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Volga Business Network Launches Small-Business Grant for Storefront Upgrades and Customer Marketing

Volga Business Network Launches Small-Business Grant for Storefront Upgrades and Customer Marketing

The Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce is excited to launch a new small business grant.

Brookings, S.D. — 8/16/2025  Brookings, SD – The Volga Business Network (VBN), a committee of the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce, recently launched the Customer Attraction & Beautification Grant (CAB Grant)—a new funding program that helps customer-facing small businesses in Volga upgrade their storefronts and execute targeted customer marketing.


“This grant is about turning first impressions into foot traffic,” said Casey Stickland, Outreach Coordinator of the Brookings Area Chamber. “From signage and lighting to photography and digital ads, we’re helping Volga businesses look great and reach more customers.”

 

What the grant can fund

Beautification: facade/entry upgrades; signage & lighting; windows/doors; accessibility entries (ramps/handrails/auto-openers); planters, bike racks, parklets; murals/public art; exterior screening.
Customer marketing: photography/video; landing or menu pages; paid media/geofenced offers; social content; in-store collateral (window clings, A-frames, posters, rack cards).

 

Key dates

  • Application Due: Friday, September 26, 2025 by 5:00 p.m. CT
  • Awards Announced: Monday, October 6, 2025
  • Project Completion Deadline: June 1, 2026


Apply & learn more at https://www.brookingschamber.org/vbn/


For more information, please contact the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce at 605-692-8922 or email info@brookingschamber.org.

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