The “downtown recovery grant” aims to incentivize businesses to relocate or expand into downtown.

“These grants will help small businesses adapt and implement creative measures so they can stay open and operating during the public health emergency,” says Mayor Bowser.

Local and federal aid is being offered to help soften the economic blow of the pandemic.

The grants can cover employee wages and benefits, rent, utilities, and more.

With one day left for the public to vote, two of 24 landmarks vying for a historic preservation grant are well ahead of the rest of the field.

Twenty-four landmarks in the District, Maryland, and Virginia are competing for online votes in hopes of landing up to $1 million in grant money to fix themselves up.

The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities today announced the artists and cultural organizations who were awarded grants for the 2013 fiscal year, with $4.2 million being granted to 258 recipients.

If you look at a Capital Bikeshare station map, you’ll quickly notice that there are no stations in Maryland. None. That could soon change, expanding the scope of the popular bike-sharing program beyond the District and Arlington County.

At a presentation this morning, Mayor Vince Gray and Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) awarded grants to four H Street NE businesses they hope will expand daytime retail along the bustling nightlife strip.

The Awesome Foundation, an organization dedicated to “forwarding the interest of Awesome in the universe” though monthly $1,000 grants, officially launched its D.C. chapter earlier this week. The Foundation, which currently boasts chapters in nine other cities and a generic “food” branch, is already accepting applications for its first D.C. grant.