NBDSF Guidelines Index

SECTION 1 -- PROGRAM PURPOSE & CATEGORIES OF FUNDABLE PROJECTS
  • Purpose of the NBDSF and types of projects that are eligible for funding.
SECTION 2 -- GENERAL LIMITATIONS & CONDITIONS OF THE PROGRAM
  • Ineligible or unallowable activities (2.l)
  • Conditions or funding limitations (2.2)
SECTION 3 -- BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OR COMMUNITY COUNCIL ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE
  • Who is eligible to receive funds? (3.1)
  • Responsibilities of participation (3.2)
  • Appeals Process (3.3)
  • Compliance with City Ordinance #220-1989 (3.4)

SECTION 4 -- THE APPLICATION PROCESS

SECTION 5 -- PREPARATION & SUBMISSION OF A NBD PROPOSAL
  • Getting Community approval for the proposal (5.1)
  • Deadlines and application forms (5.2)
  • Accompanying documentation to be submitted with a proposal (5.3, 5.4)
  • Help in preparing a proposal (5.5)
  • Getting approval of the proposal (5.6, 5.7)
SECTION 6 -- TERMS OF THE NBDSF CONTRACT BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OR COMMUNITY COUNCIL
  • Term of the contract (6.1)
  • Number and amount of contracts allowed (6.2)
  • Collaboration with other organizations (6.3)
  • Interim, Final and "projected" Final Reports (6.4)
  • Reimbursement/Payment (6.5, 6.6)
  • Contract Amendments (6.7)
  • Guidelines for hiring contractors
  • Required Training (6.9)
  • Service on the NBDSF Review Committee (6.10)
SECTION 7 -- THE NBDSF MANAGEMENT
  • Defining the role of the NBD Manager (7.1)
  • Recommended job responsibilities (7.2)
  • Required job responsibilities (7.3)
SECTION 8 -- THE REVIEW COMMITTEE
  • Composition of committee (8.1)
  • To whom is the Review Committee responsible? (8.2)
  • What is its purpose? (8.3)
  • Election of chair (8.4)
  • Quorum (8.5)
  • Publicizing meeting schedule (8.6)
  • Approval process for proposals (8.7-8.10)
  • Cancellation of contracts (8.11)
  • Program monitoring (8.12)
  • Committee operating procedures (8.13, 8.14, 8.15)
  • Attendance policy and penalty for non-attendance (8.16)
SECTION 9 -- THE ADMINISTRATING AGENCY
  • Role and responsibilities of Agency the City contracts with to administer NBD.
SECTION 10 -- THE NBDSF DIRECTOR
  • Role and responsibilities of the individual whom the Agency designates as the primary staff person within the organization to manage NBD and interact with the City and the 51 Community Councils.
SECTION 11 -- THE CITY OF CINCINNATI
  • Role and responsibilities of the City and/or its designated department(s) in overseeing the Agency's administration of NBD and monitoring the eligibility of Community Councils that participate in the program.
APPENDIX A -- WHO MAY PARTICIPATE
  • List of eligible Community Councils as determined by the City.
APPENDIX B -- NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS
  • Geographic definitions of eligible business districts
APPENDIX C -- EXAMPLES OF ELIGIBLE NBDSF PROJECTS
  • Partial listing of eligible projects.

Appendix B: Neighborhood Business Districts

The following information should be used to assist applicants in identifying those Neighborhood Business Districts (NBDs) eligible for funding:

The City of Cincinnati defines an NBD as "the contiguous placement on primary streets in the neighborhood that are reliant upon neighborhood residents and also serve customers from other communities. Typically, NBDs are composed of retail stores, restaurants, personal services, and other similar 'walk-in' customer oriented businesses. NBDs help to define the unique character of their neighborhood and are critically important to the visual impact of the neighborhood and to the maintenance and revitalization of the neighborhood."

NBD areas recognized by the City of Cincinnati are as follows:

NEIGHBORHOODGENERAL BOUNDARY
AVONDALE (A)Reading Road from Lincoln & University Avenue to Blair Avenue (Avondale Town Center).
AVONDALE (B)Burnet Avenue from Forest Avenue to Erkenbrecher Avenue, Vine Street from Forest and Woolpert to Ehrman, Rockdale west of Reading Road, Burnet Avenue south to Martin Luther King.
BOND HILL (A)Reading Road from Anita and Andina Street north to Dale Rd. and Elizabeth Place.
BOND HILL (B)California Avenue from Reading Road to residential, Paddock Road between California Avenue and Laidlaw Avenue, California Avenue from Paddock Road to Oberlin Boulevard.
CALIFORNIAKellogg Avenue from Renslar to Sutton.
CAMP WASHINGTONColerain Avenue from Elam Street to Township Avenue, Hopple Street from I-75 to Garrard.
CARTHAGE70th Street north to Paddock Road on Vine Street.
CLIFTON Ludlow Avenue from Whitfield Avenue to Brookline Avenue, Clifton Avenue from Terrace Avenue to Hosea Avenue.
CLIFTON HEIGHTSMcMillan Street from Ravine Street to Vine Street, Calhoun Street from Vine Street to Clifton Avenue.
COLLEGE HILLHamilton Avenue from 5742 Hamilton to Wittlou Street.
COLUMBIA TUSCULUM Eastern Avenue from Stanley Avenue to Delta Avenue, Delta Avenue from Eastern Avenue to Golden Street, Columbia Parkway from Delta Avenue to Stanley Avenue, Stanley Avenue from Columbia Parkway to Eastern Avenue.
CORRYVILLEVine Street from Rochelle Avenue to Wm. Howard Taft Road, University Avenue from Euclid Avenue to Jefferson Avenue.
EAST PRICE HILLGlenway Avenue from Hawthorne Avenue to Beech Avenue.
EAST WALNUT HILLSWoodburn Avenue from Locust Street to Lincoln Avenue, Madison Road from Victory Parkway to Hackberry Street.
EVANSTON Montgomery Road from Hewitt Avenue to Jonathan Avenue, Woodburn Avenue from Ruth Avenue to Fairfax Avenue.
HARTWELL Galbraith Road north on Vine Street to Hillsdale Avenue.
HYDE PARK (A)Erie Avenue from Michigan Avenue to Zumstein Avenue, Edwards Road from Observatory Road to Erie Avenue.
HYDE PARK EAST (B)Erie Avenue from Victoria Lane to Pinehurst Avenue
KENNEDY HEIGHTSMontgomery Road from Tyne Avenue to Coleridge Avenue.
LOWER PRICE HILLState Avenue from Hopkins Avenue to St. Michael Street, W. Eighth Street from Glenway Avenue to Depot Street.
MADISONVILLEIntersection of Bramble Avenue and Whetsel Avenue.
MT. ADAMS St. Gregory Street from Hatch Street to Jerome Street, Pavilion Street from Belvedere Street to St. Gregory Street.
MT. AIRY Colerain Avenue from Kirby Road to slightly south of North Bend Road (5434 Colerain Avenue).
MT. LOOKOUTIntersection of Delta Avenue and Linwood Avenue
MT. WASHINGTONBeechmont Avenue from Crestview Avenue to Mears Avenue.
NORTH AVONDALEGlenwood Avenue (south) to Asmann (north), Reading Road from Asmann.
NORTHSIDEHamilton Avenue from Hobart Place to Knowlton's Corner (Intersection of Hoffner Street and Spring Grove).
OAKLEYMadison Road from Drake Avenue to Brazee Street.
O'BRYONVILLEMadison Road from Elmhurst Avenue to Lavinia Street, Torrence Parkway from Elmhurst Avenue to Madison Road.
OVER-THE-RHINE (Main St.)From Central Parkway in south to Liberty Street in north including across 13th Street to Sycamore down Sycamore to Reading and back to Main Street.
OVER-THE-RHINE (Vine St.)From Central Parkway in south to McMicken/Findlay five points intersection.
PLEASANT RIDGEMontgomery Road from Lester Road to Woodmont Avenue, Ridge Road from Parkview Avenue to Woodsfield Street.
ROSELAWN Reading Road from Section Road north to Summit Road, Brookcrest to Reading Road and Shanandoah (includes Valley Shopping Center).
WALNUT HILLS E. McMillan Street from Ashland Avenue to Boone Street, Gilbert Avenue from Yale Avenue to Florence Avenue, Wm. Howard Taft Road from Ashland Avenue to Melrose Avenue, Victory Parkway from Cypress Street to Wm. Howard Taft Road.
WEST ENDLinn Street from West Court Street north to York Street.
WEST PRICE HILLGlenway Avenue from Seton Avenue to Boudinot Avenue.
WESTWOOD Harrison Avenue from Kling Avenue to Higbee Street.