Downtown Improvement Grants:
Invest in your property. Help strengthen Downtown.
Downtown Tulsa Partnership’s matching grants help property owners and businesses improve storefronts, prepare vacant commercial spaces for tenants, and address waste infrastructure needs. These reimbursement-based programs support lasting improvements within Downtown Tulsa’s Inner Dispersal Loop (IDL).
Façade + White Box Matching Grant
Improve your building’s appearance or prepare a vacant ground-floor space for its next business.
Funding supports publicly visible façade improvements and interior work that delivers an occupancy-ready space or a base-building shell ready for tenant improvements. White Box funding is limited to retail and other eligible customer-facing commercial uses.
Grant funding: 50% of approved eligible costs, with a $10,000 minimum award and maximum awards of:
- $40,000 for façade improvements.
- $40,000 for White Box improvements.
- $60,000 for combined projects.
Complete Pre-Application For Façade + White Box Matching Grant
Questions? Contact Emily Scott at emily@downtowntulsa.com.
Waste Infrastructure Matching Grant
Create cleaner, better-functioning waste areas for your property and surrounding public spaces.
Funding supports permanent dumpster enclosures, commercial compactors, and shared waste facilities that reduce litter, odors, pests, and obstructions. Applicants must demonstrate permission to use the installation site and confirm that their waste hauler can service the proposed improvements.
Grant funding: 50% of approved eligible costs, up to:
- $3,000 for a permanent dumpster enclosure.
- $5,000 for a commercial compactor.
- $7,500 for a combined or shared system serving multiple businesses or properties.
Complete Pre-Application for Downtown Waste Infrastructure Matching Grant
Questions? Contact Jamie Pierson at jamie@downtowntulsa.com.
How to Apply
1. Review the guidelines for eligibility, eligible expenses, and program requirements in the program manuals linked above.
2. Submit a pre-application – linked above - so DTP can review your project concept.
3. Complete the full application after invitation from DTP staff, including your budget and supporting materials.
Grants are paid through reimbursement, so applicants must finance project costs before receiving payment. Contact DTP before starting work, ordering equipment or materials, or paying deposits. Each program’s guidelines establish when costs become eligible and when work may begin.
Awards are subject to available funding and DTP approval.
This program is made possible by support from Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity.
