176 Illinois Grants for Elementary Education

Grants of up to $25,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit and non-governmental organizations in multiple states and provinces for STEM education and leadership development initiatives to benefit youth in eligible locations. Funding is intended to help yo...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit and public sector organizations, including school districts and IHEs, for music and music education programs or projects. Funding is intended for initiatives that enhance and promote organizations whose services benefit state residents...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit organizations and public sector organizations including municipal and government entities, public schools, and IHEs to enhance the local quality of life in eligible regions. Applicants requesting $20,000 or more are required to submit ...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit organizations for community benefit programs. Project areas include education, arts learning, and vocational training. Funding is intended for programs that seek to improve conditions for underserved and low-income communities with a s...

Grants of up to $1,000 to USA schools, volunteers, and educators for activities to improve physical fitness and education for students. Funding is intended for trips to eligible roller skating rinks for physical education classes, educational STEM (K-12) field tri...

Grants of up to $1,000 to Illinois nonprofit organizations, K-12 schools, IHEs, faith-based entities, and government agencies for arts events and learning experiences that benefit eligible communities. Funding is intended for programs in a wide range of art discip...

Grants of up to $1,000 to USA nonprofit organizations and educational institutions for Japanese language education events. Applicants must contact the funding source prior to submitting an application. The purpose of the program is to motivate large numbers of Jap...

Fellowships to USA and territories educators for workshops addressing how to integrate global news into their classrooms. The program is intended to help educators learn to engage their students in making local connections to global news, practicing media literacy...

Sponsorships to USA, Canada, and International competition teams and schools for robotics and engineering competition events. Funding may be used for expenses related to SAE and FIRST competitions. The purpose of the program is to support competition teams that hi...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International travel-related nonprofit organizations for projects to strengthen communities throughout the world. Funding is intended to support initiatives in the focus areas of technology, education, and business development. The progr...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit organizations, K-12 schools, or IHEs for the purchase of reusable water bottle filling stations. Funding is intended to enhance the public's confidence in drinking tap water and lower the purchase and use of single-use plastic bottles....

Grants of up to $5,000 to USA nonprofit organizations, community groups, schools, and municipalities for projects to improve the quality of life in rural areas. Focus areas include health and well-being, education, workforce, business and economic development, and...

Grants of up to $15,000 to USA nonprofit organizations, schools, and IHEs for programming to meet community needs. Eligible initiatives include community revitalization, youth needs, creative cultural programming, and development of the workforce. Organizations ar...

Grants to USA, Canada, and UK nonprofit organizations for programs that help local communities. Funding is intended for a variety of activities that expand equitable access to STEM learning, enhance community green spaces and nature, and support efforts to reduce ...

Grants of up to $25,0000 and grants of up to $85,000 to USA public and private schools, LEAs, and charter school management companies to create mental health programs. Funding is intended to support the provision of services to children experiencing social-emotion...

Grants of up to $10,000 to Indiana and Illinois nonprofits, government agencies, educational institutions, and preschools for early learning programs that foster school readiness in eligible counties. Funding is intended for capacity development, licensing support...

Grants to Illinois PreK-12 teachers to promote the academic success of students in eligible counties. Funding is intended for classroom resources and for an array of programming, including STEM, literacy, and special education, that go beyond the planned classroom...

Grants of up to $20,000 to Illinois nonprofit organizations and public or government entities, including schools and health departments, for dental health programs for children. Funding areas of interest include oral health awareness and education and access to or...

Grant of up to $1,000 to a USA, Canada, or International K-12 English language arts teacher to support research projects that enhance the quality of education in the field. Proposals must address a specific question or problem to be studied and provide a clear tim...

Grants of up to $5,000 to USA school and IHE qualifying teachers, instructional support personnel, education support professionals, and groups of educators for professional development activities. Applicants must pre-register prior to applying. Funding is intended...

Grants of up to $5,000 to USA qualifying educators, instructional support personnel, and education support professionals at public schools and IHEs to enhance the learning experience for students. Applicants must pre-register prior to applying. Funding is intended...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations to meet the needs of individuals with learning disabilities. Funding is intended for educational, charitable, literary, and scientific purposes, as well as for identifying, evaluating, educating and providing s...

In-kind support of software subscriptions to USA educators, school administrators, and teachers to improve literacy in children in grades 3-8. Grantees will receive a full, free subscription to a literacy program to implement at their schools. The program is inten...

Grants to USA K-12 educators to support their work in the classroom. Applicants must submit an original worksheet they have created to facilitate specific goals in their classrooms. In addition to a cash grant, winners will also receive membership to an innovative...

Awards to Missouri and Illinois K-12 public and private school teachers and college professors in eligible regions to recognize excellence in education. Awardees will receive an award and a frameable certificate. They will also be featured in a recognition press r...

In-kind grants of volunteer services to USA nonprofit and faith-based organizations, government entities, tribal governments, public schools, and universities in multiple states to benefit local communities. Applicants must contact staff before applying. The purpo...

Grants of up to $50,000 to USA and Puerto Rico public K-12 schools, teachers, and nonprofit parent groups for theater program resources. Funding is intended to help under-resourced schools purchase equipment, instruments, costumes, and other materials that strengt...

Cooperative agreements to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, tribes, for-profit organizations, states, IHEs, schools, and agencies to develop digital projects. Applicants must complete registrations before applying. Funding is intended for creative arts ...

Opportunity for USA and territories nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, PreK-12 schools, for-profit entities, and tribes to participate in a competition to present innovative solutions that mitigate fatal electrocutions in the workplace. Competitors mu...

In-kind support to USA school districts to develop and implement healthy school food programs. The program helps public K-12 schools transition from food that is highly processed to nutritious cooked-from-scratch meals that use whole, fresh ingredients. Eligible s...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations and K-12 schools to equip music programs with musical instruments. The applicant organization must show evidence of need and a commitment to raising matching funds. The purpose of this program is to give children nationwide th...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for programs that promote and advance Jewish values through science, arts, and education. Applicants must complete an online eligibility quiz before being invited to apply. Proposals will be evaluated based on quality, potenti...

Grants to USA and Canada K-12 teachers for educational classroom projects. Funding is intended to support the development and implementation of creative projects and lessons related to materials science. Eligible activities are hands-on, curriculum-based, and invo...

Grants of up to $500 to Illinois pre-K-12 teachers for field trips that help students explore the state's history. Funding is intended for activities and excursions that promote Illinois historical topics currently being taught in the school's curriculum. The fiel...

Grants of up to $5,000 to USA youth-serving organizations and schools to support rock climbing. Funding is intended for the purchase of rock climbing equipment that will provide a healthy activity and fitness opportunity for youth. Eligible applicants are in the c...

Grants and in-kind support to Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin nonprofit Christian organizations for programs serving under-resourced communities in eligible regions. Funding is intended for programs in the focus areas of workforce development, education, and ree...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations to address critical needs in eligible communities. Funding is intended for health and wellness, hunger, education, and disaster relief programs. Requests may also be made in the areas of environmental causes, critical communit...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit organizations for cultural and educational programming in eligible regions. Funding is intended to support organizations that provide residents with outstanding programming in these focus areas. Programs must benefit residents of Chica...

Award of $5,000 to a USA or Canada mathematician, mathematics educator, or statistician to recognize outstanding contributions to the quality of education for K-16 students. Nominees must have a Ph.D. and published research in mathematics, mathematics education, s...

Grants of up to $1,000 to USA K-5 teachers at public and nonprofit private schools for creative educational programming. Funding is intended to increase student success rates in science, technology, engineering, and math by introducing original project-based learn...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations in multiple states to address the needs of residents in communities where the funding source has a business presence. Funding is intended for activities and programs within the focus areas of community development, human servi...

Grants of up to $500 to USA educators for projects and materials to enhance classroom learning. Funding is intended for a wide range of classroom materials, including but not limited to, books, calculators, math manipulatives, lab materials, software, art supplies...

Grants to USA and territories state educational agencies, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and IHEs for educational research projects. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for longitudina...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, school districts, and schools for projects and programs to benefit children. Funding is intended to support initiatives that have a wide range and directly benefit children up to sixth grade. Grants must clearly support ident...

Grants to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations, agencies, and institutions of higher education for research to support education policymaking related to learners with disabilities. Applicants are advised to complete required registrations prior to submitting...

Grants of up to $1,000 to USA teachers, IHEs, and schools for Holocaust education activities. Funding is intended for field trips, educational materials, guest speakers, and other programming to teach students about the Holocaust and genocide. The focus is on teac...

In-kind donations of musical instruments to USA public school music teachers, administrators, after school program directors, and social workers for students who cannot take part in music programs due to financial need. For some programs, a site visit may be requ...

Grants to Illinois IHEs, nonprofit organizations, and education agencies for programs to support student transition between education systems to employment. Applications should focus on programs supporting transition for individuals with disabilities, scaling of p...

Grants of up to $2,000 to Illinois nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and municipalities for community betterment activities in eligible regions. Previous grants have supported libraries, police, community buildings, cemeteries, schools, music prog...

Grants of $200 to Illinois early-career teachers at rural K-12 schools in eligible locations. The purpose of the grant program is to encourage quality teaching in rural communities and mitigate future teacher shortages in the region. Eligible teachers are in their...