Fiscal Year 2025
Request for Applications
DC Main Streets Grant Program (Various Locations)
How to use this document to guide your application process:
This Request for Applications (“RFA”) is the full set of instructions for the application process. Applicants are encouraged to read this entire document before applying.
The DC Main Streets (“DCMS”) program is a comprehensive economic development program that supports the revitalization of business corridors (“Business Corridors”) in the District of Columbia (“DC,” “D.C.,” or the “District”), particularly District-based brick and mortar small businesses. The DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (“DSLBD”) is soliciting grant applications from eligible non-profit organizations to operate and manage a Main Street (“Main Street”) program during Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2025 (October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025).
Applicants may apply to operate and manage a Main Street in one of the following Business Corridors:
- Ward 2’s Foggy Bottom | West End Main Street
- Ward 4’s Upper Georgia Avenue Main Street
- Ward 4 and 5’s “The Parks” Main Street (Riggs Park and Manor Park)
- Ward 7’s Deanwood Heights Main Street
DEADLINE: November 18, 2024. 2:00 PM EST. (No Exception)
DSLBD published the initial Notice of Funding Availability (“NOFA”) in the October 18, 2024 edition of the DC Register (www.dcregs.dc.gov). The NOFA is also available at https://dslbd.dc.gov/service/current-grant-opportunities.
