Sustainable DC

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Sustainable DC is a partnership with the Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) focusing on helping minority- and women-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs harness the power of our region’s green economy.

Sustainable DC Follows a Three-Pronged Approach

Access to Capital

Sustainable DC provides loans to help entrepreneurs obtain the certifications, equipment, and supply chain adjustments — as well as local and federal resources — to help meet rising green economy demands.

Capacity Building

Sustainable DC provides advisory services to help small businesses navigate the ever-changing regulations, resources, and buyer expectations surrounding the Net-Zero Energy Initiative and the green economy.

Access to Opportunities

Sustainable DC connects small businesses to new local and federal investment opportunities, green supply chains, and other major customers that can take their business operations to the next level.

Thank You

CNHED is grateful to The Greater Washington Community Foundation for supporting this innovative and important work to help support DC’s changing landscape. Support from the Community Foundation is working to ensure that under-resourced and under-served residents and communities are not left behind in the Green Economy as we all work for a cleaner and more sustainable District of Columbia.

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and join the fight for a District where all residents can live in thriving communities that are racially, economically and socially just!

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