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Home » Submit Applications for Food Access Fund – District of Columbia

Submit Applications for Food Access Fund – District of Columbia

The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) is soliciting applications from qualified food-related businesses seeking to expand their existing operations through the opening of a new business location in an area designated as having low food access, with priority given to locations in Ward 7 and 8.

Donor Name: Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED)

State: District of Columbia

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/07/2022

Grant Size: $7,000,000

Details:

The purpose of the Food Access Fund (FAF) Grant is to increase equitable access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food by securing grocery stores, and restaurants; support existing small businesses; attract new businesses; increase the District’s tax base; create new job opportunities for District residents; and transform designated emerging commercial corridors into thriving and inviting neighborhood centers.

Funding Priorities

The FY22 FAF Grant identified the following program funding priorities:

  • To improve access to food options for residents of areas that currently have low food access by encouraging existing food-related businesses to expand their operations to a new location in areas with low food access, with priority given to locations in Ward 7 or Ward 8.
  • To expand the local food ecosystem and support fresh food retailers and providers through grants.
  • To invest in businesses, particularly small businesses:
  • That are food-related businesses;
  • That has at least two (2) years (for existing businesses) and three (3) years (for new concept brands3 ) of revenue generating operations and commit to expanding into an area with low food access;
  • That maintain and/or create new jobs, with a commitment to hire District residents;
  • That serves or may serve as a community anchor and impacts the community by its presence; and
  • That can support existing food-related businesses and the designated area’s economic vitality by attracting new consumers and/or visitors to the area.

Funding Information

DMPED will award up to a maximum of $7,000,000.00 in grants to successful grantees under this program.

Eligibility Criteria

  • For the purpose of this RFA, Eligible Applicants will be defined as the following: Existing food-related businesses with at least two (2) years of revenue generating operations and new concept brands of existing food-related operators, which are expanding to a new business location in an area with low food access, with priority given to Ward 7 or Ward 8. Food-related businesses shall include, but not be limited to:
    • Full-service grocery stores;
    • Restaurants, including new concept brands by existing restaurant businesses4 or food operators, prioritizing those with a dine-in component;
    • Taverns;
    • Neighborhood-based eligible food operators;
    • Local Business Enterprise (LBE) eligible food operators;
    • Food Halls; and
    • Property owners, on behalf of food-related business tenants, which must be identified. (Preference will be given to property owners who commit to securing locally minority-owned or women-owned businesses.)
  • For all applicants:
    • The property owners/landlords/development team of the associated project must demonstrate a commitment to support the sustainability of local business tenancy by providing specific amenities and inducements, which must include improvements, rent concessions and/or abatements. The amenities and inducements must be summarized within the Landlord Affidavit.
    • Applicants must commit to commence construction on the project within eighteen (18) months of the date of the executed grant agreement.

For more information, visit DMPED.

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