New State And County Small Business Grants Available

Press release from the City of Batavia:

Kane County will be hosting two webinars on September 18 providing more details for Small Business Grants at 10:30 AM and Nonprofit Grants at 2:00 PM offered through the County. Businesses will be able to apply for these opportunities starting on September 18 up until October 2.

For more information on the application, eligibility, and for the webinar codes

The State of Illinois has announced a second round of funding for small businesses affected by the pandemic in a variety of categories through the Business Interruption Grants Program (BIG). $245 million will be allocated in this second round and small businesses are welcome to apply starting on September 17. The BIG program is open to all eligible businesses (for profit and nonprofit) with $20 million or less in annual revenue in 2019 and experienced losses due to COVID-19.

For more information on the application and eligibility

Below are the listed dates and webinar links for "Rural Businesses Utilizing Business Interruption Grants" hosted by the DCEO:

• Sept. 23 – 9:30 to 10:30 AM
• Sept. 30 – 9:30 to 10:30 AM
• Oct. 7 – 9:30 to 10:30 AM
• Oct. 14 – 9:30 to 10:30 AM
• Oct. 21 – 9:30 to 10:30 AM

This press release was produced by the City of Batavia. The views expressed here are the author’s own.