Funds available through the revamped Commercial Exterior Improvement Program are going fast this year.
The Sweet Home Active Revitalization Effort increased the size of the grant program from $6,000 to $20,000 with the approval of the Sweet Home Economic Development Group Board of Directors, which provides the funds, in December.
Previously under the program, local businesses could receive up to $500 to pay for exterior improvement projects, said Carli Erickson, administrative assistant for SHEDG. Beginning…