Robust Retail Citywide Grant Program 2025

About

The Robust Retail Citywide Grant Program 2025, organized by the District of Columbia Department of Small and Local Business Development, offers DC-based retail businesses the opportunity to receive grants of up to $10,000 to support their operations and viability, with a total of $570,000 in funding available for FY25.

Benefits

• Eligible businesses can receive grants of up to $10,000 to support their operations and viability, with a total of $570,000 in funding available for FY25. The grants can be used for various expenses such as rent, office equipment, wages, utilities, inventory, and more, to help businesses maintain their operations during the ongoing small business crisis.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be District-based retail businesses with fewer than 25 full-time employees, physically located in a brick-and-mortar commercial retail space in DC, for-profit, public-facing, and independent businesses that sell legal goods and services. They must also be actively licensed with the Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection and meet other specific criteria outlined in the application guidelines.

Target Region

United States

Target Sector

Retail