NOF Projects


2023 Small Grant Finalists

Business Name Project Address Anticipated Grant Amount Award Year
expRHEEience, a Candle Bar 1917 E. 79th St.  $                                             250,000 2023
The Juice Bar Project 1030 W. 111th St.  $                                             250,000 2023
Cleo's Kitchen 4308 S. Calumet Ave.  $                                             250,000 2023
Digife Studio 4534 S. Cottage Grove Ave.  $                                             250,000 2023
Fosters Kennel 2320 E. 79th St.  $                                             250,000 2023
Clark Catering 8218 S. Stony Island Ave.  $                                             250,000 2023
1719 Laundromat and Restaurant 1719 E. 87th St.  $                                             250,000 2023
Bell Tax Accountants & Advisors  6424 S. Cottage Grove Ave.  $                                             250,000 2023
Annamalai Kanagaraju 7914 S. Ashland Ave.  $                                             232,000 2023
Food Hero Culinary School & Shared Kitchen & Food Clinic  3331 W. 26th St.  $                                             250,000 2023
Elbos BBQ 3522-3526 W. Roosevelt Rd.  $                                             250,000 2023
Dave’s Market  701 S. Kedzie Ave.  $                                             250,000 2023
ACTYoga, LLC 5457 W. Madison St.  $                                             250,000 2023
Project Joye 4827 W. Chicago Ave.  $                                             250,000 2023
Karaoke on the Avenue! 5234 W. Chicago Ave.  $                                             250,000 2023
Chicago Eats 4100 W. Madison St.  $                                             250,000 2023

 

2022 Small Grant Finalists

Business Name Project Address Anticipated Grant Amount Award Year
Pearl's Place Restaurant 3901 South Michigan Ave $250,000.00 2022
G.O.A.T. museum 58 East 47th Street $250,000.00 2022
Little Black Pearl Workshop/Carver 47 1060 E. 47th Street $250,000.00 2022
HARVEST20 LLC 2100-08 E. 71st Street $225,870.00 2022
401/403 E 75th St Restaurant Harold's Chicken 401-403 E 75th Street $250,000.00 2022
Carols Place LLC 531 East 79th Street $31,500.00 2022
Moped Café 3709 W. North Ave. $32,070.00 2022
Eight 1 Eighty 4 A GreenHaus Restaurant 1645 E 71st street $161,700.00 2022
South Shore Title Inc. 2226 E. 79th St. $250,000.00 2022
Majani Food Emporium Inc 7261 S Exchange Ave $123,300.00 2022
7900 S. Drexel Ave. 7900-06 S. Drexel Ave / 847-59 East 79th Street $250,000.00 2022
Herbal Accession LLC. 11109 S Michigan Ave. $100,000.00 2022
La 43 1615 W 43rd Street $250,000.00 2022
RISE TRAINING ACADEMY 8300 S HALSTED ST $250,000.00 2022
Duwell Fresh Market 617 S Pulaski Road $80,338.00 2022
Duo Development 1600 S. Sawyer $250,000.00 2022
Erandy Restaurant 3804 W North Ave $192,000.00 2022
Chasing Tails 4 U, Inc. Pet Care Facility 313 - 315 S. California $250,000.00 2022
Mirador Building Redevelopment 211-215 S Pulaski Road $163,211.25 2022
GK Tops & Bottoms 3940 W Madison ST $97,500.00 2022
Urban Smoke Cafe LLC 6134-38 W. North ave $250,000.00 2022
Spill the Tea 5803 W. Chicago Ave. $250,000.00 2022
La Calle Larga 5512 W North Ave $213,000.00 2022
Front Porch Arts Center 5508 W. Chicago Ave. $203,811.75 2022

2021 Small Grant Finalists

NOF Project/Business Name Project Site Address  Anticipated NOF Grant  Award Year
5100 S. Damen LLC - Diaz Group LLC Office Space 5100 S. Damen  $                              250,000.00 2021
Angel of God Resource Center, Inc. 10810 S. Halsted  $                              250,000.00 2021
BLACK PLANET PRODUCTS LLC 107 W. 95th  $                              141,471.36 2021
Conscious Plates 820 E. 63rd  $                              183,836.40 2021
El Nuevo Guadalajara Inc 4350 S. Ashland  $                                63,525.00 2021
Exa MD Urgent Care 200 E. 75th  $                              250,000.00 2021
Floating Museum NFP 949 E. 75th   $                              250,000.00 2021
Food He.ro L3C 2414 W. Cermak  $                              250,000.00 2021
Gomez Tires & Wheels 1934 W. 51st  $                              162,250.00 2021
Ivory Dental Specialists 8344 S. Halsted  $                              106,882.45 2021
La Lena Restaurant 3756 W. North  $                              482,212.50 2021
Leavitt Laundry, LLC 2145 W. Cermak  $                                67,224.00 2021
Taqueria Los Alamos 2416 W. Cermak  $                              250,000.00 2021
Monique Michelle “The Beauty Experience”LLC 1511 W. 79th  $                              250,000.00 2021
Moreno's Liquors DBA Osito's Tap  2553 S. Ridgeway  $                              225,000.00 2021
Nonie and Belle's Coffee Shop LLC 1906 E. 87th  $                              213,764.90 2021
Nova Driving School 5550 W. Fullerton  $                              250,000.00 2021
Plates On Purpose NFP at 3008E P.S. 3008 E. 92nd  $                              250,000.00 2021
POTLUC 6004 W. North  $                              250,000.00 2021
Record Track 2804 E. 87th  $                              250,000.00 2021
Roots Southern Cuisine 633 E. 75TH  $                              243,980.00 2021
Slab Bar-B-Que LLC Expansion 1922 E. 71st   $                              248,182.00 2021
Third City Cafe 5534 W. North  $                              250,000.00 2021
Ujamaa Cooperative, NFP 1914 W. 79th  $                              250,000.00 2021
Unique Dollarz Family of Bossis LLC 11115 S. Michigan  $                                24,090.00 2021

** Estimated Grant Amounts are preliminary estimates. Final awards are de­termined after two contractor bids have been received and a construction budget is finalized.


 

Large Grant Projects*

Project Name
Project Address
Award Amount
Award Year
2309 Place 2309-17 E. 71st Street $2,015,000 2023-1
Bridgewater Studio 
4834 S. Oakley Ave.
$1,850,000
2019
Bronzeville Salon Suites, LLC
80 E. Pershing Rd.
$720,334
2018
Civic Commons - St. Laurence
1341-53 E. 72nd St.
$1,600,000
2019
Cup O' Joe Coffee - Veteran Roasters
TBD
$2,000,000
2019
Dior Realty Group 834-840 E. 87th St. $851,150 2021-2
Enlace Chicago
2759 S. Harding Ave.
$550,000
2018
Essential Elements 1634-1638 E. 87th Street $675,000 2023-2
Fatburger 825 E. 87th St. $1,021,380 2021-2
Forty Acres Fresh Market 5713 W. Chicago Ave. $2,575,000 2021-2
Huddle House
9401 S. Stony Island Ave.
$1,100,000
2019
Inner City Entertainment (ICE)
1850 E. 71st St.
$2,500,000
2020
Inner-City Muslim Action Network Healthy Marketplace (IMAN)
1207-11 W. 63rd St.
$1,750,000
2020
J. Marie Development
949 E. 75th St.
$1,349,500
2021-1
Leamington Foods
3250 W. Roosevelt Rd.
$1,120,282
2018
Little Village Chamber of Commerce (XQuina Cafe)
3534 W. 26th St.
$1,500,000
2018
Motoworks Chicago
1901 S. Western Ave.
$1,590,602
2021-1
North Lawndale Employment Network
1111 S. Homan Ave.
$2,500,000
2019
Ogden Commons
2632-2646 W. Ogden
$2,500,000
2019
Old Fashion Donuts 11246 S. Michigan Ave. $637,209 2022-3
Plant Chicago 4459 S. Marshfield Ave. $575,000 2021-2
Policy Kings 353 & 363 E. 51st St. $2,225,000 2021-2
Renew Lawndale 3140 W. Ogden $2,575,000 2021-2
Romes Joy Catering (Parkway Social) 4455 S. King Dr. $410,228 2022-2
SYTE Corporation
6793 S. Chicago Ave.
$2,108,928
2018
The Ave Cafe 5249 W. Chicago Ave. $611,560 2022-2
The Kehrein Center
5688 W. Washington Blvd.
$1,000,000
2018
The MAAFA Center for the Arts (The MAC) 4241 W. Washington Ave. $1,575,000 2022-3
The Plant
1400 W. 46th St.
$1,682,500
2021-1
Twisted Egg Roll 657 E. 75th St. $859,238 2022-3

*Projects receiving more than $250,000, up to $2.5M.  Large projects require City Council approval and a Redevelopment Agreement that governs the grant terms, including M/WBE, prevailing wage and City residency construction requirements.


Interested in applying? The Neighborhood Opportunity Fund can provide you with financial assistance to help improve your commercial property.

Learn more about applying