Illinois Grants for Nonprofits and Municipalities

Prizes and in-kind support to USA local education agencies, career and technical education schools, educational service agencies, and Tribes for student projects related to the space industry. The program is intended to encourage students from a wide range of subject a...

Opportunity for USA individuals, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, local government entities, and institutions of higher education to participate in a competition related to technology and direct air capture. The competing teams need to identify a critical need i...

Grants to USA and Puerto Rico nonprofit organizations, IHEs, government agencies, and tribal governments for field research in the humanities. Applicants are advised that required registrations must be completed prior to applying. Funding is intended to support researc...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International organizations for projects addressing the Holocaust, antisemitism, and the genocide of the Roma. Funding is intended for initiatives that protect the record of the Holocaust and that combat misinformation in education, research,...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations and IHEs for innovative technological and scientific research projects, particularly those that are cross-disciplinary and/or have uncertain outcomes. Funding is intended to lead to engineering innovations by allowing researchers t...

Opportunity for USA individuals, for-profits, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies to join a contest to spur development in the solar energy industry. Applicants will be able to compete in several tracks, with the possibility of earning prize money and tech...

Grants and loans to Illinois nonprofit organizations and municipalities for the development of workforce housing units in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support the construction or rehabilitation of affordable rental units, with preference given to projects...

Grants of up to $25,000 to Illinois counties, cities, and villages to assist local businesses with Coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery efforts. Applicants are advised that required registrations and pre-qualifications must be completed prior to applying. Funding is intende...

Grants to USA rural local governments and government entities, states, tribes, and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to develop projects that improve transportation infrastructure in tribal and rural communities. Applicants are advised that required registrations m...

Cooperative agreements to USA and territories IHEs, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, agencies, and Tribes for research projects related to solar energy. Applicants must submit an LOI and a concept paper and complete required registrations prior to submitting a f...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations for projects to reduce greenhouse gases and overall air pollution. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended in particular for air pollution reduction...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations for projects to reduce air pollution in low-income areas through the deployment of clean technology. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is also intended to...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, government agencies, tribes, and institutions of higher education in multiple states for work training programs for green jobs. Applicants must submit a letter of intent and complete required registrations prior to...

Grants to USA individuals, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, non-federal agencies, and IHEs for projects to develop and implement technology to recycle specific materials. Funding is intended to design cost-effective and sustainable recycling technologies for fib...

Grants of up to $15,000 to USA curators, galleries, and museums for art exhibition research projects. Funding is intended to promote art research and to provide new contributions to this research field. Research should be innovative, cross-disciplinary, and address typ...

Grant to a USA or territories IHE, nonprofit organization, hospital, agency, or tribe for a research project to develop nanotechnology that will assist with monitoring environmental pollutants. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks t...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and tribes in multiple states for projects to prevent wildfires. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to several weeks to complete. Applicants in the following states are eligible to ...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and tribes for programs and projects to reduce risks associated with natural disasters. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to several weeks to complete. Priority wil...

Grants to Illinois nonprofit and for-profit organizations, individuals, government agencies, and educational institutions for environmental projects. Funding is intended for the construction of infrastructure that will eliminate, prevent, or reduce stormwater runoff, r...

Grants to USA and territories government agencies to ensure access to HIV medication. Applicants are advised that required registrations may up to a month to complete. Funding is intended to reduce waiting times for individuals living with HIV to receive treatment and ...

Grants to USA and territories state agencies, tribes, public transit authorities, metropolitan planning organizations, and toll authorities to plan projects that utilize technology to improve transportation. Applicants must complete required registrations prior to appl...

Grants of up to $10,000, and grants of up to $20,000 to USA and territories institutions of higher education for smoke-free policy development and outreach programs. Funding is intended for tobacco and vape-free programs and costs including marketing and educational ma...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, government agencies, school districts, and Tribes to improve language acquisition for deaf and hard-of-hearing children up to age 3. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to one month to co...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, IHEs, and tribal governments for joint research projects on humanities-related topics. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support acti...

Grants to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations, government agencies, tribes, fisheries, and educational institutions to implement and improve technological innovations in the fishing industry. The purpose of the funding is to expand the use and upgrade the level ...

Cooperative agreements to USA and territories nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, government agencies, and tribal governments to restore and improve wildlife passageways. Applicants must complete the required registrations prior to applying. Funding is intend...

Cooperative agreements to USA tribal governments and tribal organizations to remove barriers to the movement of wildlife. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to several weeks to complete. The purpose of the program is to remove barriers that ...

Grants of up to $25,000 and grants of up to $60,000 to USA and territories IHEs and nonprofit organizations for humanities projects that benefit underserved populations. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to one month to complete. Grant cate...

Prizes to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations, teams of individuals, and institutions for creating innovative gene editing technology. Funding is intended for systems that will enable the treatment of various genetic disorders, including those whose relevant cel...

Cooperative agreement to USA nonprofit organizations, agencies, community-based entities, and Tribes to establish resource centers to serve deaf and hard-of-hearing children up to age 3. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to one month to com...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit and for-profit organizations, government agencies, tribal governments, school districts, and IHEs for research programs related to substance abuse education. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to sever...

Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, and IHEs for educational activities to benefit individuals from diverse backgrounds. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to several weeks to complete. The purpose of the program...

Cooperative agreements to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, IHEs, and government agencies to provide research support for studies on potentially toxic chemicals. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to seve...

Grants to USA government agencies, nonprofit entities, NGOs, tribal agencies, and IHEs to address nutrition and food access for low-income individuals. Applicants must complete required registrations prior to submitting a proposal. Funding is intended for training and ...

Grant to an Illinois nonprofit or for-profit organization to manage a program related to Coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery grants for local entities. Applicants must complete the required registrations prior to applying. Funding is intended to advise the department on th...

Cooperative agreements to USA and territories nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, and government agencies for community-based programs to support youth and keep them out of the justice system. Applicants must complete required registrations prior to submittin...

Grants to USA government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and Tribes to retrofit residential buildings and for workforce development in the energy sector. Applicants are required to submit a letter of intent prior to a full application. Funding is intended to perform...

Grants to USA and territories government agencies, nonprofit and faith-based organizations, for-profits, and tribes for research addressing cancer and climate change. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to finalize. Funding is inte...

Grants to USA government agencies, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and IHEs in multiple states for environmental projects in eligible watersheds. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to suppor...

Grants to USA invasive plant partnerships in eligible regions to protect the ecosystem. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to improve watershed stability by detecting and controlling invasive plant...

Grants to USA teams of scientists, educators, institutions, farmers, ranchers, and organizations in multiple states for agricultural research and education projects. Funding is intended for projects that lead to sustainable and profitable innovations in agricultural sy...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, tribes, municipal and state governments, school districts, and other institutions for programs to serve people living with paralysis. Grants are available for a wide range of programs and projects that have a posit...

Grants of up to $25,000 and in-kind services to USA and territories colleges and universities to assist students in the development of technological innovations with market potential. Funding is intended to support engineering or science-based innovations that have a p...

Grants to USA government agencies, Tribes, nonprofit organizations, and IHEs in multiple states for projects to restore forests in rural areas. Applicants must submit a draft application prior to submitting a full proposal and are advised that required registrations ma...

Grants to USA minority-serving IHEs for research infrastructure projects. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to finalize. Funding is intended to support infrastructure for research, including but not limited to graduate programs, ...

Grants and in-kind support to USA state and local government entities to develop renewable energy projects. In addition to funding, successful applicants will receive technical assistance and peer-learning opportunities. Funding is intended to improve renewable energy ...

Contracts for services to USA government agencies, IHEs, nonprofit organizations, for-profits, and IHEs for research addressing cardiovascular conditions. Applicants are required to submit a Letter of Intent prior to a full application. Funding is intended to support r...

Grants to USA and territories individuals and non-federal agencies to promote the adoption and development of innovative approaches to conservation in agriculture. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Priority areas inc...

Cooperative agreements to USA and territories agencies, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and IHEs for the assessment, prevention, and removal of waste and debris in marine environments. Applicants are required to submit a letter of intent and complete required r...

Grants of up to $5,000 to USA and territories nonprofit organizations in eligible regions to serve individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Funding is intended to enhance the lives of individuals affected by ASD, expand the capacity to serve the ASD c...