Funding Opportunity for Minority-Owned Businesses

The Office of Minority Economic Empowerment within the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity posted a notification of funding opportunity for minority-owned businesses and incubators who serve or would like to serve minority-owned businesses across the state. The funding opportunity totals $15 million, $10 million for minority-owned businesses and $5 million for incubators. Business owners and incubators interested in applying can go to our website here or call 1.800.252.2923. Registering with CATA takes 10-14 days so you need to register immediately, if you are not already registered. You will need to do this before applying for the grant.  The deadline to submit applications is 5 pm CST on June 30, 2019.   Please note: All applicants must be pre-qualified through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA): Grantee Portal   If you would like to receive more than $250K of grant funding you must be Illinois BEP certified: BEP Certification Portal