Detroit Regional Chamber, General Motors Announce 13 Nonprofit, Small Business, Recipients of NeighborHUB Grant Funding

During the Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2025 Detroit Policy Conference, the Chamber and General Motors announced the seventh cohort of awardees for the NeighborHUB grant program. This year’s awardees include nine small businesses and four nonprofits from Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park neighborhoods. They were selected to receive grants and additional consulting and support services, allowing grantees to dictate and design projects and spaces that directly address their communities’ needs to make the most significant impact.

“I’m extremely proud of our collaboration with General Motors to empower residents, small businesses, and nonprofits to spark innovative change in their neighborhoods through accessible grant money,” said Devon O’Reilly, the Chamber’s Senior Director of Community Engagement and Leadership Development.  “The 2025 cohort showcases innovative, diverse projects and leaders that truly reflect and transform the diverse neighborhoods across Detroit and the surrounding areas.” 

“For the past seven years, the NeighborHUB program has inspired local nonprofits and small businesses to think big and enact change in their communities,” said Heidi Magyar, Director of Corporate Citizenship at GM. “Together with the Chamber, we are thrilled to support and celebrate the seventh cohort of community leaders and entrepreneurs, and we look forward to another great year of progress in our neighborhoods.”  

To create more activity and funding in neighborhoods beyond downtown, NeighborHUB continues to support small businesses and nonprofits as important foundations for neighborhoods, especially in traditionally underinvested small business corridors.  

In addition to grant funding, BUILD Institute will provide additional support to nonprofit and small business grantees through workshops, classes, and mentorship. This year, 79% of grantees are minority-owned or led. 

There are now 107 NeighborHUB grant recipient organizations that have received nearly $2.55 million in cash funding and consulting services to ensure the success and sustainability of projects. Recipients are chosen for their proposals to create and enhance neighborhood spaces through collaboration. In 2022, a small business cohort was introduced to the program to recognize entrepreneurs’ vital role in community revitalization. 

The NeighborHUB program is an annual collaborative effort between the Chamber and GM designed to empower residents in Detroit, Hamtramck, or Highland Park to affect change in their neighborhoods through physical presence and innovative programming. More than 500 grant applications were submitted this grant cycle. They went through a very competitive selection process led by an advisory selection committee of Chamber and GM staff, past NeighborHUB grantees, nonprofit founders and executives, and small business resource providers. Get to know the winners at www.detroitchamber.com/neighborhub.