Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (IDCEO) on March 21 announced that $175 million in Back to Business (B2B) grant funding will be available starting April 5 and running through May 10.
All applying restaurants, hotels and creative arts businesses meeting eligibility requirements and submitting proper documentation and program-required attestations will receive a grant.
Funding was authorized by the Illinois General Assembly via the Restaurant Employment and Stabilization Grant Program, Hotel Jobs Recovery Grant Program and Illinois Creative Recovery Grant Program.
Through the state’s B2B and Business Interruption Grant (BIG) Programs, IDCEO has provided more than $535M in grants to more than 15,000 businesses since the start of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.