Local Grants Available

Downtown Micro Grant

The City of Newton offers a micro grant program for buildings in the Newton Main Street District.

Downtown Facade Grant Documents

  1. Downtown Historic District Design Guidelines
  2. Downtown Improvement Grant

Downtown Housing Grant

The City of Newton is offering grants to assist and encourage property owners within the Main Street District to create or rehabilitate residential units within downtown buildings. All projects must meet the recommendations specified within the Downtown Historic District Design Guidelines, adopted codes for the City of Newton, and the program instructions.

Downtown Housing Grant Documents

  1. Downtown District Housing Grant Program Instructions
  2. Downtown Housing Grant Application

Dangerous and Dilapidated Program

The primary goal of the additional program areas is to spark private participation and investment in the program’s goals of neighborhood revitalization, renewal, and improved curb appeal.

Grants available are:

  • Grant for Private Demolition
  • Sale & Rehabilitation of City-owned Residential Structures
  • Grant for Private Rehabilitation of non-historic homes
  • Grant for Private Rehabilitation of historic homes

Dangerous and Dilapidated Program Documents

  1. Dangerous and Dilapidated Program Grants - Summary and Instructions
  2. Application Form - Private Acquisition and Demo

Hotel-Motel Tourism Grant Program

The Newton Hotel-Motel Tourism Grant Program is a way for the City of Newton to fund numerous community projects, special events and initiatives through local hotel-motel tax, while also keeping the process and application the same for each request.

The program would continue providing support for projects but provide City Council with information prior to presentations/requests made at City Council meetings. The application process ensures that projects and events have some tourism related component, accountability, and leverage from other funding sources.

Learn more about the program by clicking here.

Hotel-Motel Tax Grant Program Documents

  1. Fillable Newton Hotel Motel Tax Grant Program Application