he Neighborhood Business District Improvement Program (NBDIP) provides funding support for specific project proposals in recognized Neighborhood Business Districts (NBDs) in Cincinnati. The NBDIP funding level is established each year by City Council. The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) oversees the administration of such funds and will work with Qualified Entities (as defined in Section II, below) to identify eligible projects that can be implemented in a two-year time frame. This program is administered by CNBDU, which hosts community presentations and uses unique peer rating process, where the participating neighborhoods rate each of the projects.
Eligible Projects
Projects eligible to receive NBDIP funding must:
Full NBDIP documentation here.
Potential 2024 Projects
As a starting point, here are the projects that did not have enough support to be included last year:
NBDIP FY2024 Schedule
January 13, 2023 |
CNBDU Annual Meeting, General Body Meeting 8:00 AM |
February, 10, 2023 |
Applications are released by the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). Applicants are recommended on forming committees and assigning project managers in their respective organization. |
February 10 – March 1, 2023 |
Applicants are recommended at this time to have their organization’s general body and board review the pre-application for submission. |
March 3, 2023 |
Mandatory pre-application due by 4:30 PM. Pre-applications must be submitted to DCED, with attention to Joseph Malek at joseph.malek@cincinnati-oh.gov |
March 15-17, 2023* |
Mandatory DCED, DOTE, and Planning review meetings. NBDIP Program Manager will schedule 30-minute meetings with the Applicant including the City departments to review the pre-applications. |
April 28, 2023 |
Final application deadline. NBDIP applications along with all supporting documentation must be submitted to DCED, Joseph Malek at joseph.malek@cincinnati-oh.gov by 4:30 on April 28, 2023. Any late documentation will not be added to the application. |
May 1-5, 2023 |
Final application review by the CNBDU Board. |
May 9-12, 2023* |
Project Presentations. Each applicant will make a 15 – minute presentation to CNBDU and DCED followed by a short Q&A. Presentations will begin at 6:00 PM and conclude at approximately 9:30 PM |
May 13, 2023* |
Citywide Bus Tour of proposed projects. 8:00 AM to approximately 3:30 PM. Representation is mandatory for members participating in the peer review process. |
May 15-17, 2023 | Project Presentations. Each applicant will make a 15 minute presentation to CNBDU and DCED followed by a short Q&A. Presentations will begin at 6:00 PM and conclude at approximately 9:30 PM |
Late June 2023 |
Based on the peer review results, DCED will make final recommendations and distribute notifications to all applicants. |
Early July 2023 |
Funds will become available based on City Councils FY2024 budget allocations. Please note that funding recommendations are subject to Budget legislation. |
FY2023 Approved Requests
FY2022 Approved Requests