dslbd grant opportunities and requirements lincoln lashley, project manager
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DSLBD Grant Opportunities
and Requirements
Lincoln Lashley, Project Manager
Mission
The Department of Small and Local Business
Development (DSLBD):
Supports the development, economic growth,
and retention of District-based businesses, and
Promotes economic development throughout
the District’s commercial districts.
Agency Mission
Agency History
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DSLBD
Small Business Development
Programs
CBE Specific Programs
ConnecTech
DCPTAC
OpportunitiesComplianceExportDC
Partners
Neighborhood Revitalization
Certification
Agency Structure
Johannesburg
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A program that supports small businesses along the District’s historic commercial corridors.
Primary Areas
• Business technical assistance
• Improving storefront appearance
• Clean Teams
• Comprehensive services to
commercial districts
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DSLBD Grants
DSLBD Grants
Skills and Subject Matters
Business Technical Assistance Commercial Clean Teams
Financial management Litter & graffiti removal
Marketing and Branding Street tree maintenance
Market analysis Landscaping
Business needs assessment Recycling
Improving Storefront Appearance
Construction
Visual Merchandising
Sign Design
DSLBD Grants
Recent Grants (FY14)
Business Assistance Clean Teams
Upper Georgia Avenue 21 commercial districts
Healthy Food Retail Stores
Improving Storefront Appearance Comprehensive
Services for
Small Business Improvement Commercial Districts
DC Main Streets
DSLBD Grants
Current Grants (FY15)
Business Assistance Clean Teams
Healthy Food Retail Program 21 commercial districts
Comprehensive Services for
Commercial Districts
8 DC Main Streets in 8 wards
Feasibility Study for Lower Georgia Avenue
DSLBD Grants
Notification of Opportunities
DC Register
OPGS Funding Alert
Citywide Grants Database
DSLBD website(dslbd.dc.gov)
RFA Sections & Criteria
Core Eligibility
IRS compliance
DC Government compliance
(incorporation, filings, fees)
Financial viability
Experience
Capacity
RFA Sections & Criteria
Proposed Program Grantee Risk
Scope of work (service delivery) Performance on past grants
Deliverables Feedback from past funders
Measuring Impact (performance)
Budget
Cost – Direct and Indirect
Expenditures with small/local businesses
Review and Selection
Review Process
Preliminary Review (DSLBD)
(Review stops if eligibility is not met)
Independent Panel Review
Agency Director Review
Agency Director Selection
Avoid Common Pitfalls
DO submit on time.
DON’T overlook required documents.
DON’T Assume reviewers know industry or
organization.
DO submit “optional” attachments.
DON’T send materials separately.
DO underscore key message.
DO offer solutions.
Be a partner.
Successful Applicants
Think and Operate like a Business
to Distinguish Yourself from the
Pack.
DSLBD Grants
DC Department of Small and Local Business
Development
441 4th Street, NW, Suite 850N
Washington, DC 20001
dslbd.dc.gov
Lincoln Lashley
Project Manager, DSLBD
202-741-0821
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Questions & Answers