Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Grants

Open Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity grants

• Business Attraction Prime Sites Capital Grant Program

  Up to $25Mopen

  This competitive capital grant program, funded by Rebuild Illinois, is designed to attract and retain businesses by assisting companies with large-sca...

• Tech Incubator Enhancement Grants Program

  Up to $7.0Mopen

  Tech Incubator Enhancement Grants Program is sponsored by Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. This program provides funding to e...

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• CDBG Public Infrastructure

  Up to $1.5MDeadline: Sep 30, 2026open

  The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) – Public Infrastructure program, administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportu...

• Illinois Capital Access Program

  Up to $1.0Mopen

  The Illinois Capital Access Program (CAP) is a loan portfolio insurance program managed by the Illinois Finance Authority (IFA) to encourage financial...

• CDBG for Economic Development

  Up to $1.0Mopen

  The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Economic Development (ED) Program is a federally funded program administered by the Illinois Department o...

• CDBG Housing Rehabilitation

  Up to $650Kopen

  The CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Program provides grants to low-to-moderate income communities in Illinois to improve housing, rehabilitate, and retrof...

• Illinois Reproductive Health Facilities Capital Grant Program

  Up to $500Kopen

  The Illinois Reproductive Health Facilities Capital Grant Program, administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)...

• Community Development Block Grant Disaster Response Program

  Up to $250Kopen

  The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Response Program, administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (...

• Innovation Vouchers Program

  Up to $75Kopen

  The Innovation Vouchers Program provides grants (vouchers) to Illinois-based small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) to incentivize research and develo...

• State Trade Expansion Program (ISTEP) Grant

  Up to $25Kopen

  The Illinois State Trade and Export Promotion (ISTEP) program provides Illinois' small businesses with financial and technical assistance to increase ...

• Cannabis Social Equity Technical Assistance (TA) Program

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  Cannabis Social Equity Technical Assistance (TA) Program is sponsored by Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. This program delive...

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• Film Production Tax Credit

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  The Illinois Film Production Tax Credit is a robust and sustainable financial incentive offering producers a credit of 30% of all qualified Illinois p...

• Tourism Incentive Grant Program

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  The Tourism Incentive Grant Program provides grant funding to eligible entities (local government, non-profits, for-profits, and convention center aut...

• Federal Grant Support Program

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  This program, administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), provides matching funds to Illinois-based businesse...

• Quantum Enterprise Zone (QEZ)

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  Quantum Enterprise Zone (QEZ) is sponsored by Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

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• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Grants

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  State-administered grants under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), managed by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Econom...

• Strategic Economic Development Program

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  Strategic Economic Development Program is sponsored by Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. A suite of strategic programs aimed a...

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• Employer Training Investment Program

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  The Employer Training Investment Program (ETIP) is an Illinois state program administered by DCEO that provides grants to reimburse Illinois employers...

• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Economic Development

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  Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Economic Development is sponsored by Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Provides feder...

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• Advantage Illinois – State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)

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  Advantage Illinois – State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) is sponsored by Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Advantag...

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Where Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity grants go

Recent grant recipients are concentrated in these states. Funders sometimes fund outside their primary states for high-fit projects, so don't self-eliminate solely on geography — check each opportunity's stated eligibility.

What Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity funds

Top program areas based on GrantMind's analysis of recent Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity awards:

How to apply for Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity grants

Most Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity applications require: an organizational profile with mission and programs, a project proposal aligned with the funder's stated priorities, a project budget, and supporting attachments (IRS determination letter, board list, recent financials).