Rochester Parklet and Sidewalk Cafe Grant

The Parklet and Sidewalk Café Grant program is aimed at assisting downtown bars, restaurants, or community organizations looking to construct a sidewalk café or parklet structure. AVAILABLE GRANT FUNDS • Grant funds may be used to pay for up to 50 percent of the costs associated with design, rendering, construction materials, and labor for building a street café or parklet structure. • Applicants must also match 100 percent of any funds received from the grant. • The maximum amount of grant funding a business or organization may receive is $10,000. • If an applicant is approved for funding, approval is given as a “not to exceed” amount. So, if an approved project’s final receipts are less than the approved amount, the grant payout will be half of the resulting total.