SPECIAL PROJECTS
In addition to major events and initiatives, DMRC sponsors the following, on-going projects.
MANTUA SMALL BUSINESS GRANT
Have a great new idea for your business’s physical or marketing presence and would like some assistance in making that happen? Consider the Mantua Small Business Grant program. Whether it’s a new sign or a new website, we’d like to help with a $400 grant.
In a few words let us know how you would use your award to enhance your visibility to your customers.
Selections will be made the first week of July. Presentations will be made during our annual Art On The Hill & Wine Tasting Too! festival the second Saturday in July. Should you win a grant DMRC will give you a placard for display and arrange for an announcement with photo in a local newspaper.
Grant Criteria:
Eligible uses include anything which directly supports your Mantua Village business (e.g. inventory, marketing, business systems, utilities, building/grounds/storage).
Applicants must have a physical address and conduct business within Mantua Village and have less than $1 million in annual gross receipts.
Where applicable, projects are to be compliant with village ordinances.
Thank you and good luck!
For more information, please download and review the grant application. Applications are accepted throughout the year. If awarded, eligibility returns after twelve months.
Questions? Contact us:
330 274 4040
DMRCemail@gmail.com.
Flowers In Mantua village and on the bridge
Downtown Mantua Revitalization actively supports the efforts of Mantua Village to beautify Mantua during the summer and through the Holiday season. DMRC contributes to the cost of the hanging baskets that brighten the Village during the summer months.
When DMRC Board member Mary Cabot visited Europe, she fell in love with the European custom of placing cascading flower baskets on bridges over their rivers. Her dream to do the same with the bridge over the Cuyahoga in Mantua Village became reality in 2015, following construction of a new bridge on State Route 44. Mary collected donations to purchase baskets and flowers, orchestrated DMRC’s management of the project, and engaged volunteers to maintain this beautify addition to downtown. In November, DMRC members replace the flowers with Holiday greens.
The Village of Mantua assumed the care of the flower baskets during the week, with a small core of volunteers looking out for them during weekends.
2025 Recipients
Check out these amazing local businesses next time you’re downtown:
Good Earth Roasters -10892 Park Street
Kaleidoscope Books & Art -10676 Main Street
Restoration 44 Coffee Co. -10675 Main Street
Rock Chic Vintage - 4669 East Prospect Street