Find available funding opportunities for creatives and businesses below.
Business Expansion Program
The City may award an incentive for expansion projects to companies who create new jobs plus provide access to employment and community benefits. Considerations include: middle-skill jobs at above-industry standard compensation, hiring populations facing economic and socio-economic hardships that pose as a barrier to employment, and realizable community benefits beyond tax revenue.
Place-Based Enhancement Program
The Place-Based Enhancement Program (PBEP) is a real estate development program aimed at providing commercial affordability relief focused on our local small business, legacy businesses, non-profits, cooperatives, and those in the creative sector. The PBEP is a pay-for-performance program that pays out annually to approved projects that meet annual compliance.
Grant for Technology Opportunities Program
The Grant for Technology Opportunities Program (GTOPs) is a grant administered by the Community Technology division directed at improving the community's ability to fully participate in the digital society. GTOPs provides four award pathways for local Austin nonprofit groups to apply for funding or devices.