Salt Lake City offers to reimburse businesses hit by property crime

Case in point: The popular coffee shop Sunroom Coffee, in the Marmalade District, suffered extensive vandalism last Christmas after a man broke in and smashed its glass front doors and destroyed furniture.

• The severity of the destruction prompted the business to temporarily close.

State of play: The federally funded Business Stabilization Program aims to help businesses in areas with higher rates of property crime pay for "expenses like broken windows, damaged doors, locks, lights, and other kinds of [external] property damage," according to the city.

How it works: To qualify, the businesses must be located on the west side, Ballpark neighborhood or some downtown areas.

• The maximum award is $3,500 per business.
• The damage must have occurred about four months before the application was filed.

Funding will be awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis until Feb. 1, 2027 — or until funding runs out.