File No. 33-48926

811-06718

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933[X]

Pre-Effective Amendment No.[__]

Post-Effective Amendment No. 60[X]

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940[X]

Amendment No. 60[X]

(Check appropriate box or boxes.)

Dreyfus Investment Grade Funds, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

c/o The Dreyfus Corporation

200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 922-6400

Bennett A. MacDougall, Esq.

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

X__ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

_____on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

_____ (days) days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

_____on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

_____ (days) days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)

_____on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

_____this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to the Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of New York, and State of New York on the 19^th day of April 2017.

Dreyfus Investment Grade Funds, Inc.

BY:	/s/ Bradley J. Skapyak*
	Bradley J. Skapyak, PRESIDENT

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signatures	Title	Date
/s/ Bradley J. Skapyak*	President (Principal Executive Officer)	4/19/2017
Bradley J. Skapyak
/s/ James Windels*	Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)	4/19/2017
James Windels
/s/ Joseph S. DiMartino*	Chairman of the Board	4/19/2017
Joseph S. DiMartino
/s/ Francine J. Bovich*	Board Member	4/19/2017
Francine J. Bovich
/s/ J. Charles Cardona*	Board Member	4/19/2017
J. Charles Cardona
/s/ Gordon J. Davis*	Board Member	4/19/2017
Gordon J. Davis
/s/ Isabel P. Dunst*	Board Member	4/19/2017
Isabel P. Dunst
/s/ Robin A. Melvin*	Board Member	4/19/2017
Robin A. Melvin
/s/ Nathan Leventhal*	Board Member	4/19/2017
Nathan Leventhal
/s/ Roslyn M. Watson*	Board Member	4/19/2017
Roslyn M. Watson
/s/ Benaree Pratt Wiley*	Board Member	4/19/2017
Benaree Pratt Wiley

*BY:	/s/ Maureen E. Kane
	Maureen E. Kane Attorney-in-Fact

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibits

EX-101.INS – Instance Document.

EX-101.SCH – Taxonomy.

EX-101.CAL – Calculation Linkbase.

EX-101.DEF – Definition Linkbase.

EX-101.LAB – Labels Linkbase.

EX-101.PRE – Presentation Linkbase.