Made in Illinois Grant Available for Manufacturers
Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) launched $1 million in funding for the Made in Illinois Grant Program. The Made in Illinois program provides up to $50,000 in matching grant funding to small- and mid-sized Illinois manufacturers to support innovation and strategic advancements in manufacturing.
Applications are open now through March 31, 2024, and manufacturers are encouraged to explore the benefits offered by the Made in Illinois Grant Program by visiting www.imec.org/madeinillinois.
To be eligible to apply for this program, companies must:
• Be an Illinois manufacturer (as designated with a NAICS code starting with 31-33)
• Have between 5-250 employees
• Operated in Illinois for at least 3 years
• Had sales revenue in the last 12 months prior to application date