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GREAT STREETS
Great Streets is no longer a cost reimbursement program.
Awardees now receive the grant funds in advance in one-third
or one-quarter portions throughout the period of performance.
ELIGIBILITY
• Eligible applicants for the grants are owners of small retail
and service-oriented businesses or up to three business
owners connected.
• Business owners operating within the designated Great
Streets boundaries may apply. The Great Streets are:
- 7th Street NW
- 14th & U Streets NW (including Adams Morgan and
Columbia Heights)
- Connecticut Avenue NW
- Georgia Ave NW
- H Street/Bladensburg Road NE
- Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue/South Capitol Street
SE/SW
- Minnesota Avenue/Benning Road NE
- Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE
- New York Avenue NE
- North Capitol Street NW/NE
- Pennsylvania Avenue SE
- Rhode Island Avenue NE
- Wisconsin Ave NW
• Be a registered business in good standing with local and
federal agencies
• Retain site control of the property either through fee
simple ownership or an executed contract or lease with a
minimum unexpired term of at least two years
• Provide proof that your three-year average annual
revenue does not exceed $1 million
• Provide proof of property and liability insurance
• Ineligible business types: adult entertainment, auto body
repair, bank, bar, construction/general contracting/
architecture/design-build, financial services, homebased
business, hotel, liquor store, nightclub, phone
store, professional services, and real estate development/
property management/realtor
Some examples of eligible applicants for the grants are
owners of the following business types:
• Restaurants
• Retailers with a Tavern Licenses
- Who can provide tax documentation that more than
50% of their sales come from non-alcoholic items
• Pharmacies
• Arts Based Non-Profits
• Retail Stores
• Salon/Barber Shop
• Gyms/Fitness Studios
• Event Space
• Bakeries
• Distilleries/Breweries/Roasteries
• Coffee Shop
• Bakeries
• For Profit Child Development Centers
• Grocery/Convenience
APPLYING FOR A GREAT STREET GRANT
• Verify location eligibility using the interactive mapping
tool at greatstreets.dc.gov
• Apply online at greatstreets.dc.gov
• Sign up for the newsletter at greatstreets.dc.gov for news
and updates
Georgia
Ave NW
Wisconsin
Ave NW
Connecticut Ave NW
7th St NW
North
Capitol St
NW/NE
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Rhode Island
Ave NE
H St / Bladensburg Rd NE
New York Ave NE
Minnesota Ave/
Benning Rd NE
Nannie
Helen
Burroughs
Ave NE
Pennsylvania Ave SE
Martin Luther King Jr., Ave/
South Capitol St SE/SW
U St / 14th St NW
Great Streets of Washington, DC
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