City of Chicago
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Latest opportunities (4)
Chicago’s premier capital-improvement grant reimbursing small businesses for permanent building upgrades.
Eligible for: Commercial and industrial small businesses located in eligible Chicago TIF districts
SomerCor (on behalf of City of Chicago)ILSmall Business
Updated: Dec 5, 2025
Administrative SBIF access point helping Chicago small businesses apply for building-improvement reimbursement grants.
Eligible for: Chicago small businesses and property owners located in eligible TIF zones
City of Chicago Dept. of HousingILFirst-Time HomeownerCity of Chicago purchase-price assistance program that provides a large subsidy applied directly to the purchase price of newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated homes in targeted neighborhoods for income-eligible first-time buyers.
Updated: Dec 6, 2025
Significant purchase-price assistance targeted at first-time buyers in Chicago to lower barriers in expensive markets and promote new construction/infills.
Eligible for: First-time homebuyers, income-eligible, purchasing newly constructed or rehabbed home in city limits, complete required trainings.
Homebuyer Assistance Programs
ResourceCity of Chicago Dept. of HousingILFirst-Time HomeownerCity of Chicago Department of Housing umbrella of homebuyer assistance programs that combine purchase price subsidies, down payment and closing cost help, and required homebuyer education for income-eligible buyers purchasing within city limits.
Updated: Dec 6, 2025
A suite of homebuyer assistance programs offered by Chicago that include down payment/closing cost support, purchase price subsidies and homebuyer education.
Eligible for: First-time homebuyers in Chicago, income/credit eligibility, purchase within city limits, complete homebuyer education.