Albuquerque –
The City of Albuquerque is launching the Window to Opportunity grant to help businesses affected by vandalism. The program is a partnership between the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) and the Economic Development Department’s Small Business Office. This new initiative will help alleviate the financial burden associated with replacing or repairing broken or vandalized windows for small businesses.
“We stand by our local businesses and are finding new ways to support them,” said Mayor Tim Keller. “For a small business, the cost of vandalism can be devastating, and folks can get back to business sooner.”
We reached out to the Glass Doctor of Northeast Albuquerque and asked for a range for commercial window repair pricing. They told us a 30×72 glass window would cost anywhere from $700-$1500 to repair. Smaller windows would cost less to repair. Based on these figures and the available grant funding, we estimate that the grant could potentially cover repairs for up to 170 windows in the Albuquerque area.
There is a total of $200,000 available for the program. Eligible applicants include brick-and-mortar businesses with 25 or fewer employees, 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(6) non-profit organizations, and educational entities located within the City of Albuquerque boundaries.
The grant will reimburse up to 80% of the total cost of window replacement or repair, with a maximum reimbursement of $5,000 per business. An additional $1,000 is available for businesses that incorporate environmentally sustainable “green” glass or security glass into their repairs.
“By addressing window damage promptly, we can help ensure that our city remains a safe place for everyone, and a supportive place to do business” said Senior Economic Developer Frankie Hermosillo. “We are always looking for ways to adapt to the needs of our local business community and get them the help they need.”
To qualify, incidents must have occurred on or after September 1, 2024, with appropriate documentation, including a police report and timestamped photos of the damaged and repaired windows. Applicants with an incident and window repair/replacement date from July 1, 2024 through August 31, 2024 are eligible to apply with a mandatory enrollment with the APD Business Crime Prevention Security Survey.
Applications can be submitted on the City’s website at cabq.gov/windowgrant.
The Window to Opportunity Grant builds on the successful July 2020 Glass Replacement program, which provided similar support to Downtown properties. This new initiative extends that support to a broader range of businesses and organizations across Albuquerque.
For more information on the Window to Opportunity Grant, visit cabq.gov/windowgrant or contact the City of Albuquerque’s Small Business Office.
Brilliant. Yeah, spend tax payer money to just repair everything. We’re a wealthy state that can afford more shit. I mean… we COULD lock up offenders and prevent future damage. But we need every criminal and dead person out there to vote, otherwise the Dems might lose power.
Thanks crime enabling dems… just what the state needs under Bidenomics, MORE TAXES!! Oh, but don’t punish mijo… let him go do what ever he wants.
So the Mayor stands by while Democrat extremists from his party (BLM, Antifa) destroy Albuquerque, and then he compensates the elites for their trouble. No doubt in time for his next run for office.
Will there there be similar compensation for working class victims of crime who have suffered far worse than a broken window as a result of Keller’s failed policies? Likely not.
Wow…so nevermind putting a stop to the vandals…since these liberals think that those that “don’t have” should be able to take from those that do. How about we lock up the pieces of crap in our society that commit crimes, instead of making taxpayers bear the recurring burden of paying to clean up after them.
Am I reading the Onion? Reimbursement funds?! Why not enforce our laws, deal with the homeless crazy zombies wandering around all over the place. Oh and stop funding asinine programs like this that does little to address the real blight!
Nice to support businesses and all, but how about we do something to address the root cause? Otherwise, this is just a stopgap, band-aid solution for something that will continue to get worse over time. East Central looking like a scene from Mad Max out here. The key question is: is the city willing to support the people who WORK every day to keep it going? Will they PROTECT us from crime, assault, and theft, or are we just being left out here on our own? I’m from Juarez, and many times I felt safer there than I do in Albuquerque. DO BETTER.