March 2, 2022
Updates from Adams Morgan
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to see previous updates in our newsletter archive
For the latest Covid info from the DC government, refer to:
https://coronavirus.dc.gov/
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Adams Morgan Partnership Annual Meeting
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The Adams Morgan Partnership BID (AMPBID) annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 8 at 5pm.
We will have elections for 5 positions on the Board of Directors (3 property owners and 2 business owners). The ballot will also include a vote on revisions to the AMPBID bylaws. The revised bylaws were mailed in early February along with the ballots.
If you haven't received your ballot(s) yet, please contact Brian Barrie via
email
or at 202-536-9515 for assistance. We can email you a new ballot.
Voting began at noon on Friday, February 11 and will conclude at 6:30pm March 8 (during the annual meeting). Voting will be conducted online and the results will be announced at the end of the meeting.
Candidates for property owner seats
(3 available, listed in alphabetical order)
are:
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Oscar Guardado – property owner (and business owner)
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Andy Nimmer – property owner (and business owner)
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Jessica Racine White – Property owner
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Linda Roth – property owner (and business owner)
Candidates for business owner seats
(2 available, listed in alphabetical order)
are:
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Stephanie Jacek – Le Bustiere Boutique
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Curt Large – Bedrock Billiards, Roofers Union, Big Sky
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Diana Mubarak – Little Shop of Flowers
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Darren Norris – Shibuya Eatery, Shabu Plus, Death Punch
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Scott Williams – Throughline, Inc.
For more details including information about the candidates, voting procedures, and how to attend the virtual meeting, visit:
ADMODC.ORG/ANNUAL-MEETING
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The Return of Adams Morgan Date Nights!
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Love is in the air in Adams Morgan, whether you’re looking to impress a first date, take your family out for a night on the town, or want to celebrate the "Galentine" in your life - Adams Morgan is the perfect place to show that someone special just how much you care.
Throughout February and March, Adams Morgan restaurants and retailers will provide date ideas for every kind of relationship and occasion.
Details are available at
ADMODC.ORG/DATE
where you can register to win one of four fabulous Date Night prize packages! Full details and entry form are available on the website.
We awarded our second prize package on Friday!
Curtis Steuber won the "Love at First Swipe" prize package. We'll be awarding the last two date packages later this month so
sign up now
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DC Employer Paid Leave Wage Tax to drop by nearly two-thirds
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The employer-financed Paid Family Leave Program, the only program of the small number anywhere in the country that is solely funded by a tax on businesses, will be drastically reduced the employer wage tax.
Beginning July 1, the wage tax rate will decrease from 0.62% to only 0.26% for all D.C. employers.
The projected cost of the program when initiated was estimated to be significantly above the actually program financing need, as the employee ‘uptake’ and usage rate for the program has been much lower than originally anticipated.
More information in the
Washington Post
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Bridge Fund: Next Round of Applications open
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The current application period opened on Saturday, February 26, 2022, and will close on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST. Businesses that missed the opportunity to apply previously will have the opportunity to apply for funding in this next round. Businesses that apply in either round need to demonstrate at least a 20% loss of revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, during the period April 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021 (modified from 30% previously).
Award
Awards will range from $20,000-$100,000.
Use of Award
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Business rent/mortgage (at least 50% of the award must be applied to rent)
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Payroll and labor
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Inventory (supplies but not merchandise for sale)
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Operating expenses
Eligible businesses
The Bridge Fund will be open to businesses that meet the following criteria:
A small business in the restaurant, retail, or entertainment sector
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For-profit, small business physically located in the District of Columbia at a brick-and-mortar location
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Generated no more than $5 million in gross receipts each in 2019, 2020, and 2021 (priority for businesses generating no more than $2.5 million)
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Experienced at least a 20% loss of revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, during the period April1, 2020-December 31, 2021 (changed from 30% previously)
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Has an active DC Basic Business License and an active ABRA License, if applicable
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Businesses that applied during the previous period of the Bridge Fund (closed February 25 at 11:59 PM EST) are not eligible to apply during the next period (closing March 18 at 5:00 PM EST)
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The Bridge Fund will prioritize businesses that have not received federal relief funds and microbusinesses with $2.5 million or less in revenue. Businesses that received awards from the Paycheck Protection Program are eligible to apply.
Important Dates
Current Application Period:
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Opened:
Saturday, February 26, 2022
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Deadline:
Friday, March 18, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST
For more information on the Bridge Fund, application and eligibility
click here
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✔️Access the Application Here!
Important:
If you need help with your application, please reach out to one of the
14 small business technical assistance (SBTA) providers here
. Many of them are funded by DC government to help support you so their fees are subsidized.
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022; 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Walter E. Convention Center
The GWCC Business Expo has become the region’s premier event connecting minority-owned businesses with potential clients and organizations that support their growth. Participation in the Expo has increased from 70 exhibitors and 500 attendees in 2010 to
over 1,000 attendees and more than 100 exhibitors
in 2019. A once in a year opportunity to have your business on display among these powerful resources.
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Connect with the Local Hispanic Business Community
– According to Nielson, if it were a standalone country, the US Hispanic market’s buying power would be a top-20 world economy. Ranked the nation’s fourth fastest growing market, the Washington metro area Hispanic market greatly impacts/influences this standing. The Expo is an excellent opportunity to meet leaders of the Hispanic business community face‐to‐face and establish the relationships that would allow your business to gain access to the local Hispanic market.
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Meet Buyers and Decision Makers
– Interact with over 100 exhibitors that will be showcasing their businesses. Additionally, the Business Matchmaking Sessions will allow you to meet decision makers that purchase goods and services in local and federal government agencies, large organizations and corporations.
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Attend Business Workshops
– Topics will include Marketing to Hispanics, How to Do Business with DC, MD, and VA Governments, Learning from Successful Hispanic Business-Owners, Federal Procurement, Overseas Investment Opportunities, and more.
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Explore International Business Opportunities
– Latin American Embassies will be present to showcase unique business opportunities.
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Get covered
- Get informed and enroll yourself, your family or business in the District's health exchange with DC Health Link.
Click here
to register to attend.
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Briefing and Panel Discussion:
Neighborhood Prosperity Fund
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CNHED is partnering with the Deputy Mayor of Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) for an informational briefing about the Neighborhood Prosperity Fund (NPF) along with a panel discussion on
Wednesday, March 9 from 10:00 am – 11:30 am
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Participating on the panel are Alexander Justice Moore, Chief Development Officer at DC Central Kitchen, who is a past NPF recipient, and Sonja Sanders Wells, Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer, City First Bank, who will provide financing best practices. Attendees will also have an opportunity to learn about DMPED’s Locally Made Manufacturing Grant Program.
About the Neighborhood Prosperity Fund
NPF will award up to $4M in total grants to incentivize community development, economic growth, and job creation by leveraging local funds to finance eligible projects that attract private investment to distressed communities. Grant funds can support architectural and engineering costs, construction costs, tenant improvements, historical preservation building improvements to maintain compliance with applicable laws, development analysis, rent reduction, and tenant concessions for up to 3 years to stabilize market rent. The minimum request per application is $250,000.
Applications for FY 2022
Neighborhood Prosperity Fund
are open now and will close on Friday, March 25 at 4:00 pm EST. To learn more, visit
obviouslydc.com
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Locally Made Manufacturing Grant
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The Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) invites the submission of proposals for the DC Local Equity, Access and Preservation Funds – Locally Made Manufacturing Grant Program (“Locally Made”).
Purpose
The Office of the Deputy Mayor recognizes manufacturing supply chains have become more complicated due to multiple suppliers, challenging international trade and import and export regulations, and the rapid acceleration of e-commerce demands and absorption, and the exacerbation of the COVID-19 global pandemic and public health emergency. Supply chains were distressed and, in some cases, disrupted. There is increasing need to manufacture and procure consumer goods locally.
Award
DMPED will award up to $500,000.00 total in grants to be disbursed to successful applicants of the Grant. Maximum request per application is $100,000.00.
Eligible businesses
Existing small business whose core business aligns with light manufacturing and is located either within or plans to move to a Great Street Corridor are eligible.
See map here
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Application
The application to apply for the FY22 Neighborhood Prosperity Fund opened Friday, February 25, 2022 and closes on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 4:00 PM EST.
Access the Application Here
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Bike To Work Day 2022 Registration is Live
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The League of American Bicyclists began Bike to Work Day as part of Bike Month in 1956. Over the years, Bike to Work Day has grown into a widespread event with countless bicyclists taking to the streets nationwide in an effort to get commuters to try bicycling to work as a healthy and safe alternative to driving alone. In the Metropolitan Washington region, Bike to Work Day has grown from a small group of a few hundred in 2001 to an all-time high of 18,700 participants in 2017.
The Adams Morgan pit stop will be at Unity Park again this year. Adams Morgan regularly has one of the highest registration rates in the city and we plan on having refreshments and other goodies available to riders in addition to the free t-shirt. We'll be updating you with more information as the event gets closer.
Click here
to register.
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Do you need assistance implementing any new transportation amenities? Are you running low on brochures and/or other marketing materials? We want you to check-in and chat with us about your sustainable transportation wants, plans, and needs. Book a FREE coffee date -- don't wait!
goDCgo is giving away a $20 Starbucks gift card to the first 10 people to schedule a virtual check-in
with our Hospitality Services Coordinator, Lessie Henderson.
Schedule a check-in
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The application period is now open for the 2022 District Sustainability Awards and the Clean Energy DC Award.
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The District Sustainability Awards highlight businesses, individuals, and organizations that are working towards a more sustainable DC. Awardees’ projects and programs support the Mayor’s
Sustainable DC Plan
, which aims to make the District the nation’s greenest, healthiest, most sustainable city.
The application period is open January 10 to March 11. For more information, contact Mary Lynn Wilhere, DOEE, (202) 535-1939, or email marylynn.wihere@dc.gov.
Click here
to enter.
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsor one of our community events! Partner with our community while reaching some of the city's most desirable demographics. For details, contact
Kristen Barden
at
202-997-0783.
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Adams Morgan Partnership
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