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Overview

Building and Business Improvement Program (BBIP)

Funder: Jamestown Renaissance Corporation

Geographic Scope: Downtown Jamestown, New York

Program Status: Program was announced in 2021; current status unknown as of 2026-04-03

Focus Areas:
Matching grant support for downtown building and business owners to invest in improvements related to any meaningful aspect of their building or business, including:

  • Building improvements and renovations

  • Business enhancements

  • Historic architecture preservation
  • Eligibility:

  • Downtown building owners

  • Downtown business owners

  • Long-time small business or building owners

  • New investors looking to establish presence in downtown
  • Geographic Priority: Downtown Jamestown core with focus on historic architecture preservation

    Contact Information:

  • Frank Besse, Urban Core Director

  • Email: frank[at]jamestownrenaissance.org

  • Phone: 716-708-6761

  • Address: c/o Gebbie Foundation, 215 Cherry Street, Jamestown, New York 14701
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    small-businessescommunity-developmentcapital

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