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 
 

Upcoming Information Sessions - FY26 Small Biz Information Sessions Registration

Great Streets Retail and Emerging Retail Initiative: Anacostia 
Date: December 15th, 2025
Time: 3:30-4:30 PM
Location: Sweet Tooth Cafe; 2323 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE

Great Streets Retail and Emerging Retail Initiative: Barracks Row/ Eastern Market 
Date: December 16th, 2025
Time: 10-11 AM
Location: Civic Restaurant; 501 8th ST NE

Great Streets Retail and Emerging Retail Initiative: Columbia Heights 
Date: December 18th, 2025
Time: 12-1 PM
Location: Salvi Mex Bar & Grill; 1424 Park Road NW
Spanish translation may be available

Great Streets Retail and Emerging Retail Initiative: Shaw 
Date: December 19th, 2025
Time: 1:30-2:30 PM
Location: Dacha Beer Garden Second Floor; 1602 7th Street, NW, second floor
Amharic language access may be available

All Grants 
Date: January 7th, 2025
Time: 12-1pm
Location: Virtual
https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/23584275552243?p=2fdNIoXguDnRCINLcr

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].