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Chicago Community Development Grants - Medium
Applications Open Until 11:59PM February 14, 2025
Receive grants between $300,001 to $5 million to support eligible commercial, cultural, institutional, social service and mixed-use projects. Grants are intended to support up to 50% of total project cots involving new construction, rehabilitation or both. Apply here.
Eligibility:
- Proposed projects must primarily comprise one of the following uses independently or combined with another eligible use:
- Commercial (office, retail)
- Cultural (museums, theaters, performance venues)
- Industrial and manufacturing
- Institutional (healthcare, education)
- Mixed-use residential (10+ units with 100% ground floor commercial use)
- Social services (workforce development, unhoused interventions, etc.)
- All uses must be generally accessible to the public and should add to the economic vitality of the surrounding neighborhood, benefit the community, and meet a local need.
- Construction of these projects must not be completed when the application is submitted; they must be received as proposals.
Note that this is a reimbursement grant. Eligible grant uses include hard costs (construction), soft costs ( pre-development) such as design and site preparation expenses, and acquisition costs. Private and non-profit developers, tenants and property owners are eligible to apply individually or jointly during competitive, semi-annual funding rounds. Apply now.
Wish Local Empowerment Program
Rolling Application Window
Black-owned businesses can apply for $500-$2,000 grants to support their existing brick-and-mortar businesses. Apply Now.
Eligibility:
- Black-owned business
- 18+ years of age
- 20 or fewer employees
- Brick-and-mortar shop within the United States
- Store earns an average annual revenue under $1M
This is a rolling application. Learn more and apply at wish.com/local/empowerment. Apply Here.
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