Arlington Economic Development's Gazelle Grant is designed to be a deal-closing incentive program for fast-growing or "gazelle" technology companies. The Gazelle Grant program offers a grant of $10,000 to $150,000 for select technology companies and tech catalyst organizations like business incubators, accelerators and venture funds.
The goal of this program is to build on Arlington's efforts to diversify the local economy by attracting technology companies in high-growth sectors like cybersecurity, data analytics, and robotics.
Learn More About the Gazelle Grant
To qualify, your company must:
Contact Arlington Economic Development's Director of Business Investment, Marian Marquez, by email or phone, 703-228-0807, to discuss your interest. Following a conversation to determine eligibility, an application will be sent to your company for completion.
Gazelle Grant in the NewsArlington is giving $1M to tech firms (Washington Business Journal)
Incentivize Arlington (The Arlington Connection)
The Gazelle Grant is looking to get tech companies moving to Arlington (Technical.ly DC)
Axios is an online platform that publishes news articles and information about politics, business and healthcare sectors.
Higher Logic offers a community engagement platform that allows organizations to bring people together to foster collaboration.
Phone2Action offers a digital advocacy and engagement software that enables organizations to connect supporters and other stakeholders with elected officials.
Stardog is a big data company whose platform lets you query, search and analyze enterprise data, wherever it is, using scalable, cutting-edge knowledge graph technology.
VideoBlocks by Storyblocks is a subscription-based digital media content company that offers a one-stop shop for stock media.
To learn more about the Gazelle Grant program and other programs that support technology companies, please contact:
Michael Stiefvater, Assistant Director, Business Investment
(703) 228-0827
*Recipients of Gazelle Grant funds undergo a thorough vetting process. A company's application, business plan, and financials are reviewed and assessed by Arlington Economic Development and a third-party financial organization. The Arlington County Board has final approval over recipient selection. Once selected, grant recipients must sign a performance agreement and provide annual performance reports. Grant monies are subject to performance-driven claw backs.
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