The Department of Small & Local Business Development will hold an information session on two open grant applications for Ward 8 food business development: Grocery Stores and the Equitable Food Incubator. A total of $650,000 in potential grant dollars are available. Applications close April 6th.

Interested applicants should reference the open Notices of Funding Availability (NOFA) and Requests for Applications (RFA) on the DSLBD website here: https://dslbd.dc.gov/service/current-solicitations-opportunities.

This information session will cover questions about the grant applications. All other questions should be submitted in writing to the DSLBD staff listed on the NOFA and RFAs (Jennifer.Prats@dc.gov and Katherine.Mereand-Sinha@dc.gov).