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2022 mams small business Resilience Grant has Closed.

This year's Minnesota Avenue Main Street (MAMS) Resilience Grant has closed. Join our mailing list to stay up to date on future opportunities.

Does your small business meet the geography eligibility requirement?

Find out!

MINNESOTA AVENUE MAIN STREET RESILIENCE GRANT OVERVIEW

Grant Opens:  Tuesday, January 18th

Application Deadline: Thursday, March 3rd @ 4:00 PM

Project end date: Wednesday, June 15th 


With support from the D.C. Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD), the Minnesota Avenue Main Street (MAMS) is excited to open the 2022 Minnesota Avenue Main Street Small Business Resilience Grant. The Grant helps small businesses along the Minnesota Avenue commercial corridor prosper in place through the provision of financial assistance and one-on-one technical assistance. Grants will  be awarded in amounts ranging from $2,500 – $5,000. 


FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 

Financial assistance will be provided to businesses experiencing significant financial losses resulting from disruptions or that have experienced significant financial losses, resulting from, but not limited to, the COVID-19  pandemic. Awards will be distributed in amounts ranging from $2,500 – $5,000. Grants can be used towards, but are not limited to: 

  • Working capital to help existing businesses adapt their business model and meet changing customer demand.
  • Physical improvements (i.e. tenant fit-outs, permanent fixtures, and/or exterior building improvements).


TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 

Grant awardees will also be eligible to receive one-on-one technical assistance in the following areas: 


  • Business branding and marketing to help redesign and/or pivot your business model strategy; develop your business continuity plan; strengthen digital retail experiences, including e-commerce platforms and/or online shops to bolster brick-and-mortar businesses; advertising, including radio, TV, and print ads.
  • Financial assistance for accounting, cash flow issues, and credit repair. 
  • General support for around the creation and revision of your business plans, exploration of new market opportunities, grant readiness support, and legal assistance. 


ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 

To be considered, small businesses must meet the following criteria: 


  • Location: your small business must be located within the Minnesota Avenue Main Street boundary. Check your geographic eligibility. 
  • Business type: you must be a small, D.C.-based for-profit business with an active D.C. business license for your location.
  • Certificate of Good Standing: your business must be in Good Standing with the District of Columbia. 
  • Certificate of Clean Hands: you must have a certificate of Clean Hands with the District.
  • DUNS Number: your number will be required as part of the application process. 
  • Liability insurance: your insurance must be active. 
  • Consent from property owner(s): must be included in your application for all physical improvements to be considered.

INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR

On Tuesday, January 25, MAMS Program Manager Samantha Archibald led an information session to learn about the grant, eligibility requirements, and tips on how to prepare a winning application!

Watch Recording

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MAMS Small business resilient grant process

(1) Check Eligibility

(2) Submit Application

(2) Submit Application

Do you meet the eligibility requirements? Interested applicants can schedule an appointment, or attend the info webinar, to learn more.

(2) Submit Application

(2) Submit Application

(2) Submit Application

Applicants must complete the MAMS Small Business Grant application, and upload all the supporting documentation, for consideration. Start your application today.

(3) Sign Project Agreement

(3) Sign Project Agreement

(3) Sign Project Agreement

If selected, the project scope, budget, and timeline will be pre-approved. Recipients will receive a project agreement letter and payment form to sign via email.

(4) Close out grant

(3) Sign Project Agreement

(3) Sign Project Agreement

Grant recipients must complete all projects, and submit associated paid invoices, to the Main Street Manager,no later than June 15th, 2022.

2020 MAMS SMALL BUSINESS RESILIENCE Grant recipients

"The 2020 grant helped me keep the employees, especially in the kitchen. I also have money to pay rent and utilities on time. These are good things." 

- Pramote Changsila, Sala Thai 

"Receiving the grant [in 2020] was a blessing in disguise. I was able to maintain staffing, and pay people. This grant saved me." 

- David Alvaranga, Liberty Tax

Learn more about the 2020 MAMS Small Business Resilience Grant in this video.

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Minnesota Avenue Main Street

2012 Rhode Island avenue NE, Washington, DC 20018

Phone: 202-529-5505 Email: minnesotaave@wacif.org