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Illinois Science and Technology Grants

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Grants to Promote the Community Health Worker Profession in Illinois
$200,000
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 14, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support for organizations to create a campaign that promotes the community health worker profession in Illinois, aiming to increase awareness, integration, and workforce expansion in healthcare and social services.

Health
For profit organizations other than small businesses
NFL Foundation Grassroots Program
$250,000
National Football League (NFL) Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 23, 2025

This program provides funding to nonprofit organizations and schools in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods for improving local football fields, ensuring safe and accessible play spaces for community youth.

Science and Technology
Nonprofits
Cook County Digital Equity IMPACT Small Grants Program
$100,000
Cook County
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 21, 2024

This program provides funding to nonprofit organizations in Suburban Cook County to promote digital equity by improving access to technology, enhancing digital skills, and fostering community collaboration.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Nonprofits
On the Path to PTQ Grant
$10,000
United Way of the Wabash Valley
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 18, 2024

This program provides financial support to licensed family childcare providers in specific Indiana and Illinois counties to help them overcome barriers to achieving high-quality childcare designations.

Natural Resources
County governments
NCR-SARE Graduate Student Grant Program
$20,000
North Central Region SARE (NCR-SARE)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 10, 2025

This program provides funding for graduate students in the North Central Region to conduct research that promotes sustainable agriculture practices.

Community Development
Individuals
David and Kay Williams Music Education Grants
Contact for amount
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 14, 2025

This grant provides financial support for music education initiatives in Central Illinois, focusing on diverse and inclusive programs that engage individuals of all ages and abilities, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Education
Nonprofits
Total Wireless + Empower Work: Working Students Pilot Grant
$150,000
Empower Work
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 3, 2025

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in Dallas, Detroit, and Chicago that assist working students with job training, career development, and other resources to help them succeed while balancing education and employment.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Nonprofits
Henrietta Lange Burk Fund
Contact for amount
Henrietta Lange Burk Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 21, 2025

This fund provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in the Chicago area that focus on arts, education, healthcare, and human services for underserved populations, particularly older adults.

Arts
Nonprofits
RAAC Regional Arts Partner Grants
$2,500
Rockford Area Arts Council
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 17, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support for individual artists, arts organizations, and nonprofits in Boone, DeKalb, Ogle, and Winnebago Counties, Illinois, to develop community-focused arts projects that enrich the local cultural landscape.

Arts
Nonprofits
Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund
$300,000
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 22, 2025

This grant provides funding for conservation projects that restore and enhance habitats for monarch butterflies and other native pollinators, targeting nonprofit organizations, government entities, tribal groups, and educational institutions.

Environment
Nonprofits
Digital Humanities Grants
$4,000
Illinois Humanities
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Mar 6, 2025

This funding opportunity supports Illinois-based nonprofit organizations in creating innovative digital humanities projects that engage and diversify audiences through creative public programming.

Arts
Nonprofits
2024 GFPI Community Fund
$100,000
Metro Chicago Good Food Purchasing Initiative
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 17, 2024

This grant provides financial and technical support to systemically marginalized local farmers and food businesses in Cook County, Illinois, to enhance access to healthy, sustainable food in community meal programs and institutions.

Food and Nutrition
City or township governments
Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Grant Program
$610,000
Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust (administred by Bank of America)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jun 13, 2024

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations conducting medical research, especially those focused on improving disease treatment and health outcomes, with a preference for projects based in the Midwest.

Health
Nonprofits
Data Center Community Action Grants
Contact for amount
Meta
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 17, 2025

This program provides funding to local schools, nonprofits, and community organizations in areas where Meta operates data centers, focusing on technology-driven community development and enhancing STEAM education.

Education
Independent school districts
United Way of Lee County Grant Program
Contact for amount
United Way of Lee County (UW)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 10, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations in Lee County that provide essential human services in areas such as health, education, financial stability, and youth development.

Health
Nonprofits
Arts Mean Business Fund Grants to support the Generation of Economic Growth
$240,000
Community Foundation of Central Illinois
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Dec 7, 2023

This funding opportunity supports projects in the Peoria region that leverage the arts to drive economic growth, enhance tourism, and strengthen community engagement.

Arts
Nonprofits
Sparking Change Grant
$10,000
USA for UNHCR
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 18, 2024

This grant provides funding to empower community leaders who have experienced forced displacement, supporting innovative projects that foster collaboration and integration between refugees and local communities in select U.S. states.

Employment Labor and Training
County governments
DCCF Build the Future Grants
$100,000
DeKalb County Community Foundation
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 14, 2025

This program provides funding to local nonprofit organizations and public entities in DeKalb County, Illinois, to support the construction and expansion of facilities that address community needs.

Arts
Nonprofits
Mini-Grant Program
$1,000
Learning Technology Center
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 17, 2024

This program provides up to $1,000 to K-12 educators in Illinois for innovative technology projects that enhance teaching and learning outcomes.

Science and Technology
City or township governments
Gladys Brooks Foundation Grants
$150,000
Gladys Brooks Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 23, 2024

This grant provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in specific states for capital projects and endowments in libraries, educational institutions, and healthcare facilities.

Education
Nonprofits