The small grants program is meant to help area residents achieve small-scale projects and is focusing on the civic associations already in the neighborhoods affected by the planning study - Chinatown, Logan Square, and Franklin Square . The priorities and guidelines for the program are still in the process of being defined with the active participation of local community partners. Grants will be distributed across all the neighborhoods.

At project completion, each grantee and the CCD will fill out a close-out form that verifies the project was completed, that the funds were spent, and a preliminary evaluation of the project's success.