Honor Grants Deadline Extended to Friday, August 18
The Honor Grants application deadline will be extended one final time to Friday, August 18, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. CDT. Please note that no applications will be accepted after this deadline.
Additionally, the Cook County Department of Veterans Affairs (CCVA) will also accept Honor Grants applications from nonprofit organizations that received funding during the first round. Interested applicants must submit a different veteran program within their organization to receive additional funding. Duplicates are not accepted.
For more information and to apply, click the blue button below.
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Deadline to File Veterans with Disabilities Exemption is Friday, August 4
Veteran homeowners that receive the Veterans with Disabilities Exemption must file your 2022 tax exemption by Friday, August 4, 2023. Exemptions are only reflected on your second installment property tax bill.
This Homestead Exemption for Veterans with Disabilities is for veterans with a service-connected disability certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The exemption reduces certain amounts of the Equalized Assessed Value (EAV) on the primary residence of a veteran with a disability, very likely lowering the tax bill. The amounts of those EAV deductions depend on the level of disability.
Veterans 70% or more disabled receive an EAV reduction of $250,000 and could be totally exempt from paying property taxes on their home. Per new legislation, veterans who are 100% disabled and classified as "permanently and totally disabled" by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will be automatically renewed next year during tax year 2023.
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2023 Source Grant Applications Open for Veteran-Owned Small Business
Applications are now open for Cook County’s 2023 Source Grant program that will provide $500,000 in funding to 50 veteran-owned small businesses this year. Applications close Friday, August 18, 2023. The 2023 Source Grant helps small businesses to stabilize operations, foster recovery and resiliency, and advance equity in a post-pandemic economy.
For more information and to apply, click the blue button below.
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Questions
If you have any questions, please email Maj. Deanna "De" Love at veterans.affairs@cookcountyil.gov or call (312) 603-6423.
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