The DC Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) is pleased to announce the 2026 Main Streets Grant Program for North Capitol and Woodley Park Main Streets.
Donor Name: Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD)
State: District of Columbia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/18/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The DC Main Streets Program is a comprehensive economic development initiative designed to support the revitalization of business corridors throughout the District. DSLBD is dedicated to assisting all small businesses in DC to create a thriving economic ecosystem, making the area an attractive, vibrant, and engaging place to live, work, and visit. Through this program, DSLBD supports nearly 4,000 brick-and-mortar retail businesses across the twenty-nine designated DC Main Streets Business Corridors located in all District wards.
Each Grantee of the DC Main Streets Program serves as a front-line support system for small businesses, acting as a liaison between local business owners and the District government. The Grantee’s Executive Director, with assistance from the Grantee’s Board of Directors, is expected to implement a work plan that involves building relationships with businesses, distributing business subgrants, fostering a sense of place, identity, and community within the Business Corridor, and ensuring the efficient operation of a nonprofit organization that will support the Business Corridor.
Funding Information
$167,730.00.
Grant Period
Initiatives connected to the FY26 DCMS Grant Program will be held to a Period of Performance beginning on October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
An applicant for the 2026 DCMS Grant Program must meet the following criteria:
- A nonprofit headquartered in DC.
- Individuals may partner with a nonprofit organization, but the applicant must be a nonprofit
- The applicant’s organization and Excutive Director and/or any other Officer(s) have not been suspended from any District grant program for any reason within the past five (5) years. DSLBD will not solicit offers from, award grants to, renew, extend grant agreements with, or consent subcontracts to Entities that have been suspended during this timeframe. DSLBD will not consider applicants who do not meet eligibility requirements.
For more information, visit DSLBD.
