If you are a small business in DeWitt County, an economic development non-profit wants you to consider applying for the grants they just made available.

Around $10,000 is available from the DeWitt County Development Council and on the WHOW Morning Show Friday, Curt Homann told Regional Radio this is one of the premier programs the DCDC offers.

Homann indicates they want applicants to either have their business established or they need something that will get them over the top to that point. They want to make sure the investment they make is going to further the local economy in some form.

According to Homann, there is a panel that includes the DCDC board that reviews the applications and then invites business owners to present their ideas to them and they then decide on how to best invest those dollars.

Homann indicates they may find a situation where a business asks for an amount of money but they decide they are going to give them a portion of that ask. 

Those applications will go live on the DCDC website this week, dcdc-illinois.net.