BREW CITY MATCH APPLICATIONS

Welcome to the Brew City Match application system. Brew City Match supports property owners and small businesses who are looking to establish their business or are already established in historically disinvested commercial corridors in Milwaukee. We focus in Historic King Drive, Historic Mitchell Street, North Avenue/Fond du Lac, Riverwest/Harambee, the Near West Side, Silver City and Cesar Chavez Drive, and neighborhoods surrounding these districts.

Applications for building owners are reviewed on an ongoing basis. If you are a small business owner that owns the commercial property you occupy, please complete the BUSINESS owner application. 

Acceptance into the program does not guarantee you will be awarded grant money for your project. 

Contact Gabe Charles at LISC Milwaukee with any questions: gcharles@lisc.org

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Submit to Brew City Match Brick-and-Mortar Business Application

Brew City Match has funding available to support small business owners established in physical spaces in target areas. We focus in Historic King Drive, Historic Mitchell Street, North Avenue/Fond du Lac, Riverwest/Harambee, the Near West Side, Silver City, Cesar Chavez Drive, and neighborhoods surrounding these districts.

Please fill out every section of the application to be considered. A 30-60 second video introducing yourself and your business is required. If you check off that you have a business plan or business model document, you will need to upload it for it to be reviewed. 

Based on your responses, we will determine if you are eligible for funding and if so, how much we can allocate to your project. You will be required to submit financials for the last two years (unless you have been operating under two years).

Examples of eligible expenses that can be reimbursed with the funding:

  • Building improvements such as electric, HVAC, plumbing, etc
  • Design & Predevelopment
  • Construction
  • Facade and Signage
  • Equipment and Inventory
  • Security/Tech advancements
     
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Submit to Brew City Match Property Owner Interest Form

Brew City Match aims to revitalize commercial corridors in the City of Milwaukee. We support small businesses who want to open a brick-and-mortar, and we also support property owners in our target corridors looking to improve their property. 

We focus in Historic King Drive, Historic Mitchell Street, North Avenue/Fond du Lac, Riverwest/Harambee, the Near West Side, Silver City and Cesar Chavez Drive, and neighborhoods surrounding these corridors

You are eligible for reimbursed grants up to $100k if you:

  • Operate your own business out of the property and have a documented track record of your finances 
  • Are willing to lease to one of 200+ Brew City Match Business Owners for a minimum of 3 years - these receive coaching through the program and will make great tenants

Eligible Expenses that can be reimbursed:

  • Building improvements such as electric, HVAC, plumbing, etc
  • Design & Predevelopment
  • Construction
  • Facade and Signage
  • Equipment and Inventory
  • Security/Tech advancements

Please fill out every section of the application to be considered. 

Submitting an application does not guarantee you will be awarded grant money for your project

Brew City Match