With more than $31,485.00 million dollars in grants and additional local government funding sources of $20,941.00 million dollars, the majority of the federal budget in government grants is put into the business sector every year as small businesses and large corporations are the foundation of the economic growth in Illinois. There are 254,007 business establishments in the state of Illinois, and they break down to the following:
Illinois Business Sector Breakdown by Size:
- 153,446 registered businesses in Illinois have 0 to 4 employees. People who work at home with sole proprietorship are included in this breakdown.
- 41,222 registered businesses in Illinois have 5 to 9 employees.
- 25,905 registered businesses in Illinois have 10-19 employees.
- 23,233 registered businesses in Illinois have 20-99 employees.
- 5,832 registered businesses in Illinois have 100 to 499 employees.
- Over 4,369 registered businesses in Illinois have over 500 employees.
Illinois Business Sector Breakdown in Service Industries:
- 38,988 registered businesses in Illinois are in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector.
- 17,140 registered businesses in Illinois are in the Administrative, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services sector.
- 26,580 registered businesses in Illinois are in the Accommodation and Food Services sector.
- More than 31,972 registered businesses in Illinois are also service orientated businesses but are not categorized to the above sectors.
If you are in the farming industry, you may be eligible to apply for small business grants as well. There are more than 77,000 farms in the state of Illinois.
Starting and managing a small business in Illinois is not an easy task. Over $233,993,000,000.00 US dollars are paid to employee salaries/payroll alone in the state of Illinois and more than 80,803 businesses declare bankruptcy every single year. Although the federal government does not publically provide grants for starting and expanding a business, in Illinois, some small business grants are given to business owners to start and grow their ventures, and grant recipients do not have to pay back the funding from government. Therefore, it makes sense to look into small business grants as one of your sources to fund your business.
To apply for business grants in Illinois, contact Illinois financial aid agencies, or
Current online applicants in Illinois are browsing from the following cities: Rock Island, Machesney Park, East Moline, Pleasant Hill, Buckley, Du Bois, Highwood, Bowen, Rio, Oglesby
Recent State Funding Opportunities
Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:
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Cooperative Agreement to Support the Illinois Institute of Technology's Institute for Food Safety and Health (U18) - Clinical Trials Not Allowed (Apply for RFA FD 24 017)
Funding Number: RFA FD 24 017 Agency: Food and Drug Administration Category: Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Food and Nutrition Funding Amount: $10,000,000 |
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Service Area Competition – Additional Areas (SAC-AA) – California, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, and West Virginia (Apply for HRSA 16 171)
Funding Number: HRSA 16 171 Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration Category: Health Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
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Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, and Macoupin Counties, Illinois (Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R05 1056)
Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R05 1056 Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $1,843,466 |
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Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Illinois (Apply for HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R5 0082)
Funding Number: HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R5 0082 Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $6,301,899 |
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Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Illinois (Apply for HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R5 0116)
Funding Number: HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R5 0116 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $14,664,315 |
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Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Illinois (Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R05 1970)
Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R05 1970 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $4,248,039 |
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Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Illinois (Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R05 1866)
Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R05 1866 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $157,599,474 |
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Head Start and/or Early Head Start Expansion - Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Carolina (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH 1818)
Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH 1818 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $4,027,077 |
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NOTICE OF INTENT: Collaboration and Colocation between the USGS CMWSC and the Univeristy of Illinois (Apply for USGS 20 FA 0263)
Funding Number: USGS 20 FA 0263 Agency: Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey Category: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Funding Amount: $1,808,648 |
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Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee -- Boone, Dekalb, Grundy, Kane, and Kendall Counties, Illinois (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R05 1662)
Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R05 1662 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS Category: Income Security and Social Services Funding Amount: $8,962,171 |
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