Get your applications in now for the Portage Community Revitalization Corporation's Home Beautification Grant.

PCRC Community Facilitator Victoria Olson explains the details and qualifications.

"So the Home Beautification Grant deadline is coming up, its this Thursday March 31st. There are 2 different grants available for this, 1 is for home owners and one is for rental property owners. Single income families have to be under $35,000 dollars, dual or multiple income households have to be under $55,000."

Olson outlines the details of the home owner grant.

"Home owners are eligible for up to $2,500, and that's for anything on the outside of your house standing on the street, whatever is visible. So if it's exterior painting, siding repair, cleaning brick, windows, doors, front porches, steps landscaping. The $2,500 is eligible for any of those things."

Olson discusses the grant for rental property owners.

"That's for landlords to apply for up to 1000, and they have to match the funds. So they also have to put in $1,000. That's for the same thing."

She adds the applications can be picked up at city hall, the library, Rona, McMunn and Yates, Canadian Tire, Remax, Royal Lepage, Century 21, PCRC office."