The District of Columbia (DC) Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) is excited to announce that it will be soliciting applications for four independent programs under the Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) All Things Green Grants.
Donor Name: Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD)
State: District of Columbia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/16/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The CBE All Things Green Grants are awards for direct support to small, resident-owned, and disadvantaged CBEs pursuing DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU) contracting opportunities or opportunities with similar “green” or environmentally sustainable goals.
CBE All Things Green is an initiative within DSLBD to support CBEs in the expanding green and sustainable energy and buildings market. In partnership with the Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE), DSLBD is supporting CBEs with opportunities to prepare them for DOEE, DCSEU, and more market opportunities. DSLBD will refer CBEs to the CBE Green Contract Services grantees so they can utilize marketing and back-office services offered through the program, and grantees may propose strategies to recruit additional CBEs.
The grant funds are to provide direct services and training to CBEs pursuing green and sustainable contracting opportunities and to provide marketing-related services for and by CBEs.
Funding Information
To maximize the support available to CBEs, DSLBD intends to award between four (4) to eight (8) grants with $500,000 in total available funding for Fiscal Year 2024. Grant awards are limited to one (1) category. Applicants may apply for funding in the following service areas:
- The CBE Green Contract Services Grants
- DSLBD intends to award up to six (6) grants at a maximum of $50,000 per grant from $300,000 in available funding for FY24. These grant awards will cover a mix of marketing and back-office services for at least 30 CBEs, each pursuing green energy procurement opportunities.
- The CBE Green Pitch Grant
- DSLBD intends to award one (1) grant of $50,000 to one (1) recipient and grants between $2,000 and $10,000 to a maximum of ten (10) CBE Green Pitch participants from $125,000 of total funding for FY24.
- The CBE Green Business Support Lottery Grants
- DSLBD intends to award up to $10,000 per grant to approximately five (5) CBEs, by way of a lottery for CBEs, that are registered with DSLBD as small, resident-owned, or disadvantaged.
- The CBE Green Event Grant
- DSLBD intends to award up to $25,000 to one (1) CBE. DSLBD is seeking an event planner to coordinate the CBE Green Industry Rally Day.
Project Period
DSLBD will refer CBEs to service providers who are awarded a CBE All Things Green Grant during the grant period of performance, beginning on or around March 18, 2024, and ending September 30, 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
Only Certified Business Enterprises registered with DSLBD are eligible to apply for these grants.
For more information, visit DSLBD.
