Comcast Rise

NBC Universal’s parent company Comcast has launched Comcast RISE to help small businesses that have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and social unrest, with 100 $10,000 grants to be given out in the Chicago area. Comcast’s Vice President of Digital and Customer Experience Teresa Ward-Maupin explains.

Applications are now open for $10,000 Comcast RISE grants for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)-owned small businesses in Chicago and Cook County.

The Comcast RISE Investment Fund is providing $5 million in grants to hundreds of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC)-owned small businesses in five cities nationwide, including $1 million in Chicago and Cook County, Comcast announced.