NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT FUND
Build the hub. Rebuild the building. Strengthen the block.
A target 5% of each hub's allocable annual profit funds direct grants to small businesses in the surrounding neighborhood — because the community that hosts the infrastructure should share in what it creates.
5%
% of allocable profit
$73,444
Modeled annual grant pool (Yrs 3–10)
$664,363
Modeled 10-year grant funding
Based on: Base planning model
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps. Fully reported.
1 · Apply
Small businesses in the hub's neighborhood apply with a simple one-page request.
2 · Review
A local review panel evaluates applications against the fund's published criteria.
3 · Award
Grants are awarded and recorded on the public transparency ledger.
4 · Report
Every award is published — recipient, amount and use of funds.
ELIGIBILITY
- • Small businesses located in the neighborhood or downtown district of a hub
- • Independently owned and operated
- • Requests tied to a specific, verifiable business use
ALLOWABLE USES
Equipment and toolsFacade and storefront improvementsSignageTechnology upgradesAccessibility improvementsInterior fit-outInventory expansionMarketing launchWorking capital for growth
AWARDS TO DATE
Every grant, published.
The first Neighborhood Grant awards will be published here once Hub 01 is operating. Every award — recipient, amount and use — goes on the public transparency ledger.
GRANT APPLICATION