City of Ames Downtown Façade Grant

The City of Ames offers matching grants of up to $23,000 with professional design assistance of up to $2,000 for improving non-residential buildings in the downtown eligibility area. Qualifying improvements must follow the adopted Downtown Design Guidelines, which include specific standards for historic retail commercial storefronts built more than 50 years ago and for other non-residential buildings in the area. The program particularly supports the restoration of historically significant,...