportunity to apply for up to a $25,000 to improve
the building frontage façade or increase accessibility in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
AN APPLICATION IS DEEMED COMPLETE ONCE ALL ELGIBILITY CRITERIA HAVE BEEN VERIFIED BY THE
CITY OR ITS ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTOR.
Eligibility and Grant Components
Who is Eligible? (Applicant must be able to meet all listed criteria below):
1. Applicant may be a property owner or a business owner repairing an existing business within the City of South
San Francisco.
2. Business must currently be in operation.
3. Business must have a current South San Francisco Business License.
4. Business must either employ no more than 5 employees, or employ a minimum of three low-income employees
based on San Mateo County income limits defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Community
Development (HUD), as making less than $102,450 per year.
5. Priority will be given to applications that include improving ADA accessibility at the place of business.
Grant Components
Applicants can apply for up to $25,000 in grant funds per business.
Grant funds can support retroactive eligible expenses for building frontage façade improvements or ADA
accessibility upgrades, as long as prevailing wage was applied to the project and the project was completed
within 12 months of an application being submitted.
Any type of commercial tenant improvements will require prevailing wage.
A lottery will be conducted for eligible applicants based on the amount of funding that has been allocated for
the grant program.
Grant funds can only fund commercial tenant improvements (such as any type of ADA upgrade to improve
accessibility, or costs to identify any specific non-compliant ADA items) or façade improvements (such as
signs, awnings, exterior lighting, exterior painting, exterior decorative elements and structural façade
improvements).
The Applicant must either own the property to be improved or, if the Applicant is a tenant, provide written
permission from the property owner.
Note that modifying the building may subject the project to state or federal environmental and historic
preservation requirements. The City will provide assistance to the Applicant, where possible, regarding these
requirements.