Grants

Unsewered Communities Planning Grant Program
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until funding has been expended.
Grant Description: Will utilize a portion of the Illinois EPA Water Pollution Control Loan Program Loan Support funds generated from loan repayments.
 

Lead Service Line Inventory Grant Program
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted until funding has been expended
Grant Description: To assist communities in meeting the lead inventory requirements outlined in the LSLRNA, the IEPA is making $6,570,000 available through the 15% Local Assistance and Other State Program Set-Aside, where no more than 10% of the grant funds may be used on a single program activity.

FY2026 Community Partner Grant Cycle
Application Deadline: June 8, 2026
Grant Description: Grant making is at the heart of The Community Foundation of Will County’s work to enhance the quality of life in Will County. They award grants annually to not-for-profits for a broad array of charitable purposes in the area such as healthcare, human services, education and cultural arts.

NAS - Illinois Natural Areas Stewardship Grant Program 
Application Deadline: June 12, 2026
Grant Description: Provides grants up to $100,000 to Conservation Land Trusts for managing dedicated Illinois Nature Preserves and Land and Water Reserves.

Eviction Mitigation Legal Assistance Program
Application Deadline: June 12, 2026
Grant Description: This program provides funding to the Illinois Equal Justice Foundation to fund legal aid organizations across the State of Illinois to provide direct legal aid and assistance to increase awareness around renter rights and to represent renters in eviction court proceedings.

Special Wildlife Funds - WPF Rehab Facilities 
Application Deadline: June 16, 2026
Grant Description: Eligible recipients are limited to those persons who possess a current wildlife rehabilitation license or permit issued by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and who have provided care for threatened or endangered wildlife species during the previous three years.

Strong Communities Program
Application Deadline: June 16, 2026
Grant Description: The Strong Communities Program is an Illinois Housing Development Authority initiative that provides grants to local governments and land banks. It helps them acquire, maintain, rehabilitate, and demolish abandoned or vacant residential properties to revitalize neighborhoods and restore them to active tax rolls.

State Agency Enforcement Program 
Application Deadline: June 25, 2026
Grant Description: A grant initiative funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation that provides funding for high-visibility enforcement aimed at reducing traffic fatalities and injuries.

State Agency Non-Enforcement Program 
Application Deadline: June 25, 2026
Grant Description: Provides funding to state agencies for non-enforcement highway safety initiatives, such as education, training and awareness campaigns.

State Agency Traffic Records (TR) Program
Application Deadline: June 25, 2026
Grant Description: Aims to improve the timeliness, accuracy, completeness, uniformity, integration and accessibility of core traffic data systems.

State Agency Racial Profiling (RP) Program
Application Deadline: June 25, 2026
Grant Description: Initiative designed to monitor, analyze and reduce bias in traffic stops by collecting data on the race, ethnicity and gender of individuals stopped by law enforcement.

Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program
Application Deadline: June 30, 2026
Grant Description: The REP grant is a State Funded Preparedness Program intended to support local government planning, training and exercise requirements associated with off-site disaster response and recovery from a Nuclear Power Plant accident.

Civil Legal Aid Grants
Application Deadline: July 24, 2026
Grant Description: With this funding, IEJF supports programs that help people access basic needs, protect victims of domestic violence, recovers funds for seniors victimized by fraud, and help people resolve family crises.

Addressing Emerging Contaminants like PFAs in Small or Disadvantaged Communities
Application Deadline:  Aug. 31, 2026
Grant Description: This funding will help improve public health in SDCs by remediating high levels of PFAS and Manganese in their drinking water. This will fund projects for communities on the Illinois EPA’s Public Water Supply Loan Program Emerging Contaminant Intended Funding Lists for FY2025 and FY2026.

Great Lakes TCGM Partnership Grant Program
Application Deadline: November 2026
Grant Description: In partnership with the Midwest Environmental Justice Network, NDN Collective, and RE-AMP Network, the Minneapolis Foundation will award environmental and climate-related grants ranging from $25,000 to $350,000 to organizations working in disadvantaged and underserved communities throughout the Great Lakes region.

Community Development Block Grant Economic Development Program
Application Deadline: Rolling
Grant Description: Provides federal funding for community-based projects. Communities in non-metropolitan areas can apply for Economic Development funding to assist private business in retaining or creating full-time, permanent jobs. Grant funds may also be used for improvements to public infrastructure that directly supports companies in local communities.

CDBG Disaster Response Program
Application Deadline: Rolling
Grant Description: This program is designed for communities experiencing an imminent and urgent threat to public health and safety as indicated by a disaster declaration by the governor.

CDBG Economic Development Program
Application Deadline: Rolling
Grant Description: The program provides Economic Development component funds that are available on an as-needed basis throughout the year to eligible applicants for units of general local governments meeting program component requirements until all funds allocated to this component have been distributed. Only projects that create and/or retain permanent jobs will be funded. Projects should attract sizable private investment, have solid commitments to create or retain permanent jobs and demonstrate financial feasibility and benefit to low-to-moderate income persons.

Energy Efficiency Assessment Program
Application Deadline: Rolling
Grant Description: The EE Assessment Program provides funding to Illinois public housing authorities, local governments, or nonprofit organizations to conduct energy efficiency assessments at properties benefiting residents receiving housing assistance from a state or federal program.

Energy Efficiency Trust Fund Grant Program
Application Deadline: Rolling
Grant Description: The Illinois EPA Office of Energy will award funds for energy efficiency projects at properties benefitting residents receiving housing assistance from local, state and federal programs.

Federal Grant Support Program
Application Deadline: General announcement open with no specific due dates for applications
Grant Description: DCEO will make $15 million available to Illinois-based businesses and organizations seeking competitive federal grants. This match program will encourage more applicants to apply for federal grant opportunities, provide critical assistance to meet the minimum match eligibility requirements and increase the competitiveness of applications.

Illinois Reproductive Grant Expansion Program
Application Deadline: Rolling
Grant Description: Provides grants for pregnancy centers, which include organizations or facilities with 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.

Illinois Reproductive Health Facilities Capital Grant Program
Application Deadline: Rolling until funds are depleted
Grant Description: This opportunity will support reproductive health care providers in Illinois that are experiencing increased demand for their services. Projects could include improvements and repairs, new construction, security upgrades, and equipment to increase capacity and enhance safety. This includes the purchase of vehicles for mobile care units. Facilities must provide, or plan to provide, abortion care as defined in the Illinois Reproductive Health Act.

Gulf Hypoxia Program
Application Deadline: Jan. 1, 2027 or until all funds are depleted
Grant Description: Provides funding to reduce nitrate pollution in Illinois surface waters by funding nonpoint source edge-of-field control projects as part of the Gulf Hypoxia Program.

Sport Fish Restoration – Fisheries, Boat Access (FY27)
Application Deadline: Rolling 
Grant Description: The DJ - Sport Fish Restoration - Fisheries, Boat Access (FY27) grant opportunity is designed to restore, conserve, manage, or enhance sport fish populations and provide boat access to public waters. Eligible activities include sport fisheries research and management, boating access development and maintenance, aquatic resource education, lake construction and maintenance, land acquisition, technical assistance, planning, habitat enhancement, administration, coordination, and hatchery construction. The grant is available to government organizations, education organizations, and nonprofit organizations.

Wildlife Restoration (FY27)
Application Deadline: Rolling 
Grant Description: The PR - Wildlife Restoration (FY27) grant opportunity aims to restore, conserve, manage, and enhance wild birds and mammals and their habitat. The projects also include providing public use and access to wildlife resources, hunter education and safety, and the development and management of shooting ranges. The funding source is the USFWS Wildlife Restoration Funding, and the awarding agency is the Department of Natural Resources. The eligibility type is public, and eligible applicants include government organizations, education organizations, and nonprofit organizations.

Integrated English Language and Civics Education (IELCE)
Application Deadline: Rolling
Grant Description: Provides funding for eligible providers of adult education to provide education and literacy services in order to serve eligible adults, including incarcerated individuals, in becoming literate and obtaining the knowledge and skills necessary for self-sufficiency, attaining a secondary school diploma and transitioning to postsecondary education through career pathways. Additionally, this program is designed to assist immigrants and other individuals who are English language learners improve their English Language acquisition skills and understanding of the American system of Government and the responsibilities of citizenship.

ETIP - Strategic Sectors Single Company Grant
Application Deadline: Rolling
Program Details: The ETIP Program aims to enhance employment opportunities for Illinois citizens by assisting Illinois employers in upgrading the technological skills of their workforce and introducing efficient business practices, allowing them to be more efficient and competitive and expand their market shares. The training and upgraded skills will help facilitate increases in employee earnings, future employment opportunities, and economic self-sufficiency.

SBIR/STTR Match Program
Application Deadline: June 30, 2026
Program Details: The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) are competitive federal grant programs that provide funding opportunities for small businesses to perform research and development on technology of interest to federal agencies. Both projects provide funding to explore the potential of high-tech products and encourage commercialization of those products. This program would provide a state match to companies that have received awards through the SBIR and STTR grant programs.

Business Attraction Prime Sites
Application Deadline: June 30, 2026
Program Details: The intent of this program is to assist companies with large-scale capital investment projects that commit to significant job creation for Illinois residents as they relocate or expand operations within Illinois.  Business Attraction Prime Sites grants can encompass a wide range of economic development projects and may include infrastructure and capital equipment purchases that will result in job creation in the state of Illinois.

Illinois Economic Empowerment Centers
Application Deadline: Rolling
Grant Description: The Illinois Economic Empowerment Centers program provides no-cost business development, mentorship, and technical assistance to entrepreneurs, startups, and very small businesses in historically underrepresented communities. Administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the initiative features 10 regional centers across the state.

Small Business Development Centers
Application Deadline: Rolling 
Grant Description: The Illinois Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) located throughout the state provide information, confidential business guidance, training, and other resources to start-up and existing small businesses. In addition, the Illinois SBDCs help clients with securing needed business capital, marketing, exporting, commercialization of new ideas, development of innovative products and services. Client projects range from early-stage, pre-revenue concepts to established business operations.

Regional Site Readiness Program – Planning – Round 2
Application Deadline: Rolling
Program Details: The Regional Site Readiness Program aims to better prepare sites for industrial development across the state. Input from community leaders and economic development experts has raised the need for flexible funding to support construction and infrastructure improvements to prepare sites for future development. This is the second round of the Regional Site Readiness Program and includes some minor changes from last year’s program.

Federal Grant Support Program - Round 2
Application Deadline: Rolling
Program Details: The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO)’s Federal Grant Support Program will make $16.9 million available to Illinois-based proposals seeking competitive federal grants. This match program will encourage more applicants to apply for federal grant opportunities, provide critical assistance to meet the minimum match eligibility requirements, increase the competitiveness of applications, and provide the State of Illinois with an opportunity to make a firm commitment and demonstration of support for projects that are well aligned with the State’s economic development goals and priorities.

Grants for Arts Projects
Application Deadline: July 9, 2026
Grant Description: The NEA is committed to supporting excellent arts projects for the benefit of all Americans. Activities funded through Grants for Arts Projects enable Americans throughout the nation to experience the arts, foster and celebrate America’s artistic heritage and cultural legacy, and benefit from arts education at all stages of life.

Grants will be continually added to this page that will be available to the 43rd District.

The DCEO website will provide a compiled list of all grants in Illinois here.