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Neighborhood Catalytic Capital Investment Program 

The City of Cincinnati’s Neighborhood Catalytic Capital Investment Program (“NCCIP”) provides pre-development funding to advance transformative neighborhood projects to the next phase of the development process or determine the economic viability of a project vision.

The funding level is established each year by City Council. This year’s available funding amount is $500,000 and the maximum request amount is $100,000. All project applicants must demonstrate that proposed pre-development activities would result in progress toward a catalytic neighborhood project. Applicants must have site control of proposed project site.


Eligible uses include, but are not limited to: (1) third-party market and feasibility studies, (2) environmental assessments, (3) design and engineering studies, (4) preliminary construction cost verifications, (5) site and security capital improvement, (6) structural stabilization (up to $30,000).

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NEW FOR 2025: Projects are ineligible if they have received funding from NCCIP or the Neighborhood Business District Improvement Program ("NBDIP") in past years. 

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Goal​

 

​The goal of NCCIP is to support neighborhood projects that will have an outsized impact on catalyzing their neighborhood’s transformation, revitalization, and activation. This program helps support neighborhood development groups in better understanding the feasibility of a project and build a concept before making critical financing decisions.

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Who Can Apply?

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  • Developers 

  • Development Non-Profits

  • Neighborhood Groups

Timeline​

 

Applications are due on September 12, 2025, at 5:00 PM. Funding decisions are estimated to be announced in November of 2025.

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UPDATE: DCED has been made aware that it is difficult to secure community support letters quickly, due to community council scheduling challenges. Therefore, while all other parts of the application process should be in September 12th, DCED *will* accept community support letters after then, but no later than October 5, 2025. Additional support letters submitted after the application date should be emailed to greg.koehler@cincinnati-oh.gov.

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Interested? Have questions? For more information, contact:

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Greg Koehler, greg.koehler@cincinnati-oh.gov

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