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Program records

Begin with a project when possible. This catalog is for visitors who already know a program name or want to inspect lifecycle, dates, evidence, and next actions directly.

Lower the project cost

  1. Mount Prospect Facade Improvement and Interior Build Out Grant

    The Village currently advertises a matching grant for eligible retail and restaurant property improvements, but current funds and procedure have not been confirmed.

    Mechanism
    Grant
    Lifecycle
    advertised confirm
    Administrator
    Village of Mount Prospect
    Last verified

  2. Mount Prospect Green Buildings Grant

    The Village currently advertises assistance for eligible energy-efficient and sustainable building improvements, but no current application or funding window was verified.

    Mechanism
    Grant
    Lifecycle
    advertised confirm
    Administrator
    Village of Mount Prospect
    Last verified

  3. ComEd Small Business Energy Savings

    Authorized ComEd service providers assess eligible small-business facilities and guide qualifying electric-efficiency upgrades through installation and incentive processing.

    Mechanism
    A bundled utility pathway combining a no-cost assessment, measure selection, installation support, and incentive processing.
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    Commonwealth Edison Company
    Last verified

  4. Nicor Gas Commercial Prescriptive Rebates

    Active commercial Nicor Gas customers may request rebates for qualifying high-efficiency natural-gas equipment installed and operating during the 2026 program year.

    Mechanism
    Rebate
    Lifecycle
    current deadline
    Administrator
    Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program
    Last verified

  5. Nicor Gas Custom Incentives

    Commercial customers may seek a calculated incentive for qualifying capital energy-efficiency projects that are not eligible for Nicor prescriptive rebates.

    Mechanism
    Rebate
    Lifecycle
    current deadline
    Administrator
    Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program
    Last verified

  6. Cook County BRITE

    BRITE may fund reviewer-recommended pollution-prevention, energy, water, or equipment improvements for qualifying suburban Cook County businesses in named industries, but the remaining 2026 timing is urgent and unconfirmed.

    Mechanism
    Grant
    Lifecycle
    specialized
    Administrator
    Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability
    Last verified

  7. Illinois Innovation Voucher

    A funds-limited Illinois program may share the cost of a defined research and development engagement with an Illinois university partner.

    Mechanism
    Grant
    Lifecycle
    specialized
    Administrator
    Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
    Last verified

  8. Illinois SBIR/STTR Matching Program

    An Illinois company with a qualifying recent federal SBIR or STTR award may seek a state match tied to Illinois research, retention, registration, and milestones.

    Mechanism
    Grant
    Lifecycle
    specialized
    Administrator
    Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
    Last verified

Finance the remaining cost

  1. Nicor Gas On-Bill Financing for Small Businesses

    Eligible owner-account-holders may finance rebate-qualifying improvements and repay the loan through monthly Nicor Gas bills.

    Mechanism
    Loan
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    Nicor Gas and Energy Finance Solutions
    Last verified

  2. Cook County Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing

    Commercial property owners may seek long-term private financing for qualifying energy, renewable-energy, water, and resilience projects, repaid through a property assessment.

    Mechanism
    Property-assessment financing
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    Cook County C-PACE Program
    Last verified

  3. Advantage Illinois

    Participating lenders may use state participation or a state guarantee to reduce lender risk on an otherwise qualifying small-business loan.

    Mechanism
    Loan
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
    Last verified

  4. SBA 7(a) Loan Program

    Participating lenders make repayable business loans under SBA 7(a) rules; the federal guaranty protects the lender, not the borrower from repayment.

    Mechanism
    Loan
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    U.S. Small Business Administration and participating lenders
    Last verified

  5. SBA 504 Loan Program

    Certified Development Companies and senior lenders provide long-term repayable financing for qualifying owner-used fixed assets.

    Mechanism
    Loan
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    U.S. Small Business Administration, Certified Development Companies, and participating lenders
    Last verified

  6. SBA Microloan Program

    Approved nonprofit intermediaries make small repayable loans for working capital and eligible equipment or supplies; the intermediary sets credit decisions and terms.

    Mechanism
    Loan
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    U.S. Small Business Administration and approved nonprofit intermediaries
    Last verified

Recover value later

  1. Cook County Class 6b Property-Tax Incentive

    Qualifying industrial property may receive a reduced assessment level after approval for eligible construction, rehabilitation, or reoccupation.

    Mechanism
    Property-tax classification
    Lifecycle
    case managed
    Administrator
    Cook County Assessor's Office
    Last verified

  2. Cook County Class 7a and 7b Property-Tax Incentives

    Qualifying commercial development may receive a reduced assessment when the project is in an area needing commercial development and would not be economically feasible without the incentive.

    Mechanism
    Property-tax classification
    Lifecycle
    case managed
    Administrator
    Cook County Assessor's Office
    Last verified

  3. Cook County Class 7c Property-Tax Incentive

    Qualifying commercial new construction, rehabilitation, or reoccupation may receive a shorter reduced property assessment after required approvals.

    Mechanism
    Property-tax classification
    Lifecycle
    case managed
    Administrator
    Cook County Assessor's Office
    Last verified

  4. Illinois Apprenticeship Education Expense Tax Credit

    An Illinois employer may seek DCEO certification for qualifying education expenses incurred for an eligible registered apprentice and then claim the credit on its Illinois income-tax return.

    Mechanism
    Tax credit
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
    Last verified

  5. Federal Disabled Access Credit

    An eligible small business may claim a nonrefundable federal tax credit for qualifying access expenditures after the costs are incurred.

    Mechanism
    Tax credit
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    Internal Revenue Service
    Last verified

  6. Federal Architectural Barrier Removal Tax Deduction

    A business may deduct qualifying architectural and transportation barrier-removal expenses on its federal income-tax return, subject to tax and accessibility rules.

    Mechanism
    Deduction
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    Internal Revenue Service
    Last verified

  7. Illinois EDGE Tax Credit

    EDGE is a negotiated future Illinois tax credit for qualifying job-creation or retention projects that satisfy the state's performance and but-for tests.

    Mechanism
    Tax credit
    Lifecycle
    specialized
    Administrator
    Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
    Last verified

Get free expertise

  1. Nicor Gas Commercial Energy Assessment

    Nicor provides a no-cost on-site assessment and a customized report identifying gas-efficiency opportunities, costs, and available incentives.

    Mechanism
    Free assessment
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program
    Last verified

  2. Mount Prospect Community and Economic Development

    The Village is the first navigator for current local incentives, owner and permit sequencing, parcel-sensitive tools, and property-tax support.

    Mechanism
    Advising
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    Village of Mount Prospect
    Last verified

  3. Illinois Small Business Development Center at Harper College

    Harper SBDC provides no-cost advising for planning, financial analysis, capital readiness, startup, improvement, and expansion questions.

    Mechanism
    Advising
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    Harper College and the Illinois SBDC network
    Last verified

  4. Mount Prospect Entrepreneurs Initiative

    MPEI provides local small-business workshops, online resources, referrals, and connections to partner advisers.

    Mechanism
    Advising
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    Village of Mount Prospect and Mount Prospect Public Library partners
    Last verified

  5. Cook County Small Business Source

    The Source connects Cook County small businesses to no-cost one-on-one advisers, resources, events, and capital-readiness help.

    Mechanism
    Advising
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    Cook County Bureau of Economic Development
    Last verified

  6. SBA Lender Match

    Lender Match collects a short request and returns interested participating lenders, but it is not a loan application, approval, offer, or rate quote.

    Mechanism
    Advising
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    U.S. Small Business Administration
    Last verified

  7. DOE Industrial Training and Assessment Center Assessment

    The DOE center network provides no-cost engineering assessments to qualifying small and midsize manufacturers; the assessment is free expertise, not implementation funding.

    Mechanism
    Free assessment
    Lifecycle
    specialized
    Administrator
    U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Training and Assessment Center network
    Last verified

Get workforce support

  1. Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership On-the-Job Training

    An eligible employer may enter a case-managed training contract and receive partial reimbursement for an eligible new worker's on-the-job training.

    Mechanism
    Workforce reimbursement
    Lifecycle
    case managed
    Administrator
    Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership network
    Last verified

  2. Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership Incumbent Worker Training

    The Partnership can reimburse approved job-specific skills training for existing employees through a case-managed employer project.

    Mechanism
    Workforce reimbursement
    Lifecycle
    case managed
    Administrator
    Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership network
    Last verified

  3. American Job Center in Wheeling

    The Wheeling American Job Center can route nearby employers to recruitment, screening, On-the-Job Training, Incumbent Worker Training, and other workforce services.

    Mechanism
    Advising
    Lifecycle
    current rolling
    Administrator
    Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership network
    Last verified

  4. Illinois ETIP Strategic Sectors

    ETIP Strategic Sectors is a large, matched training opportunity for named strategic sectors rather than an ordinary small-employer training reimbursement.

    Mechanism
    Grant
    Lifecycle
    specialized
    Administrator
    Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
    Last verified

  5. American Manufacturing Apprenticeship Incentive

    A qualifying advanced manufacturer working through a registered apprenticeship sponsor or consortium may receive a funds-limited incentive for a qualifying new apprentice in an approved occupation.

    Mechanism
    Funds-limited employer incentive for each qualifying new advanced-manufacturing apprentice.
    Lifecycle
    specialized
    Administrator
    U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration
    Last verified

Pursue revenue opportunities

  1. Illinois APEX Accelerator

    Illinois APEX provides no-cost government-contracting and compliance help to an existing Illinois business pursuing public contracts; it is a revenue path, not project funding.

    Mechanism
    Advising
    Lifecycle
    specialized
    Administrator
    Illinois APEX Accelerator network
    Last verified

Expired, closed, on-hold, and historical records

  1. Cook County Catalyst Grant

    This familiar Cook County grant result is closed, with no 2026 or 2027 round anticipated.

    Mechanism
    Grant
    Lifecycle
    closed historical
    Administrator
    Cook County Small Business Source program partners
    Last verified

  2. Illinois Small Business Capital and Infrastructure Grant Program

    The broad Illinois small-business capital and infrastructure grant closed in April 2025, and the state reports no future funding planned.

    Mechanism
    Grant
    Lifecycle
    closed historical
    Administrator
    Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
    Last verified

  3. Manufacturing Reinvented

    Cook County's official program surface states that Manufacturing Reinvented is not accepting applications.

    Mechanism
    Historical manufacturing-support opportunity retained only to stop a stale search result.
    Lifecycle
    closed historical
    Administrator
    Cook County Government
    Last verified

  4. Made in Illinois Grant Program

    The 2025 Made in Illinois round is closed, and no 2026 round was found in the verified official program surface.

    Mechanism
    Historical manufacturing opportunity retained only to stop a stale search result.
    Lifecycle
    closed historical
    Administrator
    Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center
    Last verified

  5. Forging Growth

    Forging Growth closed after July 17, 2026 even though a stale Cook County application surface may still appear.

    Mechanism
    Historical manufacturing opportunity retained only to stop a stale search result.
    Lifecycle
    closed historical
    Administrator
    Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center
    Last verified

  6. Work Opportunity Tax Credit

    WOTC is expired for employees who begin work after December 31, 2025 unless a later law reauthorizes it.

    Mechanism
    Tax credit
    Lifecycle
    closed historical
    Administrator
    Internal Revenue Service
    Last verified

  7. Federal Section 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction

    After June 30, 2026, Section 179D is a legacy-timing-only lead for qualifying construction that began by the statutory cutoff, not a current route for newly begun work.

    Mechanism
    Deduction
    Lifecycle
    legacy timing only
    Administrator
    Internal Revenue Service
    Last verified

  8. DOE ITAC Implementation Grants

    New submissions, reviews, selections, and award negotiations for DOE ITAC implementation grants are on hold; an older Apply Now label is not current authority.

    Mechanism
    Grant
    Lifecycle
    on hold
    Administrator
    U.S. Department of Energy program administered through ENERGYWERX
    Last verified