City Of Charlotte: City Of Charlotte Accepting Applications For Business District Matching Grant Pr ...

Press release from the City of Charlotte:

Cory Burkarth

4/20/2021

The Business District Organization Program (BDOP) is a matching, reimbursement grant program that supports the work of business organizations serving targeted business districts. The city will provide up to $30,000 in reimbursed matching funds per year to qualified business district organizations for eligible expenses, where the city reimburses two-thirds (66.6%) of funds raised and spent for eligible expenses by the organization.

About the Program

Empowering business districts to create positive changes that benefit the unique needs and challenges of the areas in which they are located is an important component of a healthy urban business district. When businesses collaborate on initiatives and find solutions that positively impact not only their unique districts, but also the surrounding residential areas, the overall health of our city is strengthened.

How it Works

Eligible expenses must be pre-approved and include:

Eligible business organizations must:

Business districts with questions about the program can contact Erin Gillespie at
704.432.2948 or by email at
bmg@charlottenc.gov.

This press release was produced by the City of Charlotte. The views expressed here are the author’s own.