Here are a couple of new grant opportunities for West Philadelphia businesses and organizations who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest.

• University City District (UCD) has partnered with several neighborhood associations to offer $15,000 in small business and non-profit grants. UCD and five neighborhood associations – Garden Court Community Association, the Walnut Hill Community Association, the Spruce Hill Community Association, the Powelton Village Civic Association, and Cedar Park Neighbors – will select 15 brick-and-mortar businesses/organizations (up to three in each neighborhood) from the list of applicants to offer them $1,000 grants. 

Applications are open through Thursday, Feb. 18 (click here to apply). Paper applications can be pick up and dropped off at the UCD offices at 3940 Chestnut St., open Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, go here.

• The West Philadelphia Financial Services Institution (WPFSI) is offering $10,000 “Reopen and Recover” grants to small local businesses located along West Philadelphia commercial corridors: along 52nd Street from Parkside to Baltimore; Baltimore Avenue from 40th to 52nd Street and 60th Street from Market to Spruce. This grant can be used for physical improvements of the space, inventory, marketing or past-due bills.

Application deadline for this grant is February 26th. For more information and to apply, click here.