Deadline: 2-Nov-21
The District of Columbia (DC) Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) is re-soliciting applications from eligible entities for designation as, and operation and management of the DC Main Street (DCMS) program.
Purposes
- DCMS is a program established by the District to stimulate the economic revitalization of declining commercial districts through application of the Main Street Approach®. The National Main Street Center has licensed DCMS within the District of Columbia.
- The DC Main Streets Grant Awards provide funds to organizations to develop programs and services to:
- assist business districts with the retention, expansion, and attraction of neighborhood-serving retail stores; and
- unify and strengthen the commercial corridor.
Funding Information
- DSLBD intends to make Main Street designations of the Palisades and the Woodley Park commercial districts and to award grants for a DCMS Program in each in the amounts of $175,000 for the Palisades service area, and $150,080 for the Woodley Park service area.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants must be nonprofit organizations headquartered in the District of Columbia. Potential applicants that are not incorporated as a nonprofit are encouraged beginning the incorporation process well in advance of the grant application deadline, as incorporation can take up to thirty (30) days.
For more information, visit https://communityaffairs.dc.gov/publication/dc-main-streets-grants-0