Tenleytown Small Business Grants - Tenleytown Main Street

Shop & Dine
- - - Tenleytown’s thriving commercial district features more than 120 storefront businesses, including restaurants, fitness studios, national retailers, and iconic locally-owned shops.
Explore
- - - Our friendly, walkable neighborhood is known for its festive events, community institutions, and local businesses that entertain and cater to all ages and stages.
  - - Getting Around
    - Tenleytown Walking Tours
  - - History
    - Entertainment & Recreation
News & Events
- - - From outdoor fairs to unique cultural events and entertainment, something is always happening in Tenleytown.
  - - LATEST NEWS
    - Tenleytown Main Street News
  - - UPCOMING EVENTS
    - Events Calendar
    - Submit Event
  - - FEATURED EVENTS
    - Art All Night
    - Tenleytown Blossoms
    - Get Fit at Fessenden
    - Bastille Day at the Park
    - DC Holiday Lights
Live
- - - From entertainment to shopping, education to healthcare, pet care to childcare, and everything in between, residents can find anything they need right here in Tenleytown.
  - - Apartments & Residences
    - Realtors
Business Support
- - - We support locally owned and neighborhood serving businesses.
  - - Tenley Bucks for Businesses
    - Business Membership Program
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Tenleytown Main Street offers small business grants to help local businesses update their interior and exterior spaces and improve operations. Since TMS began issuing grants in 2016, we have provided more than $247,600 in financial and technical assistance grants to 47 Tenleytown businesses.

Applications are closed for 2024

The 2024 Small Business Grants provided grant funding to eligible businesses located within the Tenleytown Main Street corridor. Eligible uses of grant funds include: interior and exterior renovations, storefront improvements, security upgrades, and select hard and soft costs to support business growth.

The following businesses were awarded funding this year:

East West Cafe
District Irish Dance
Le Chat Noir
PetMac
Print Space
Verified Wine

Congratulations to these deserving businesses!