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.

Upcoming Information Sessions - FY26 Small Biz Information Sessions Registration

Great Streets Retail and Emerging Retail Initiative: Columbia Heights 
Date: December 29th, 2025
Time: 10-11am
Location: Los Hermanos Restaurant; 1428 Park Rd NW, Washington, DC

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

Great Streets Information and Q&A Session
Join us for a 2-hour open Q&A session where applicants can ask questions and engage in a public discussion about the Great Streets Retail, Emerging Retail Initiative and Locally Made Manufacturing program. The session is open to all interested applicants. Questions raised during the session, along with responses, will be complied and published in an online FAQ document following the event.

Date: January 9, 2026
Time: 12 pm- 2 pm
Location: Shanklin Hall, 2325 18th St. NW

 

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].