Rebuild Distressed Communities (RDC) Program - Small Business Grants
Funding Amount
Average $29,000 per award
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- One-time opportunity
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Other requirements
- Reimbursement for cost of damages
- Insurance deductibles
- Construction work related to repairs from civil unrest
- Storefront repairs
Overview
Funder: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), Local Initiatives Support Group (LISC), and Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives (CNI)
Grant program to help small businesses recover from property damages sustained during civil unrest events in 2020. The first round awarded $1.7 million to 58 small businesses.
Geographic Scope: Illinois, with focus on communities affected by civil unrest in 2020
Eligible Uses:
- Reimbursement for cost of damages
- Insurance deductibles
- Construction work related to repairs from civil unrest
- Storefront repairs
Eligible Applicants:
- Small and family-owned businesses
- Restaurants
- Medical offices
- Retail businesses
- Other small business sectors
Selection Criteria:
- Extent of property damage
- Business type and location experiencing pronounced impacts of civil unrest in 2020
- Preference for businesses in communities of color and those facing systemic barriers to capital access
Contractor Requirements:
- DCEO prioritizes local and BEP (Business Enterprise Program) contractors to ensure multiple local community benefits
Contact:
- Lauren Huffman, DCEO: 217-622-0435, Lauren.Huffman@Illinois.gov
- Jessica Ortiz, LISC: 312-550-0102, jessica@risestrategygroup.com
- Brian Berg, CNI: 312-282-8260, brian@mkcpr.com
What Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $1.03M
- Median grant
- $402K
- Range
- $200K–$433K
- By dollars: Illinois 100%. Top recipient cities: Chicago, IL; Markham, IL.
Example grants
City of Markham · Markham, IL
Dceo - rebuild il - program subgrantee
$433K
Hareer Foods · Chicago, IL
Dceo- rebuild il - program subgrantee
$402K
Pullman Hotel Group · Chicago, IL
Program subgrantee
$200K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Small businesses
- Community development
- Disaster relief
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