The deadline to apply is February 6th. A total of $100,000 to be awarded to 25 Illinois businesses.
$100,000 in Small Business Grants Available
For Illinois Businesses
Applications Are Now Open
In partnership with Founders First CDC, we're excited to announce the launch of the Chicagoland Job Creators Grant for the fourth year in a row to help Illinois businesses access grant funding to help grow their business. Apply today or refer a small business owner to learn more.
Current business model has business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-government (B2G) revenue streams
Employs 2 or more full-time employees
For-profit company with annual revenues between $100,000 and $5 million
Have the ability to add at least 1 net new premium wage employee
Founder or CEO Identifies as Hispanic/Latin, Black/African American, Indigenous, Asian, Woman, LGBTQIA+ or Veteran. We also accept applications for businesses that are located in or serve a low-to-moderate income area (LMI).
Have any questions or need support completing your application? Please send your requests to support@foundersfirstcdc.org
"The Job Creators Grant through Founders First has helped us significantly. We were able to bring on some new sales reps onto the team and put those funds toward training to equip them with the information and the tools that they need to be able to continually get the word out for the awareness of our program and our software."
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