Regional Site Readiness Grant
Invests Capital grants to prepare industrial sites for major business attraction and manufacturing investment.
Under DCEO's capital-grants portfolio, the Regional Site Readiness Grant prepares industrial sites for large investment and business attraction. It sits alongside ReBuild Illinois and Prime Sites capital work, and the active Marion round shown in the materials carries a June 1, 2026 deadline. This is a state grant route with multiple rounds per year. It supports site preparation and shovel-ready industrial locations, but the available materials do not publish award sizes. The route is aimed at public or economic-development applicants rather than private for-profit businesses. The strongest applications are likely to be those that can show immediate readiness gains for manufacturing or other major capital deployment. The June 1 round date suggests an active process rather than a passive waiting list. DCEO is using the program as an attraction tool, so the clearest fit is a site where public investment removes the specific barriers that keep a project from moving forward.
Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.