Last Day to Apply for Back to Business Grant is 10/13/21
Published: October 4, 2021
The Back To Business Program is a grant program for small businesses in Illinois, leveraging federal funding provided by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to help offset COVID-19 related losses for Illinois small businesses.
The program will provide grants up to $150,000 to small businesses in industries and geographies hardest hit by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Applications will be accepted and grants will be awarded on a rolling basis through October 13.
How to apply:
- Application Portal Now Open
- Applications can be tracked in real-time
- Check out the videos on how to fill out the application in English and Spanish
- Allies for Community Business (A4CB), DCEO's grant administrator, is now accepting applications (create an account first and then select your language of choice)
Documentation needed:
- Business owner ID (ITIN business owners eligible)
- Business’s 2019 AND 2020 Federal tax returns
- Two (2) business bank statements – one from the period April through December 2020, and most recent statement
- If you need assistance from GAGDC business team to complete the application, please call 773-483-3696 and ask for an appointment with a business navigator.