Restore, Reinvest, Renew (R3) Program
25% of adult-use cannabis tax revenue funds grants for disinvested Illinois communities — civic legal aid, economic development, reentry, violence prevention, youth development. Administered by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority on behalf of the R3 Board.
Check an Address — Free Snapshot
Compare the geocoded point for a Chicago address with the boundary used to screen Restore, Reinvest, Renew (R3) Program. A match is a location signal; review the current program source for the boundary's role and remaining criteria.
Published criteria — confirm with Illinois R3 Program
- Service area in an R3-designated disinvested community
- Nonprofit or local government
Restore, Reinvest, Renew (R3) Program is administered at the state level. Depending on the program, eligibility may depend on the specific location, property type, or business activity rather than a single drawn boundary.
Boundaries are precise and change over time, so whether a specific address falls inside a mapped zone always depends on that exact address. The fastest way to check is to run a free snapshot for the parcel you have in mind — mapped coverage is a location signal, not an eligibility determination.
Range on file · Grants (size varies by NOFO)
Most recently published round offered Grants (size varies by NOFO). (No round currently open as of 2026-08-09.)
- +Grants supporting civil legal aid, economic development, reentry, violence prevention, youth dev
- +Multi-year commitments common
- 1No round is currently open — the March 6, 2026 deadline has passed and both the $35M and $15M opportunities are listed as expired
- 2Watch r3.illinois.gov for the next NOFO
- 3Confirm service area is in an R3-designated community
Monitor r3.illinois.gov for next NOFO
- Organizational documentation (nonprofit or government)
- Project narrative and budget
- Service area documentation
This page is a starting point, not eligibility, legal, or tax advice. Verify current requirements, deadlines, and boundaries with the administering agency before applying or spending money — program rules and funding change over time.
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- (312) 793-8550
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Last verified 2026-08-09
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