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DIA Basic Retail Enhancement Program
Downtown Jacksonville grant support for eligible street-level retail, restaurant, and service businesses outside the core retail areas.
About this program
The Downtown Investment Authority Basic Retail Enhancement Program helps recruit and retain downtown retail uses by reimbursing eligible build-out and improvement costs for qualifying businesses in designated downtown districts. The program supports activation, street-level occupancy, and private investment in downtown Jacksonville.
Eligibility
Eligible retail, restaurant, entertainment, or service businesses locating or expanding in qualifying Downtown Jacksonville districts.
Requirements
- Operate in an eligible downtown district
- Submit lease, project scope, budget, and business documentation
- Receive DIA approval before reimbursable work