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The child care industry collapsed during COVID-19, so Biden’s giving it $39B from the stimulus | Illinois Child Care Restoration Grants 2021: USA TODAY April 16, 2021, Apr 19, 2021; Illinois has been awarded $331 million in financial aid to support child care through the latest federal relief package passed by the US Congress.
Register Now for the Upcoming Illinois Office of Minority Economic Empowerment (OMEE) Webinars: Jan 4, 2021; he Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity joined the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives (CNI) in opening the $25 million Rebuild Distressed Communities (RDC) grant program.
2019 OMEE Notice of Funding Opportunity For Small Businesses: Jun 1, 2019; This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) sets forth the requirement of the 2019 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Minority-Owned Business Capital and Infrastructure Program. The Office of Minority Economic Empowerment’s (OMEE) newly created state funded capital and infrastructure program, as per Public Act 100-0586, aims to equip minority-owned firms with resources to create jobs, build scale and capacity, increase revenues, and expand regionally.

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