The Great Streets Retail Small Business Grant provides funding for small businesses in designated commercial corridors to make capital improvements in their business and create new job opportunities for District residents. Eligible businesses operate from a physical location in a Great Streets corridor and are for-profit retail or service-oriented businesses, or nonprofit arts and humanities organizations. 

STATUS: OPEN
Release Date: December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET
Submission Deadline: January 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET

FY26 Great Streets Retail Grant Program REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS (RFA)
RFA ID No: DMPED - FY26-BD-LO-GSR
 

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY. Hand delivered or mailed applications will not be accepted. Completed applications (including attachments) must be submitted through the Submittable portal. Incomplete applications or applications submitted after the Submission Deadline will not be accepted.

Start your application using the DMPED Grants Management Platform 
Application support here.

Great Streets, Locally Made, and Emerging Retail - Virtual Information Session - January 7, 2026 - Meeting recording

DMPED Contact: DMPED Grants Team Phone: (202) 727-8111 E-mail: [email protected]

 Is your business located in one of the Great Streets Corridors? Enter your business address in the interactive mapping tool to verify.
 

For all other questions, email [email protected].