Local Tourism and Convention Bureau Program
LTCB
CSFA Number: 420-25-1606
STATE AGENCY INFORMATION
Agency Name
Department Of Commerce And Economic Opportunity (420)
Agency Identification
75-1
Agency Contact
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Short Description
The intent of the program is to generate increased hotel/motel occupancy and travel into and throughout the State of Illinois impacting the economic growth of the tourism industry.
Federal Authorization
N/A
Illinois Statue Authorization
20/ILCS 605/605-705(a)
Illinois Administrative Rules Authorization
Section 605-705(a) of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois [20 ILCS 605/605-705(a)
Objective
To generate increased hotel/motel occupancy and travel into and throughout the State of Illinois impacting the economic growth of the tourism industry
Eligible Applicants
Government Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations;
Applicant Eligibility
For full list of criteria please see https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/014/014005500000400R.html
Beneficiary Eligibility
Certified Convention and Visitor Bureaus
Types of Assistance
Formula Grants
Subject / Service Area
Economic Development
Credentials / Documentation
For full list of criteria please see https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/014/014005500000400R.html
Preapplication Coordination
For full list of criteria please see https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/014/014005500000400R.html
Application Procedures
All GATA required forms and intake as well as criteria found here: https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/014/014005500000500R.html
Criteria Selecting Proposals
For full list of criteria please see https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/014/014005500000400R.html
Award Procedures
Formula Based - Subject to the maximum grant amount set forth in subsection (c), the funds to be distributed under subsection (a)(2) will be distributed based on a formula that will be applied to the available appropriations. The formula will contain the following weighted factors, as they apply to the prior calendar year: 5% population of the bureau service area; 30% food/beverage tax collected in the bureau service area; and 65% of the State's hotel/motel tax collected in the bureau service area.
Range of Approval or Disapproval Time
30-60 Business Days
Appeals
The Merit Based Review process is subject to appeal. However, competitive grant appeals are limited to the evaluation process. Evaluation scores may not be protested. Only the evaluation process is subject to appeal. The appeal must be submitted in writing to the Department within 14 calendar days after the date that the grant award notice has been published. The written appeal shall include the name and address of the appealing party, the identification of the grant and a statement of reasons for the appeal. To file an appeal, applicants must submit the appeal in writing and in accordance with the Merit-Based Application Review Appeals Process listed on the Grant Opportunities page of the DCEO website: https://www2.illinois.gov/dceo/AboutDCEO/GrantOpportunities/Pages/MeritAppReview.aspx.
Uses and Restrictions
Including but not limited to promotional and administrative activities found here: https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/014/014005500000600R.html
Reports
Quarterly reporting using PPR and PFR
Account Identification
Balance of State: 969-42025-4400-1100
Choose Chicago: 969-42025-4400-1200
Obligations
(PY) $3,967,000 Choose Chicago; $18,073,000 Downstate; (CY) $3,967,000 Choose Chicago; $18,073,000 Downstate
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$23,141.00 - $3,967,000
Program Accomplishments
N/A
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
N/A
Regional or Local Assistance Location
N/A
Headquarters Office
500 East Monroe Springfield, IL 62701 and 555 W Monroe St, 12th Floor Chicago, IL 60661
FUNDING INFORMATION
Funding By Fiscal Year
FY 2020 : $18,073,000
FY 2021 : $11,000,000
FY 2022 : $22,040,000
FY 2023 : $22,040,000
FY 2024 : $22,040,000
FY 2025 : $22,040,000
Federal Funding
None
Notice of Funding Opportunities
| Agency ID | Award Range | Application Range |
TOP 5 ACTIVE AWARDS
| Agency ID | Grantee Name | Start Date | End Date | Amount |
| 25-751006 | Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau DBA Choose Chicago | 07/01/2024 | 06/30/2025 | 3,967,000 |
| 25-751016 | Lake County, Illinois Convention and Visitors Bureau | 07/01/2024 | 06/30/2025 | 1,516,113 |
| 25-751032 | DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau | 07/01/2024 | 06/30/2025 | 1,516,113 |
| 25-751013 | Heritage Corridor Convention | 07/01/2024 | 06/30/2025 | 1,511,332 |
| 25-751027 | Chicago Southland Convention and Visitors Bureau | 07/01/2024 | 06/30/2025 | 1,188,107 |