Active Grant Opportunities
Please review available grant opportunities throughout Illinois across a variety of sectors, including community development, education, workforce development, public health, small business support, and nonprofit services. Eligibility requirements and application deadlines may vary by program. Interested applicants are encouraged to review each funding opportunity carefully to determine eligibility and submission requirements.
Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure Patient Navigation Grant
To increase awareness, education, and breast cancer screenings for Illinois communities to reduce the incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer.
Health Departments and Community-Based organizations with 501c3 status. Government Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Education Organizations
Award range: $300,000 - $300,000
FY27 480-10-3703 Early Childhood Block Grant - Early Childhood - Preschool for All Expansion STATE
To implement and sustain high-quality preschool programs that reach and serve 3 to 5-year-old children in high-need communities and include a full school day of instruction and comprehensive services in the areas of medical, dental and mental health.
Education Organizations; Public or private not-for-profit or for-profit entity with experience in providing educational, health, social and/or child development services to young children and their families.
Illinois Public Radio and Television
IAC grant funds enable the people of Illinois to have access to locally operated Public Radio and Television stations that provide unique services to their communities, including local productions, arts programming, educational outreach and local and regional news. nable the people of Illinois to have access to locally operated public radio and television stations that provide unique services to their communities.
Please see link for eligibility.
Award range: $9000 - $43000
No end date.
Carolyn Adams Ticket for the Cure - Community Outreach Grant
To increase awareness, education, and breast cancer screenings for Illinois communities to reduce the incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer.
Health Departments and Community-Based organizations with 501c3 status. Government Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Education Organizations
Award range: $0 - $50,000
Federal Grant Support Program
The objectives include: 1) more Illinois applicants will be encouraged to apply for federal awards; 2) more Illinois applicants will be able to meet federal matching requirements; 3) grant recipients will have more competitive federal applications; and 4) the State will be able to support projects that are aligned with its economic goals and priorities. This will be achieved by providing state matching funds for federal grant applications.
Government Organizations; Education Organizations; Public Housing Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; For-Profit Organizations; Small Businesses; Illinois awardees of federal grant applications; Illinois awardees of federal grant applications
Award range: $10000 - $2000000
No end date.
Illinois Reproductive Health Facilities Capital Grant Program
Illinois Reproductive Health Facilities Capital Grant Program will provide grants for pregnancy centers which include organizations or facilities that has health care employees, volunteers, or agents who are licensed health care professionals. Pregnancy-related services include any medical service, or health counseling service, related to the prevention, preservation, or termination of pregnancy. Organizations are not to engage in unfair methods or deceptive acts or practices, including the use or employment of any deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, or misrepresentation to interfere with or prevent an individual from seeking to gain entry or access.
Nonprofit Organizations; For-Profit Organizations;
Award range: $50000 - $500000
No end date.
Special Wildlife Funds - Furbearer Fund (FY27)
Education of hunters and trappers of fur-bearing mammals within the State and the general public concerning the role that hunting and trapping has upon fur-bearing mammal management.
Eligible recipients are limited to appropriate not-for-profit organizations, governmental entities, educational institutions or corporations. 2) Eligible projects are limited to those that educate hunters and trappers of fur-bearing mammals within the State and the general public concerning the role that hunting and trapping has upon fur-bearing mammal management; the laws associated with the harvesting of fur-bearing mammals; the techniques used in the hunting and trapping of fur-bearing mammals; the conservation, management and ecology of fur-bearing mammals; and the promotion of products made from wild fur-bearing mammals.
Award range: $0-$100,000
Driving a Cleaner Illinois - Volkswagen
The funds are to be used for projects that reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides in Illinois.
Award range: $100,000 - $18,000,000
No end date.
Land & Building Acquisition
The intent of this grant is to fund costs associated with capital improvements and/or acquisition of property at, or near, 5352 West Chicago Avenue or within the greater Austin community of Chicago.
Award range: N/A