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Downtown Akron Business Development Grant Program

Sector: Built Sector • Location: Akron, Ohio, United States

Source: NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts

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A new Business Development Grant Program launched by the Downtown Akron Development Corporation with support from the Knight Foundation to provide grants to existing or new businesses in Downtown Akron for improvements to their business spaces. The program offers a 1/3 reimbursement for projects up to $150,000, with a total initial funding commitment of $300,000 from the Knight Foundation.

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Sector
Built Sector
Location
Akron, Ohio, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts

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The project “Downtown Akron Business Development Grant Program” is an infrastructure initiative in the Built Sector sector, located in Akron, Ohio, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts.

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A new Business Development Grant Program launched by the Downtown Akron Development Corporation with support from the Knight Foundation to provide grants to existing or new businesses in Downtown Akron for improvements to their business spaces. The program offers a 1/3 reimbursement for projects up to $150,000, with a total initial funding commitment of $300,000 from the Knight Foundation.

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Built Sector

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United States of America (USA)

State

Ohio

City

Akron

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2025-11-03

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