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DCRA Launches New Customer Satisfaction Survey Via Text
Introducing the District to a New Way to Give Customer Feedback
From DCRA:
Feedback from our customers is vital to the success of our agency. Talk to us. We'll listen. By answering just a few questions, you'll help us maintain, improve and enhance our level of service, and help to make DCRA the best it can be.
Starting today, customers can provide real-time feedback to the agency about their experience through an interactive text messaging survey. The new text feedback program is the latest in a series of improvements being offered as part of the agency’s Safe & Simple initiative.
To rate your recent customer service experience at DCRA, simply text a response to the question,
“How was your experience at DCRA today?”
to
202-839-8065
by rating
A) Very Good, B) Good, C) Poor, and D) Very Poor.
The survey will then send back a series of interactive questions, via text message, tailored to your responses. DCRA will monitor the feedback continuously for immediate improvements and analyze the data quarterly to identify trends and opportunities.
Click here for more information
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Great Streets Retail Small Business Grant applications being accepted
Submission Deadline: Friday, September 8, 2017 at 12:00 PM EST
APPLY HERE
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) is soliciting grant applications from qualified small business owners who wish to improve their place of business. The purpose of the Great Streets Small Business Grant is to support existing small businesses, attract new businesses, increase the District’s tax base, create new job opportunities for District residents, and transform designated emerging commercial corridors into thriving and inviting neighborhood centers.
DMPED invites the submission of applications by qualified businesses for Great Streets Retail Small Business Grants pursuant to the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Limited Grant-Making Authority Amendment Act 2016, effective October 8, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-160; D.C. Official Code § 1-328.04) and from the Economic Development Special Account pursuant to D.C. Official Code §2-1225.21.
All businesses within the Adams Morgan Partnership BID boundaries are located within a Great Street Corridor (Retail Priority Areas)
Eligible Applicants:
Eligible applicants are small retail and service-oriented businesses that meet the following requirements:
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Operate a business with a location that is on or within a Great Street Corridor;
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Operate a business that has not previously received Great Streets funding for the specified business property. For locations with multiple businesses occupying the specified business property (i.e. a business occupying and/or in the same suite), the maximum award is$50,000 between the businesses; and
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Operate a business that has previously received Great Streets funding, but are applying for funding for a new, additional location. Previously-awarded businesses that are expanding existing operations and/or relocating to another location are not eligible. Businesses cannot receive more than $150,000 of aggregate funding from the Great Streets or H Street Grants Programs.
Ineligible Applicants:
The following types of businesses are ineligible to receive grant funding under this program:
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Adult entertainment
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Auto body repair
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Bank
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Bar, Tavern or Nightclub
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Construction/general contracting/architecture/design-build
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Cyber or online only
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Financial services
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Home-based
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Hotel
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Liquor store
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Phone store
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Professional services
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Real estate development/property management/realtor
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Seasonal (partial year)
Grant Information Sessions:
A schedule of information and live web chat sessions hosted by DMPED is posted to the Great Streets website and is accessible via this link:
https://greatstreets.dc.gov/calendar/month
. Prospective applicants that have questions regarding this Request for Applications (RFA) are encouraged to attend one (1) of these sessions.
All applications must be submitted electronically. Hand delivered or mailed applications will not be accepted. Adherence to the deadline is essential. Incomplete applications or those submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
Point of Contact:
DMPED Grants Team
Email: dmpedgrants@dc.gov
Phone: (202)724-8111
More information can be found at
https://greatstreets.dc.gov/
Exhibit Opportunities are available for this dynamic, half-day, free conference at the DC Convention Center that will connect the F&B industry to public and private sector leaders and resources.
Maximize your presence and raise awareness for your organization with the projected 500+ participants and attendees: entrepreneurs and established, thriving businesses; industry giants and pioneers impacting the food and beverage space; and regulatory and other public sector specialists and decision makers
Gain name and brand exposure as a featured exhibitor in all marketing and promotions, at the event and online
Connect directly with top talent, suppliers, purveyors, public and private sector thought leaders, trend setters and decision makers
For Event & Exhibitor Opportunities,
contact
Kristina Noell | 202-661-8693 |
knoell@wdcep.com
When / Where
Location
: Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington, DC
Date
: Monday, September 18th, 2017
Time
: 8:00am - 12pm
Follow along at #EntreeDC
DC Commercial Waste Compactor Grants Program
The DC Commercial Waste Compactor Grants Program provides eligible District businesses with grants up to $13,500 for the purchase or lease of a commercial waste compactor to collect and compost bulk trash, waste and recyclables. Individual and multiple business
applications will be accepted on a rolling basis now through 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 8, 2017
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Why get a compactor?
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Reduces rodent & insect issues and improves sanitation
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Promotes clean and safe neighborhoods
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May lower costs for hauling waste
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Reduces greenhouse emissions
Eligibility
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Licensed, DC-based for-profit business in good standing with DCRA and OTR
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Must have the appropriate space, access, and consent to install a compactor
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Businesses that purchased a compactor between October 1, 2016 – June 1, 2017 are eligible for a partial grant
How to Apply
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Information Session for the Purchase or Lease of Waste Compactors
Do you have questions about the grant program?
Do you have questions about completing your application?
CNHED is co-facilitating joint information sessions with the DMPED Great Streets Program to help spread the word about the Commercial Waste Compactor Grant Program to local businesses. At the information session, business owners will have an opportunity to learn more about the compactor grant program, receive instruction on how to submit a completed application, and get their questions answered.
INFORMATION SESSIONS
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August 25 @ 11:30 am
hosted by CNHED
LOCATION: Bellevue Library, 115 Atlantic St., SW
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August 29 @ 10:00 am
hosted by DCCH and North Capital Main Street.
LOCATION: 2616 Georgia Ave. NW
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August 29 @ 6:30 pm
hosted by CNHED.
LOCATION: Dorothy Height Library, 3935 Benning Rd., NE
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August 30 @ 10:00 am
hosted by CNHED.
LOCATION: 727 15th St., NW, Ste. 600
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August 30 @ 2:00 pm
hosted by CNHED.
LOCATION: 727 15th St., NW, Ste. 600
** More sessions to be posted at
www.cnhed.org/compactor
as they come online **
PARK(ing Day) returns on Friday, September 15
PARK(ing) Day
returns to the District of Columbia on Friday, September 15, 2017, from 9 am to 4 pm. District residents and businesses displayed their creativity for last year’s event, building more than 30 pop-up parks in curbside parking spaces.
Initially started in San Francisco in 2005, PARK(ing) Day is an event in which residents and businesses re-think the use of public space by converting metered on-street parking spaces into temporary parks. Since its inception, the event has spread to cities around the world, taking place on the third Friday of September.
Apply for a PARK(ing) Day permit through DDOT
For this year's event, DDOT has designed a process for applicants to obtain a permit using the Transportation Online Permitting System (TOPS). Applicants should familiarize themselves with all the event requirements before designing their park or beginning the permitting process.
The deadline to apply for PARK(ing) Day is Tuesday, August 29, 2017.
Before sketching out a design for your own pop-up park, please read over the
event guidelines and requirements
. After finalizing your design, instructions on how to apply through DDOTs TOPS
can be found here
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