About the ONCR
A
collaborative effort between government, foundations, community
organizations and the private sector, the Mayor’s Office of
Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization (ONCR) was started in September
of 2001 as a catalyst for a significant turnaround of Detroit’s
commercial strips.
The ONCR is creating a system of new support
services and strategies to targeted commercial strips. These support
services and strategies will incorporate technical assistance and
training, grants, and loans to address local business development and
the necessity of building local organizational capacity to create an
environment that can sustain local businesses.
Over a period of
several years, this program will create numerous opportunities for new
or expanded, small and minority-owned businesses and will improve the
“look” and density of commercial strips around the city, providing
residents with increased shopping opportunities and complementing
growing residential development.