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City of Aurora government continues financial support of small businesses, grants

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The City of Aurora government continues its efforts to financially support small businesses in the community as they still are on the path to full recovery from the pandemic. A second round of grant funding is now open, with $700,000 available in the City’s Finish Line Grant and Re-Start Retention...

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Business grant program in Aurora

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Aurora Downtown’s Business Attraction and Retention (BAR) Committee announced its grant program for this year to help support established businesses, property owners, and initiatives taking place in the downtown special service area (SSA One). The nonprofit group will accept grant applications through May 1. For a third year, Aurora Downtown’s...

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Lift Zone: Quad County Urban League

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Comcast announced Wednesday, March 16 that it has awarded the Quad County Urban League (QCUL) in Aurora a $27,000 “Lift Zone Opportunity Fund” grant. The grant will support digital skills training at the organization’s Lift Zone, which Comcast opened onsite in July 2021. Lift Zones are WiFi-connected safe spaces where...

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Grants assist Aurora downtown sites

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Aurora Downtown’s Business Attraction and Retention (BAR) Committee offers a variety of grants to help support established businesses, property owners, and initiatives taking place in the downtown special service area (SSA One). For a second year, Aurora Downtown’s BAR Committee will provide two types of grants in areas that assist...

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The Aurora grant events program open

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The City of Aurora government has opened its annual grant program for local events. Neighborhood and community groups planning a public event in 2022 can apply for a Neighborhood Festival Funding Grant through the City of Aurora’s Community Services Department. The application process is open. Funds of up to $1,500...

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Food pantries receive grants

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Holy Angels Food Pantry in Aurora is among 18 pantries selected to receive grants from Northern Illinois Food Bank to help provide better access to food for neighbors in need. The Geneva-based nonprofit awarded about $454,000 in grants to programs in seven Illinois counties for infrastructure improvements, such as new...

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Grant opportunities available: Rep. Hernandez

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Following an influx of new funding for rejuvenating businesses in districts across Illinois, State representative Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, called attention to $1.7 million dollars in grant opportunities for local businesses in her community. “Businesses have struggled thoughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and many continue to do so,” said Hernandez. “I look...

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Two Rivers in Aurora receives U.S. Grant

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Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) announced Tuesday, Sept. 21 that Two Rivers Head Start Agency in Aurora has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education for $3,203,837. Two Rivers provides educational and community services for Kane and DeKalb Counties. The grant is to support their Head Start programming,...

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Back to Business Grants good

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In an effort to further support the local economy, State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, encourages small and local businesses to apply for the Back to Business Grant Program, which has been set up to support the continued recovery of Illinois businesses. The application process formally opened August 18 for businesses...

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St. Charles, five others, receive grants

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Landmarks Illinois has awarded a total of $17,000 in matching grants to support historic preservation efforts in six Illinois communities. Projects in Chicago, Jacksonville, Lockport, St. Charles, and Wood Dale, were awarded grants through Landmarks Illinois’ Preservation Heritage Fund. And, a preservation effort in Pike County at the former New...

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Illinois Humanities accepts grant applications

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Illinois Humanities said it will distribute more than $1 Million to cultural institutions affected by the pandemic. The nonprofit group said it has begun accepting applications for 2021 COVID-19 Emergency Relief and Recovery Grants. More than $1 Million in funding for these grants has been made possible by the American...

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Oswego second round of grants: 99 awards

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The Village of Oswego has announced its second round of grant awards to businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and related shutdowns. In December 2020 the Village announced grant funding available to Oswego’s small businesses though the Federal CARES Act. After a first round of funding was quickly exhausted, the...

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Additional funding for grants available in Oswego

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Oswego-based businesses have just two days to apply to a second round of grants, worth up to $20,000 total,to mitigate the effects of COVID-19. Monday, Dec. 21, the Village of Oswego announced that additional funds became available for Local CURE Economic Support grants.  The deadline to apply is 5 p.m....

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Aid for struggling small businesses to start flowing

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By Peter Hancock Financial aid is about to start flowing for Illinois businesses that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity published emergency rules this week to implement the Business Interruption Grant program, or BIG. Those rules took effect July 21 when they...

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World Relief DuPage/Aurora offers help with funds from Grantmakers

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At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, after the lockdown was announced, staff members at World Relief DuPage/Aurora had to quickly pivot from in-person to virtual classes and activities to continue providing many of the services they offer to local immigrants and refugees. WRDA serves more than 2,000 individuals in...

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Aurora Women’s Empowerment Foundation makes grants to Dominican Literacy, Grantmakers Fund

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The board of directors of the Aurora Women’s Empowerment Foundation (AWEF) announced its 2020 grant recipients. The sum of $20,000 was granted to the Dominican Literacy Program to purchase new tutoring materials. The Dominican Literacy Center, Aurora, is a community-based organization sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Springfield. The Center...

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Kane County: LEED for Cities and Communities Grant winner

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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system, announced Kane County is among 20 new cities and counties selected to participate in the 2020 LEED for Cities and Communities Grant Program. The program helps local governments committed to...

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Healing to Healthy receives grant

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Healing to Healthy received a $2,000 grant from The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley under the Fall 2019 grant cycle. The grant will allow the organization to purchase sewing machines to advance Healing to Healthy’s mission of creating comfort clothing for mastectomy patients. Founded by two breast cancer...

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Community Foundation awards support grants of $162,000

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The Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley (CFFRV) recently awarded grants totaling $162,000 to support 17 social service agencies, all doing critically-important work in the Fox River Valley: • Administer Justice. For new desks, workstations, and computers so their staff is better equipped to serve the legal and spiritual...

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