Current Funding Opportunities
FY26 Capacity Building Grant Program
The DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) is pleased to announce the launch of the FY26 Capacity Building Grant Program.
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Nov 26 2025
(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Small and Local Business...
Nov 25 2025
(Washington, DC) – On Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28, District Government will...
Nov 24 2025
(Washington, DC) – Today, ahead of Small Business Saturday, Mayor Muriel Bowser and District...
Nov 21 2025
(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser was joined by officials from the DowntownDC BID...
Nov 17 2025
(Washington, DC) – With the holiday shopping season now shifting into high gear,...
Sep 16 2020
Click Here To View The Mayor's Press Release
Click Here To View The Official Letter from the...
Apr 29 2020
DSLBD SmallBiz Quarterly FY20 Q2
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Feb 13 2020
DSLBD SmallBiz Quarterly FY20 Q1.
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Oct 15 2019
DSLBD FY19 Q4 Small Biz Quarterly Newsletter: https://www.slideshare.net/DSLBDDC/dslbd-...
Feb 14 2024
Good morning, Chairperson McDuffie, members of the Council, my colleagues in the local business...
Feb 8 2023
Before the Committee on Business and Economic Development ...
Feb 9 2022
February 9,2022
Before the Committee on Business and Economic Development ...
Jun 14 2021
Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Oversight Hearing for the Department of Small and Local Business Development
Statement of Kristi C. Whitfield, Director,
Before the Committee on Business and Economic...
Feb 10 2021
Good Morning, Chairman McDuffie, members of the Committee, staff, and residents of the District of...
Feb 3 2023
(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Saturday, February 4th, at 1:00 PM, the Department of Small and...
Sep 22 2021
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES:
September 22, 2021
CONTACT:
Shayne Wells (DMPED)...
Jul 27 2020
The Director of the Department of Small and Local Business Development (“Director”),...
Mar 18 2020
Greetings District Small Business Community,
Yesterday, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that...
Feb 13 2020
Access to capital is critical for many small business owners and DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield...
Feb 13 2020
DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield was honored to host Mayor Bowser's Every Opportunity to...
Dec 6 2019
This is a fantastic episode featuring DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield and Ms. Veronica Cooper...
Aug 1 2019
Anacostia Residents Seek Development Without Displacement
WAMU.com, 8/1/19
Most D.C....
Aug 1 2019
Kojo In Your Community: Small Businesses, Entrepreneurship And Employment East Of The River
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Department of Small and Local Business Development
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Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm
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441 4th Street, NW, Suite 850 North, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 727-3900
Fax: (202) 654-6032
TTY: (202) 727-3900
Email: [email protected]
Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm
Connect With Us
441 4th Street, NW, Suite 850 North, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 727-3900
Fax: (202) 654-6032
TTY: (202) 727-3900
Email: [email protected]
