Illinois Workforce Development Grants

This funding opportunity provides $3 million to nonprofit organizations and community colleges in Illinois to help low-income individuals overcome barriers to employment, such as transportation and childcare, enabling them to achieve sustainable jobs and financial independence.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for non-profit organizations to improve sports facilities in underserved neighborhoods, promoting youth access to organized sports and related development programs.

This program provides funding to local and regional government entities in Cook County for transportation infrastructure projects that improve transit networks, enhance freight movement, and address accessibility inequities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations in Illinois to improve antibiotic prescribing practices and promote effective stewardship programs in healthcare settings, particularly in long-term care facilities.

This funding program provides financial support and resources to innovative startups focused on clean energy and environmental sustainability solutions that benefit communities within Exelon's service areas.

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations in communities served by Union Pacific to support projects that enhance community safety, workforce development, and overall community vitality.

This funding opportunity is designed to support a lead organization in developing a strategic plan to enhance the community health worker workforce in Illinois, focusing on increasing demand, improving integration into health services, and promoting diversity within the workforce.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to small nonprofit organizations in Illinois that focus on housing and economic development initiatives to assist economically distressed communities.

This grant provides financial support to first and second-year K-12 teachers in southeastern Illinois to help strengthen the pipeline of quality educators in rural communities.