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DC Government/DSLBD
 Department of Small and Local Business Development
 2020 Ward 7 & 8 Microbusiness Dream Grants 		CLOSED  Deadline  11/15/2019
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Description  [hide this]
The Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD) is excited to announce that we will be soliciting applications for the 2020 Ward 7 and 8 Microbusiness Dream Grants starting September 1, 2019.

The grants are to provide business development support to the growth of microbusinesses in Wards 7 and 8. These microbusinesses must be appropriately licensed, have fewer than five (5) employees, the business must be located in Ward 7 or 8, and Ward 7 or 8 residents must have ownership of 50% or more of the of the business.

DSLBD intends to award between 20 and 25 grants, of up $10,000 each, from the $200,000 in total available funding for 2020.
Eligibility Documentation  [hide this]

This tab includes required documentation used to determine applicants’ eligibility. Applications that do not provide these documents and appropriate attestations will not be scored. Applications that do not meet eligibility criteria will not be scored. Need help with your eligibility paperwork? You can attend a Grant Paperwork Bootcamp as advertised via the DSLBD Eventbrite: http://bit.ly/DSLBDeventbrite.

Applicants who complete eligibility documentation by October 3, 2019 or October 31, 2019 will receive a courtesy review of their eligibility.

Restrictions and Reservations  [hide this]


Grant funds have several allowed uses and several restricted uses. The “Period of Performance” is after January 1, 2020 and before August 30, 2020, or a shorter period based on a grantees insurance coverage. All expenses funded by this grant must occur during this time and the grantee must carry general liability coverage.
The proposed use of funds must be accepted by DSLBD, and will be outlined in individual grant agreements per grantee.
Funding for any grant award is contingent on continued grantor funding. The publication of Request for Applications does not commit DSLBD to make any awards. DSLBD reserves the right to issue addenda and/or amendments subsequent to the issuance of the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) or Request for Applications (RFA), or to rescind the NOFA or RFA. DSLBD will post addenda or amendments in the online application (see below). Applicants are responsible to review and adhere to any RFA addenda or amendments. Funding for this award is contingent on continued funding from the grantor. The RFA does not commit the Agency to make an award. DSLBD may suspend or terminate an outstanding RFA pursuant to its own grantmaking rule(s) or any DSLBD federal regulation or requirement.
Please see the RFA for addition details.

Library/RFA Download  [hide this]
Description File Name Date Uploaded File Type
Request for Application 8.30.2019 First2020DreamGrantRFA8302019.pdf 9/1/2019 7:37:31 AM PDF
Master Supplier Form August 2019 MCF_v2_05-26-15.docx 9/1/2019 7:38:31 AM DOCX
2018 Blank W9 fw9.pdf 9/1/2019 7:40:06 AM PDF


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