Own a food business? DC’s “Food Innovation Waste” grants have opened

Own a food business? DC’s “Food Innovation Waste” grants have opened

The Department of Small & Local Business Development (DSLBD) has opened applications for the Food Waste Innovation Grant. District-based food businesses can receive a free food waste assessment, $1,000 in compost credit, or a larger grant to fund innovative food recovery, food waste reduction, or food scrap processing.

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Livability Study, Congress, grants and more at the October ANC 4C meeting

Livability Study, Congress, grants and more at the October ANC 4C meeting

The Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C met on Thursday, October 13th to discuss DDOT’s Livability Study, welcome Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and agree to disagree, but nicely from now on.

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Brainstorming on grant ideas for Petworth ANCs 4C & 4D

Brainstorming on grant ideas for Petworth ANCs 4C & 4D

In my notes from the September ANC 4C meeting, I grumbled at how much money the ANC had and how few grants have been given out this year. It got me and a neighbor, Loren Schulman, thinking about why there weren't more grants and some ways the ANC could spend some of that money on behalf of the community. So we figured we'd ask our neighbors for ideas...

Read more about the idea and get the link to the brainstorming survey, after the break:

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