The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) is inviting applications from qualified organizations for its Capitol Hill Construction Impact Grant Program.
Donor Name: Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED)
State: District of Columbia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/12/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The purpose of the program is to provide short-term financial relief to support small businesses impacted by District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”) construction near Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, and Potomac Avenue, SE, and along 8th Street SE, between Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, and Virginia Avenue, SE, in the District of Columbia (“District”).
Construction activities in these streets may limit access, visibility, and customer flow for neighborhood-serving small businesses. The Program provides short-term financial relief to help sustain affected businesses during this period.
Small businesses may use grant funds to prepare for or recover from any revenue losses they may face as a result of these construction projects. Specifically, grant funds may be used to pay or reimburse the following cost of the impacted business, provided they are sufficiently documented, reasonable and necessary for the operation of the business during the period of construction, and incurred within the same period as the applicable construction project(s) are conducted:
- Rent
- Utilities
- Insurance
- CAM (common area maintenance)
- Mortgage
- Other reasonable business operations costs as proposed by the applicant and approved by DMPED.
Funding Information
DMPED expects to award 10-30 grants under the Program, in an aggregate amount of up to $150,000, contingent on the availability of an appropriated budget in such amount. Awards are anticipated to range between $5,000 and $15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria to be considered for an award under the Program:
- The business must be impacted by the 8th Street Bus Priority Project (not yet underway) or the Pennsylvania Avenue and Potomac Avenue SE Intersection project (currently underway).
- The business must require support to maintain operations, retain employees, and continue serving their communities during the DDOT construction projects.
- The business must demonstrate financial need
- The business must have less than 100 employees.
- The annual revenue of the business must be below $15,000,000.
- The business must be independently owned with 3 or less franchises.
- The business must be currently operational at the time of application.
- The business site must have the following characteristics:
- Brick and mortar operations, not entirely ecommerce
- Offer walk-in and in-person services to customers
- The applicant must demonstrate valid site control through an active lease or deed.
- The business must be located in this map that shows areas affected by construction in the Capitol Hill area
- The business must be in good standing with the District of Columbia and have up to date business license and compliance documents.
For more information, visit DMPED.
