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Columbia Heights Small Business Assistance Project October 2006

Small Business Assistance Project. About $2 million from NCRC (TIF funds)Commercial corridors:14th Street between Monroe St and Shepard St NWPark Rd between Holmead Place and 16th Street11th Street NW: between Kenyon St and Monroe St. ObjectivesHelp local small businesses adjust to the rapid changes in the neighborhoodLeave a long-lasting investment in the revitalization of the commercial corridorStrengthen community-based organizations.

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Columbia Heights Small Business Assistance Project October 2006

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    1. Columbia Heights Small Business Assistance Project October 2006

    2. Small Business Assistance Project About $2 million from NCRC (TIF funds) Commercial corridors: 14th Street between Monroe St and Shepard St NW Park Rd between Holmead Place and 16th Street 11th Street NW: between Kenyon St and Monroe St

    3. Phase 1: Establish Project Parameters May 22 – May 26, 2006 Phase 2: Build Momentum May 30 - July 7, 2006 Phase 3: Conduct Needs Assessment July 8 - July 20, 2006 Phase 4: Draft Request for Proposals (RFP) October 1 – November 30, 2006

    4. Phase 1: Establish Project Parameters (May 22 – May 26, 2006) NCRC and DMPED Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Columbia Heights Collaborative Understanding small businesses and the community

    5. Understanding Small Businesses and the Community The People Very dense community, about 35,000 people (13,864 Households within ½ mile) Young population (55% 34 or younger) Low home ownership rate (23%) About ¾ or residents are new to the neighborhood

    6. Phase 2: Build Momentum (May 30 - July 7, 2006) Getting the community involved while building institutional capacity Rat Abatement Parking, Alleys and Sidewalks Homelessness and Vagrancy Start Work on Long-Term Issues

    7. Build Momentum

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    11. Phase 3: Conduct Needs Assessment (May 30 - July 7, 2006) Collaborative Inputs Consider past identified Needs of the Collaborative (Nov. 2005) Business Interviews & Observations Individually business interviews DMPED-LEDC-DCCH observations Residents Survey Online surveys Street surveys Other Identified gaps (homelessness, destination) Innovative projects Enablers

    12. Interior and exterior improvements on individual properties Exterior neighborhood improvements Gap financing Marketing initiatives Other: Training, technical assistance, personal loans

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    17. Phase 4: Draft Request for Proposals

    18. CURRENTLY: Identifying the capacity, willingness, and scope of community-based organizations to provide services in Columbia Heights and identifying the demand for services from small businesses Defining individual activities that make up the Areas of Intervention Identifying gaps in service delivery Working with District Government Agencies to focus delivery of services in Columbia Heights Sharing Needs Assessment findings with residents, community-based organizations, ANC. Inviting comments and participation.

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