$100,000 is requested to support a Small Business Development Initiative that will implement a collaborative plan to create an environment that encourages new businesses, enhances the growth of existing business and creates sustainable jobs for the downtown area of the city of Rockford, and the region.

Recipient is River District Association, 127 North Wyman Street, PO Box 4331, Rockford, IL 61110. Contact is Kim Wheeler Johnsen, executive director.