Request for Applications (RFA)
FY2019 Eastern Market Strategic Plan Grant
Release Date: June 21, 2019
Grant Identification No.: DMPED - BDEM - 019 - 2319
Submission Deadline: July 22, 2019 at 12PM
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development (“DMPED”) is soliciting applications from qualified economic development and urban planning firms to create the Eastern Market Strategic Plan.
Eastern Market is frequently referred to as the jewel of Capitol Hill. It is one of three public markets proposed in the L’Enfant Plan and was established by order of President Thomas Jefferson in 1805. Originally located near the Navy Yard at 6th Street, between K and L streets, S.E., it was relocated to its present site in 1873. The new building, designed by Adolf Cluss, is now known as the South Hall. The Center and North halls were added in 1908. The Market was designated a D.C. Historic Landmark in 1964 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. By the 1950s, Eastern Market was the last remaining City Market; its South Hall contained vendors who had worked throughout the City’s market system. Badly damaged by an early-morning fire in 2007, the market building reopened in the summer of 2009 following an extensive renovation.
The recent resurgence of the Market was triggered by the Eastern Market legislation (https://code.dccouncil.us/dc/council/code/titles/37/chapters/1/) that instituted a new framework for operation and management as well as planning of the renovation and restoration of the Market. It also defines the Eastern Market Special use area which includes additional space outside the market square. The Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee (EMCAC) is designated by statute as the advisory committee to the Department of General Services (DGS) for matters concerning operations, management and capital improvements at Eastern Market (DC Code §36-101-113) and have identified the need for a strategic business plan for the Market and its implementation
Please note that all applications must be submitted electronically. Incomplete applications or those submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
RFA - FY2019 Eastern Market Strategic Plan Grant
Apply Here: https://www.grantrequest.com/SID_5501?SA=SNA&FID=35041
Info Session for Eastern Market Strategic Plan Grant
Friday June 28th, 2019
11:00am – 12:00pm EST
Meeting link: https://dcnet.webex.com/dcnet/j.php?MTID=m8ac5cd2c3f5762feaf1ff78826dc9f61
Meeting number: 737 001 696
Password: ZpJagUs8
Join by phone: 1-650-479-3208
Access code: 737 001 696
Contact Name:
LaToyia Hampton, Grants Manager
[email protected]
202.724.8111
