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Grants for Illinois Individuals

Explore 1,153 active, human-verified grant opportunities tailored for individuals, including artists, teachers, veterans, musicians, scientists, inventors, entrepreneurs, farmers, homeowners, and students pursuing college scholarships and fellowships, operating in Illinois. Filter funding sources across federal agencies, state programs, private foundations, and corporate giving initiatives, updated daily.

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1,153 grants found

Grants to Illinois Cancer Patients for Treatment-Related Assistance in Eligible Counties

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $500 to Illinois cancer patients for treatment-related assistance in eligible counties. Eligible uses of funds include lodging, food, and transportation related to cancer treatments. Applicants must live in the funder's service area, which covers p...

GrantWatch ID#: 227839

Grants to Illinois and Wisconsin Organizations and Individuals for Community Benefit

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants to Illinois and Wisconsin organizations and individuals to improve the quality of life in the funder's service area. Funding is intended to address a wide range of community needs, such as medical care, shelter, food, clothing, and education. The service ...

GrantWatch ID#: 228105

Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International Nonprofit Leaders to Receive Leadership Mentori...

Deadline: Ongoing

Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International nonprofit leaders to participate in a leadership mentoring program. This program is available to leaders who are working to improve their organization's effectiveness. Participants will benefit from courses on topics ...

GrantWatch ID#: 228544

Grants to USA Individuals and Families Impacted by Cerebral Palsy to Promote Independence

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants to USA individuals and families impacted by cerebral palsy for help in achieving independence. Funding is intended to assist with expenses related to ongoing therapy services, vehicle modifications, and specialized equipment that are paid for by government ...

GrantWatch ID#: 228597

Grants to Illinois Individuals for Assistive Technology

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $500 to Illinois individuals for assistive technology. Eligible applicants are individuals or family members of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The goal of this grant program is to provide those with disabilities with t...

GrantWatch ID#: 228598

Grants and In-Kind Support to Illinois and Missouri Individuals for Equipment

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants and in-kind support of up to $1,000 to Illinois and Missouri individuals for assistive devices in eligible regions. Funding is intended to enhance the quality of life for children with disabilities by providing mobility aids and assistive technology. Eligib...

GrantWatch ID#: 228599

Grants to USA Individuals with Disabilities to Assist with Transportation Costs

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $1,000 to USA individuals with disabilities to assist with transportation costs. Funding is intended to lower the cost burden of travel for essential daily activities such as commuting to employment, purchasing food and necessities, and participati...

GrantWatch ID#: 228773

Grants to USA Individuals with Disabilities to Assist with Disaster Relief Costs

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $1,000 to USA individuals with disabilities to assist with disaster relief costs. Financial support is designed to aid individuals with disabilities who have been impacted by crises, disasters, or urgent emergency events. Eligible expenses include ...

GrantWatch ID#: 228780

Grants to USA Individuals with Disabilities for Assistive Devices

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $2,500 to USA individuals with disabilities for assistive devices. to help individuals living with physical impairments obtain vital assistive devices, adaptive equipment, and supportive technologies that enhance their independence, promote daily c...

GrantWatch ID#: 228783

Grants to USA, Canada, and International Researchers for Early-Stage Autism Research Projects

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants to USA, Canada, and International Ph.D. and M.D. researchers affiliated with IHEs, medical schools, and research institutions for early-stage research projects related to autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. Funding is intended for exploratory res...

GrantWatch ID#: 228965

Grants to USA Independent Investigators to Commercialize Cancer-Related Technologies

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $75,000 to USA and territories independent investigators at nonprofit institutions to commercialize cancer-related technologies. Funding is intended for the commercialization of technologies for testing biopsies, improved healthcare delivery, testi...

GrantWatch ID#: 228974

Grants to USA Individuals to Offset the Cost of Cancer Medications

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $10,000 to USA individuals to offset the cost of cancer medications. Funding is intended for income-eligible individuals who are suffering from acute myeloid leukemia to purchase the biologics and prescription drugs required for their treatment. A ...

GrantWatch ID#: 229102

Grants to USA Individuals to Assist With the Cost of Lung Disease Medications

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $12,000 to USA individuals to assist with the cost of lung disease medications. Funding is intended for financially-eligible individuals who are suffering from Bronchiectasis to purchase the biologics and prescription drugs required for their treat...

GrantWatch ID#: 229103

Grants to USA Individuals to Offset the Cost of Parkinson's Disease Medications

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $4,000 to USA individuals to offset the cost of Parkinson's Disease medications. Funding is intended for economically-eligible individuals who are suffering from the disease to purchase the biologics and prescription drugs required for their treatm...

GrantWatch ID#: 229109

Opportunity for USA Individuals to Join a Membership Organization to Enhance Women's Lives

Deadline: Ongoing

Opportunity for USA individuals to participate in a membership organization to enhance the lives of women. Membership offers access to perks, discounts, microgrants, and discounted online shopping. The goal of the organization is to increase the collective power o...

GrantWatch ID#: 229412

Financial Assistance to USA and Canada Families of Children With Pediatric Cancer

Deadline: Ongoing

Financial assistance to USA and Canada families of children with pediatric cancer to offset the cost of living expenses. Funding is intended to be used towards bills, including utility, rent and mortgage payments, car payments, and lodging during treatment. Paymen...

GrantWatch ID#: 229451

Opportunity for USA and Canada Women to Participate in a Business Continuity Training Course

Deadline: Ongoing

Opportunity for USA and Canada women to participate in a training course for business continuity. Funding is intended to help women succeed professionally in business continuity management by providing them with professional development and other support, includin...

GrantWatch ID#: 229515

Grants to Illinois Residential Property Owners to Repair Damaged Public-Use Sidewalks

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $1,000 to Illinois residential property owners for projects to repair damaged public-use sidewalks in eligible locations. Funding is intended for the replacement of unsafe sections of sidewalk that are adjacent to private property. Eligible applica...

GrantWatch ID#: 229696

Grants to Illinois Residential Property Owners for Tree Planting Projects

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $250 to Illinois residential property owners for tree planting projects in eligible regions. Funding is intended for the planting of a tree in the parkway adjacent to the applicant's property. Successful applicants will be reimbursed for expenses r...

GrantWatch ID#: 229698

Grants to USA, Canada, and International Individuals for Project Support

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $1,000 and in-kind assistance to USA, Canada, and International individuals for project support. Applicants may request support for a wide range of initiatives, including but not limited to hardware, research, software, community building, and crea...

GrantWatch ID#: 229982

Grants to Illinois Individuals to Assist with Home Purchasing Costs

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants to Illinois individuals to assist with costs associated with purchasing a home in eligible regions. Funding is intended to support eligible homebuyers in attaining the goal of homeownership by providing financial assistance to help cover down payment requir...

GrantWatch ID#: 230007

Grants to USA and Canada Individuals to Send Children and Youth to a Jewish Summer Camp

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants to USA and Canada individuals to send children and youth to a Jewish summer camp. Applicants must register with the camp before applying. Funding is intended as an outreach opportunity for children who are not receiving a daily Jewish experience. Eligible c...

GrantWatch ID#: 230317

Grants to USA and Canada Individuals to Send Children and Youth to Jewish Summer Camps

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants to USA and Canada individuals to send children and youth to Jewish summer camps. Funding is intended to provide financial assistance to campers from families with at least one parent, or the camper, born in a country of the former Soviet Union. The purpose ...

GrantWatch ID#: 230318

Grants to USA, Canada, and International Individuals to Write Academic Research Article Reviews

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants to USA, Canada, and International individuals to write article reviews focused on academic research. Applicants must submit a pre-proposal before applying. Eligible candidates have a doctorate degree or equivalent experience. Priority is given to expertise ...

GrantWatch ID#: 230403

Grants to USA, Canada, and International Scientists for Vaccine Development

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants to USA, Canada, and International scientists for vaccine development. Applicants must submit a letter of interest before applying. Funding is intended for the development of Strep A vaccines across the pipeline. The funder's primary interest is preventing r...

GrantWatch ID#: 230406

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and United Kingdom Researchers for Research Related to AI Safety

Deadline: Ongoing

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and United Kingdom researchers to conduct research related to AI safety. Fellows will receive a stipend, funding to cover research expenses, mentoring, a shared workspace, and opportunities to connect to the AI safety and security commu...

GrantWatch ID#: 230409

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and United Kingdom Researchers for AI Security Research

Deadline: Ongoing

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and United Kingdom researchers, engineers, and individuals with a technical background for research involving AI security. This fellowship offers a stipend and funding for research expenses, mentoring, a shared workspace, and connection...

GrantWatch ID#: 230410

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and United Kingdom Engineers and Researchers for ML System Research

Deadline: Ongoing

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and United Kingdom engineers, researchers, and other individuals with a strong technical background for research involving machine learning systems. This 4-month fellowship offers a stipend, research funding, mentoring, a workspace, and...

GrantWatch ID#: 230411

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and United Kingdom Researchers and Engineers for RL Systems Resear...

Deadline: Ongoing

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and United Kingdom researchers, engineers, and individuals with strong technical backgrounds for research related to reinforcement learning systems. The 4-month program provides a stipend and funding for research-related expenses, mento...

GrantWatch ID#: 230412

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and United Kingdom Researchers for AI Policy and Economics Research

Deadline: Ongoing

Fellowships to USA, Canada, and United Kingdom researchers with strong technical backgrounds for AI-related policy and economics research. Fellows will participate in a program that provides a stipend and funding for research-related expenses, mentoring, a shared ...

GrantWatch ID#: 230413

Financial Assistance to USA Individuals to Relocate to Wisconsin

Deadline: Ongoing

Financial assistance to USA individuals to relocate to Wisconsin. Applicants will receive a cash stipend to relocate to the region as well as a wide range of memberships and other amenity packages. The goal of the program is to attract new residents to sustain eco...

GrantWatch ID#: 230544

Financial Assistance to USA Remote Workers to Relocate to Wisconsin

Deadline: Ongoing

Financial assistance to USA remote workers to relocate to Wisconsin. Applicants will receive a cash stipend to relocate to the region as well as a wide range of memberships and other amenity packages. The goal of the program is to attract new residents to sustain ...

GrantWatch ID#: 230564

Grants to USA Individuals, Nonprofits, and Providers to Assist with Leukemia Treatments

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants to USA and territories individuals, nonprofit organizations, pharmacists, and healthcare providers to assist acute myeloid leukemia patients with health-related expenses. Funding is intended to help pay for out-of-pocket healthcare costs, including medicati...

GrantWatch ID#: 230682

Grants to USA Individuals, Nonprofits, and Providers for Amyloidosis Treatments

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $5,500 to USA and territories individuals, nonprofit organizations, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers to assist amyloidosis patients with health-related expenses. Funding is intended to help pay for out-of-pocket healthcare costs, includi...

GrantWatch ID#: 230684

Grants to USA Individuals, Nonprofits, and Providers for Biliary Tract Cancer Costs

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants to USA and territories individuals, nonprofits, pharmacies, and providers on behalf of individuals, to assist with healthcare costs related to biliary tract cancer. Funding is intended to help pay for out-of-pocket healthcare costs, including medication cop...

GrantWatch ID#: 230690

Grants to USA Qualifying Individuals to Assist with Healthcare Costs Related to Breast Cancer

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $6,500 to USA and territories qualifying individuals in eligible regions and nonprofits, pharmacies, and providers on behalf of such individuals, to assist with healthcare costs related to breast cancer. Funding is intended to help needy individual...

GrantWatch ID#: 230694

Grants to USA Individuals for Cancer-Related Genomic and Genetic Testing

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $250 to USA and territories qualifying individuals, and to nonprofits, pharmacies, and providers on behalf of such individuals, for cancer-related genomic and genetic testing. Funding is intended to help patients cover out-of-pocket expenses for te...

GrantWatch ID#: 230695

Grants to USA Individuals, Nonprofits, and Providers to Assist with Cervical Cancer Costs

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $4,000 to USA and territories individuals, nonprofits, pharmacies, and providers on behalf of individuals, to assist with healthcare costs related to cervical cancer. Funding is intended to help pay for out-of-pocket healthcare costs, including med...

GrantWatch ID#: 230697

Grants to USA Individuals, Nonprofits, and Providers to Assist with CIDP Treatment

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants to USA and territories individuals and nonprofits, pharmacies, and providers on behalf of individuals, to assist with healthcare costs related to chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Funding is intended to help pay for out-of-pocket hea...

GrantWatch ID#: 230698

Grants to USA Individuals, Nonprofits, and Healthcare Providers for Cancer Treatment Costs

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $9,500 to USA and territories individuals, nonprofit organizations, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers to assist chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients with health-related expenses. Funding is intended to help pay for out-of-pocket healthca...

GrantWatch ID#: 230700

Grants to USA Residents, Nonprofits, and Health Providers to Treat COVID and Post-COVID

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $2,300 to USA and territories individuals, nonprofit organizations, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers to assist COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and post-COVID patients with healthcare-related expenses. Funding is intended to help income-eligible r...

GrantWatch ID#: 230706

Grants to USA Individuals, Nonprofits, and Healthcare Providers to Treat Cushing's Disease

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $9,500 to USA and territories residents, nonprofit organizations, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers to assist patients with health-related expenses. Funding is intended to help cover the costs of treating Cushing’s Disease or Syndrome, ...

GrantWatch ID#: 230707

Grants to USA Individuals, Nonprofits, and Providers to Treat Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $2,000 to USA and territories individuals, nonprofit organizations, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers to assist patients with health-related expenses. Funding is intended to help cover the costs of treating eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE),...

GrantWatch ID#: 230715

Grants to USA Residents, Nonprofits, and Healthcare Providers for Medical Costs

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $9,000 to USA and territories individuals, nonprofit organizations, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers to assist income-eligible patients with health-related expenses. Funding is intended to help pay for out-of-pocket healthcare costs, inc...

GrantWatch ID#: 230717

Grants to USA Nonprofits, Providers, and Underserved Residents for Fabry Disease Treatments

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $9,000 to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, underserved individuals, pharmacists, and healthcare providers to assist income-eligible Fabry disease patients with health-related expenses. Funding is intended to help pay for out-of-pocket h...

GrantWatch ID#: 230718

Grants to USA Residents, Nonprofits, and Healthcare Providers for Cancer Treatment Costs

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants to USA and territories individuals, nonprofit organizations, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers to assist follicular lymphoma patients with health-related expenses. Funding is intended to help pay for out-of-pocket healthcare costs, including medic...

GrantWatch ID#: 230719

Grants to USA Individuals for Healthcare Expenses for Patients with Gaucher Disease

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants to USA and territories qualifying individuals to provide financial assistance for healthcare expenses for patients with Gaucher disease. Caregivers, healthcare providers, pharmacies, and nonprofits may also apply on behalf of patients with the disease. Fund...

GrantWatch ID#: 230721

Grants to USA Individuals for Healthcare Expenses for Gaucher Disease Patients in Designated A...

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants to USA and territories individuals to assist with healthcare costs for Gaucher disease patients living in areas with increased social vulnerability or higher rates of specified diseases. Caregivers, nonprofits, pharmacies, and healthcare providers may also ...

GrantWatch ID#: 230722

Grants to USA Individuals, Nonprofits, and Providers to Assist with Heart Failure Costs

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $2,500 to USA and territories qualifying individuals in eligible regions and nonprofits, pharmacies, and providers on behalf of such individuals, to assist with healthcare costs related to heart failure. Funding is intended to help pay for out-of-p...

GrantWatch ID#: 230727

Grants to USA Individuals, Nonprofits, and Healthcare Providers for Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome ...

Deadline: Ongoing

Grants of up to $9,500 to USA and territories individuals, nonprofit organizations, pharmacists, and other healthcare providers to assist income-eligible hemolytic uremic syndrome patients with health-related expenses. Funding is intended to help pay for out-of-po...

GrantWatch ID#: 230728
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Eligibility requirements vary by funding source. Some grants require fiscal sponsorship through a nonprofit, while others accept applications directly from individuals. Review each grant listing's specific criteria to confirm requirements.

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