The City of Chicago is seeking applications for its Community Development Grant – Small.
Donor Name: City of Chicago
State: Chicago
City: Illinois
Type of Grant: Grant | Reimbursement
Deadline: 08/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
Priority is given to projects with strong local impacts that leverage local talents, capacities and institutions and contribute to community vitality.
Grant uses may include hard costs, soft costs and acquistion costs. Acquisition and soft costs must be part of a broader commercial project. Acquisition costs cannot exceed 25% of the total grant amount. Small grants are funded by the Housing and Economic Development (HED) bond and may be located anywhere within the City of Chicago.
Funding Information
- Funding is provided on a reimbursement basis
- Small grants up to $250,000 are intended to support eligible commercial, mixed-use and light manufacturing projects
- Grants provide funding for up to 75% of total eligible project costs involving new construction, rehabilitation or both.
Grant Period
Competitive applications should demonstrate ability to be complete with 2 years of grant program acceptance.
Eligible Projects
Proposed projects must be revenue-generating and comprise the following uses:
- Commercial (office, retail)
- Light industrial
- Mixed-use residential (residential costs cannot exceed 25% of total grant amount and must be part of a larger building improvement, such as HVAC/plumbing).
Eligibility Criteria
Private and non-profit developers, property owners and businesses are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit City of Chicago.
