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COOK COUNTY FORGING GROWTH APPLICATION
Business legal name:
DBA if applicable (write NA if not applicable):
Street Address:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Contact full name:
Contact title:
Contact email:
Contact email:
Confirm email
Contact phone number:
Business website:
Business Overview
Enter total 2025 annual revenue for your business:
Enter total 2025 full-time employee count in Cook County facility(ies). Please note, Cook County will prioritize businesses with 500 employees or less:
Select your business’ number of years in operation:
Less than 3 years
3-9 years
10+ years
Is your business owned, operated and controlled by any of the following?
51% Minority owned/operated
51% Woman owned/operated
51% Veteran owned/operated
51% Disabled owned/operated
Prefer not to answer
No
Enter your six-digit NAICS code beginning with 33:
Select the most pressing priorities for your organization out of the categories below:
Cost reduction
Operational efficiency
Enhanced productivity
Supply chain diversification
Talent development
Are you currently part of the Department of War supply chain? Please select Yes, or No:
Yes
No
If yes, what % of your business sales is Department of War related?
1-25%
51-75%
76-100%
If you are not currently working with the Department of War, are you interested in doing so? Please select Yes or No, or NA if you are already working with the Department of War:
Yes
No
NA
Challenges and Priorities
Please describe the current challenges facing your business.
How are these challenges impacting your business?
Why is conquering these challenges a priority for the ongoing success of your business?
What do you anticipate being the measurable business impact of resolving these challenges? (consider jobs, sales, cost savings, and investments in your answer).
Attestation Instructions:
Check each box to confirm the following statements are true.
You must confirm all statements to be eligible.
Applicant Information
I attest to the best of my knowledge:
At least one senior leader from my business will serve as a point of contact to attend each monthly meeting.
If selected, my business will be required to enter into a beneficiary grant agreement with Cook County to receive funds via reimbursement.
If my business is selected to participate in this program, I will provide program feedback, and complete periodic program evaluations.
Cook County affiliation
Neither I nor the business owner (if different) is an employee of Cook County, Illinois, nor is any member of my or the business owner’s immediate family or household an employee of Cook County, Illinois. I acknowledge that Cook County, Illinois government employees and members of their immediate family or household are not eligible for this program. “Immediate family or household member" means the spouse, child, parent, brother, sister, grandparent, or grandchild, whether of the whole blood or half blood or by adoption, or a person who shares a common dwelling.
Eligibility
The company applying for this program is a manufacturing entity and meets NAICS code eligibility requirements.
Facility(ies) where project work would be completed is/are located in Cook County.
Good Jobs Standards
Good Jobs Standards agreements
In alignment with Cook County Bureau of Economic Development’s commitment to Good Jobs Standards, the business for which I am applying, will hire labor and purchase materials, equipment, and related products from within Cook County to the extent possible.
Certification of Accuracy
Certification of Accuracy
By signing this application electronically, you are confirming all information provided herein is accurate:
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