The Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) is excited to announce the 2025 Robust Retail Citywide Grants.
Donor Name: Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD)
State: District of Columbia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 03/31/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The 2025 Robust Retail Citywide grant(s) support existing DC-based retail businesses in maintaining operations and viability. DSLBD intends to award up to $10,000 per business to approximately 48 businesses from the $480,000 in available funding for the Fiscal Year 2025.
As part of the 2025 Robust Retail initiative, DSLBD will support small businesses along the North Capitol Main Street corridor through a targeted grant opportunity. With a total of $90,000 in available funding, DSLBD intends to award up to $10,000 to each of the nine eligible businesses. This grant will be operated as a reimbursement grant.
- 2025 Robust Retail: Citywide Grant
- DSLBD intends to award up to $10,000 per business to forty-eight (48) businesses from a total of $480,000 in available funding for FY25. Businesses may be located anywhere in DC.
- 2025 Robust Retail: North Capitol Main Street Corridor Grant
- DSLBD intends to award up to $10,000 per business to nine (9) businesses from a total of $90,000 in available funding for businesses located on the North Capitol Main Street corridor in FY25.
Eligibility Criteria
To meet eligibility for the Citywide grant program, the applicant must be:
- A District-based retail business;
- A licensed for-profit public-facing seller of legal goods and services;
- Physically located in a brick-and-mortar commercial retail space in the District;
For more information, visit DSLBD.
