In July of 2024, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice (DMPSJ) announced the availability of FY 2025 grant funds for the Safe Commercial Corridors Grant Program. This program is designed to promote public safety and public health through evidence-based activities for residents, workers, and visitors within the District. 

On March 1, 2024, Mayor Bowser and DMPSJ announced six community organizations received a total of $950,000 for the Fiscal Year 2024 Safe Commercial Corridors Grant Program.

Safe Commercial Corridors Grant Program awardees for FY24 include Adams Morgan Partnership BID, Dupont Circle BID, DowntownDC BID, Golden Triangle BID, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington, and SOME (So Others Might Eat).

FY25 Safe Commercial Corridors Grants Program Application Information:

• Read the FY25 Safe Commercial Corridor Grant RFA here.
• This application is due on July 30, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. 

Safe Commerical Corridors ZoomGrants link:

Application Form (zoomgrants.com)

 

Questions received regarding Safe Commercial Corridors Grant Program 

 

Q: What are the boundaries for the “commercial corridors” referenced in the Safe Commercial Corridor Grant RFA. What/where are these “commercial corridors”?   

A: For FY25, the Safe Commercial Corridors Grant Program is available District-wide to promote public safety and health through evidence-based activities for residents, workers, and visitors within the area served by the organization and the surrounding area (“commercial district”). 

 

Q: Given the data tracking requirements what specific metrics or outcome is DMPSJ looking for that would define success?   

A: Successful outcomes will be different across applications because of the program activities identified by an applicant. DMPSJ relies on the grantee to explain the project narrative and how the applicant intends to deliver outcomes in the area(s) the grant is serving. At its core, this grant is about improving the quality of life in our neighborhoods and is designed to promote public safety and public health through evidence-based activities for residents, workers, and visitors within the District. A grantee should identify the outcomes and explain in the application how they are going to measure whether the grant was successful or not. 

 

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