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Chinatown Lease Incentive Grant Program
Grant · DC DMPED
FY26 program pool up to $125,000; awards may recur annually up to five years subject to funding/certification
Closed / expected successor monitoring
We keep it here because programs like this often return. We check the official source on a schedule and update the status when a new cycle opens.
Who can apply
Small businesses with or signing a lease of at least five years in Chinatown and maintaining/enhancing neighborhood cultural heritage
- Deadline
- June 22, 2026
- Opens
- May 15, 2026
- Location
- Chinatown, DC
- Business
- Small business / cultural retail and services
- Documents
- Electronic DMPED Grants Portal application and attachments
Entrepreneur
Tirunesh's take
Plain-languageDC grants up to $125,000 to small businesses signing five-year leases in Chinatown that preserve cultural heritage. Awards can repeat annually for up to five years.
Summary by Tirunesh, from this grant's details
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