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Grants

Chicago Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF)

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
$250,000

Reimbursement grants of up to $250,000 (typically much less for small tenants) covering permanent building improvements for businesses in a participating TIF district. Funded by tax increment financing revenue.

Funder

City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development

public · city

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Rounds open by TIF district as funds become available; the city publishes open districts and deadlines on the SBIF page.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Property or business must be located in a participating Chicago TIF district. Applies to permanent improvements only - not working capital, inventory or equipment that is not fixed to the building.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dcd/provdrs/small_business/svcs/small_business_improvement_fund_sbif.html · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.chicago.gov

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