Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Filed: 3/10/2025
 
 

 
 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3109

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3109 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Commerce and Economic 
5Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois 
6is amended by changing Section 605-1055 as follows:
 
7    (20 ILCS 605/605-1055)
8    Sec. 605-1055. Illinois SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Program.
9    (a) There is established the Illinois Small Business 
10Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology 
11Transfer (STTR) Matching Funds Program to be administered by 
12the Department. In order to foster job creation and economic 
13development in the State, the Department may make grants to 
14eligible businesses to match funds received by the business as 
15an SBIR or STTR Phase I award and to encourage businesses to 
16apply for Phase II awards. 
 
 
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1    (b) In order to be eligible for a grant under this Section, 
2a business must satisfy all of the following conditions: 
3        (1) The business must be a for-profit, Illinois-based 
4    business. For the purposes of this Section, an 
5    Illinois-based business is one that has its principal 
6    place of business in this State; 
7        (2) The business must have received an SBIR/STTR Phase 
8    I award from a participating federal agency in response to 
9    a specific federal solicitation. To receive the full 
10    match, the business must also have submitted a final Phase 
11    I report, demonstrated that the sponsoring agency has 
12    interest in the Phase II proposal, and submitted a Phase 
13    II proposal to the agency. 
14        (3) The business must satisfy all federal SBIR/STTR 
15    requirements. 
16        (4) The business shall not receive concurrent funding 
17    support from other sources that duplicates the purpose of 
18    this Section. 
19        (5) The business must certify that at least 51% of the 
20    research described in the federal SBIR/STTR Phase II 
21    proposal will be conducted in this State and that the 
22    business will remain an Illinois-based business for the 
23    duration of the SBIR/STTR Phase II project. 
24        (6) The business must demonstrate its ability to 
25    conduct research in its SBIR/STTR Phase II proposal. 
26    (c) The Department may award grants to match the funds 
 
 
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1received by a business through an SBIR/STTR Phase I proposal 
2up to a maximum of $75,000 $50,000. Seventy-five percent of 
3the total grant shall be remitted to the business upon receipt 
4of the SBIR/STTR Phase I award and application for funds under 
5this Section. Twenty-five percent of the total grant shall be 
6remitted to the business upon submission by the business of 
7the Phase II application to the funding agency and acceptance 
8of the Phase I report by the funding agency. A business may 
9receive only one grant under this subsection Section per year. 
10A business may receive only one grant under this subsection 
11Section with respect to each federal proposal submission. Over 
12its lifetime, a business may receive a maximum of 5 awards 
13under this subsection Section. 
14    (c-5) The Department may, subject to appropriation, award 
15grants to match the funds received by a business through an 
16SBIR/STTR Phase II proposal up to a maximum of $250,000. Fifty 
17percent of the total grant shall be remitted to the business 
18upon receipt of the SBIR/STTR Phase II award and application 
19for funds under this Section. Fifty percent of the total grant 
20shall be remitted to the business upon submission by the 
21business of the Phase II final report to the federal funding 
22agency. A business may receive only one grant under this 
23subsection per year. A business may receive only one grant 
24under this subsection with respect to each federal proposal 
25submission. Over its lifetime, a business may receive a 
26maximum of 2 awards under this subsection. 
 
 
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1    (d) A business shall apply, under oath, to the Department 
2for a grant under this Section on a form prescribed by the 
3Department that includes at least all of the following: 
4        (1) the name of the business, the form of business 
5    organization under which it is operated, and the names and 
6    addresses of the principals or management of the business; 
7        (2) an acknowledgment of receipt of the Phase I report 
8    and Phase II proposal by the relevant federal agency; and 
9        (3) any other information necessary for the Department 
10    to evaluate the application.
11(Source: P.A. 101-657, eff. 3-23-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)".