DECI Downtown Enhancement Grant
Grant Overview
Downtown Enhancement Grants are run in two cycles; the winter cycle focused on funding business operations improvements, and the summer cycle focused on public art and experience enhancements to downtown. Applications that are submitted by the deadline are then reviewed by a panel of volunteer judges who will select one project to fund for each cycle. The winner will receive $2,000 toward the funding of their project.
Summer Cycle | DEADLINE: July 10th, 2024 by 11:59 p.m.
Submissions for this grant cycle should be focused on enhancing the overall downtown community or downtown experience. Consider projects that could impact the experience of someone visiting Downtown Eau Claire such as wayfinding, public art, cultural enriching event at your organization or by partnering with others, and more. Be creative!
Winter Cycle | Application Opens January 6th, 2025.
Submissions for this grant cycle should be focused on creatively enhancing your business/organization by serving a new customer that may not be being served in Downtown Eau Claire already or serving them in a unique way. Whether it’s putting on an addition to a retail space, commissioning a new product or service, or further enhancing another area of the business, we want to see owners push the envelope by updating their space or creating a one-of-a-kind experience for customers.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Summer Cycle 2023
The More Than a Mural Project
The More Than a Mural Project is inspired for and by the community of Eau Claire. Our goal is to create a mural that tells a story. A story of our history as a city, our spirit of place and our collective vision for the future.
Through conversations and collaboration from diverse voices within our community we will create a mural unlike any other in Eau Claire.
