The Des Plaines City Council met here at city hall Monday to reshape a grant program for local businesses. Daily Herald File Photo

Des Plaines’ grant program for local businesses is being reshaped with new financial formulas and limits.

Starting immediately, grants will fall into three categories instead of two: “sprout,” for construction or renovation projects costing business owners $20,000 or less; “boost,” for projects costing between $20,000 and $140,000; and “growth,” for projects of up to $1.02 million.

Previously, grants of $10,000 or less were called “boost grants,” while grants exceeding $10,000 were called “growth grants.”

Grants were awarded for up to half a project’s cost, regardless of amount. Moving forward, the percentage covered will depend on the size of the requeste

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