CHICAGO — $28 million in Community Development Grants have been awarded to 12 Chicago businesses and nonprofit organizations.
According to a press release from Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office, the grants range from $54,000 to $5 million and support projects that fill a community need and are desired by residents.
Here is the list from the Mayor’s Office of grant recipients, a description of what they do, and how much they are receiving:
| Project Name | Community Area (Ward) | Description | Funding Amount |
| BandWith | East Garfield Park (27) | Adaptive reuse of an existing industrial building for a community performing arts center and youth music education non-profit organization. | $5.0M |
| Demera Ethiopian Restaurant | Grand Boulevard (4) | Adaptive reuse of an existing building for a ground floor restaurant with rooftop dining space, second floor office space, and second- and third floor residential units. | $3.1M |
| Revive 360 | Woodlawn (20) | Redevelopment of the Washington Park National Bank Building for Class A office and retail space, including co-working space and a food hall, and complete renovation of the historic façade. | $5.0M |
| Yellow Banana – Altgeld | Riverdale (9) | New construction of 10,000 SF grocery store. | $4.87M |
| Sunshine’s Place | North Lawndale (28) | Build out of a new restaurant in a currently vacant building in an INVEST South/West and Community Safety focus neighborhood. | $54,375 |
| Circle Foundation | Bridgeport (11) | Build-out of a new student-run café in an existing community center. | $154,875 |
| Southside Market | Chatham (6) | Buildout of a micro-grocery co-operative. | $239,826 |
| Kilwins | Hyde Park (4) | Expansion of an existing chocolate and ice cream shop to include private outdoor patio space. | $250,000 |
| 88 Plates LLC | Uptown (48) | Buildout of new Asian restaurant/café in recently vacated restaurant space. | $156,750 |
| La Catrina LLC | East Side (10) | Renovation of vacant property to create a new small banquet hall and event space. | $250,000 |
| Tapestry 360 Health | Uptown (46) | A new community health center to replace the current location, which will provide primary care, behavioral health, and dental services with expanded healthcare offerings and increased patient capacity. | $3.8M |
| IMAN Health Center | Chicago Lawn (16) | 20,053 sf expansion to provide critical holistic healthcare services and further stabilize the 63rd/California intersection. | $5M |
The location for the announcement, Chicago Market, is one such grant recipient having received $5 million from the city. Its website describes the effort as a “community-owned grocery store featuring local, sustainably farmed, organic produce, meat and dairy products, as well as all of the other staples you’d expect from your market.”
Watch the entire announcement in the video above.
