Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce
FY 2024 (PAR-23-178)
Application Deadline: Sept. 26, 2024
Grant Description: This flexible and specialized initiative is designed to foster the development of neuroscience researchers from diverse backgrounds, including individuals with disabilities and those from other underrepresented groups. Proposed programs that target transitions and/or more than one career stage for neuroscience career advancement and progression are strongly encouraged.
Eligibility: Click on grant link to view full list. Special district governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, private institutions of higher education, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, city or township governments, small businesses, public and state controlled institutions of higher education and more.
Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing)
FY 2024 (FR-6800-N-98)
Application Deadline: Oct. 15, 2024
Grant Description: Empowers communities that are actively taking steps to remove barriers to affordable housing and seeking to increase housing production and lower housing costs over the long term. Barriers to affordable housing may take the form of restrictive zoning designations, land use policies, or regulations; discretionary, costly or prolonged procedures; deteriorating or inadequate infrastructure; lack of neighborhood amenities. Click on grant link for more details.
Funding: $100,064,100 total, with an award ceiling of $7,000,000 and award floor of $1,000,000
Eligibility: City or township governments, state governments, county governments, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Multijurisdictional Entities
Landscape Scale Restoration Grant Program 2025 Northeast and Midwest
FY 2024 (USDA-FS-2025-LSR-NORTHEAST-MIDWEST)
Application Deadline: Nov. 15, 2024
Grant Description: For landscape restoration projects on rural nonindustrial private forestland and/or rural tribal, state, or local government forestland. For the purposes of this program, “rural” means any city or town with a population of 50,000 or less according to the latest census.
Funding: Awards will be given to 12 projects, ranging from $25,000 - $600,000
Eligibility: Click on grant link to view full list.
Wetland Mitigation Banking Program
FY 2024 (USDA-NRCS-NHQ-WMBP-24-NOFO0001315)
Application Deadline: Nov. 21, 2024
Grant Description: Funds community-driven projects that address climate challenges and reduce pollution while strengthening communities through thoughtful implementation.
Funding: Awards will be given to 10 projects, ranging from $100,000 - $1,000,000 for a total of $7 million.
Eligibility: Native American tribal governments (federally recognized), small businesses, state governments, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), private institutions of higher education, special district governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, city or township governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, county governments, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education)
The Community Change Grants NOFO
FY 2024 (CFDA No. 66.616)
Application Deadline: Nov. 21, 2024
Grant Description: Funds community-driven projects that address climate challenges and reduce pollution while strengthening communities through thoughtful implementation.
Funding: Track I, Community-Driven Investments for Change, is expected to award approximately $1.96 billion for 150 projects for $10-20 million each. Track II, Meaningful Engagement for Equitable Governance, is expected to award approximately $40 million for 20 projects for $1-3 million each.
Eligibility: Those who are eligible include entities that are a partnership between two community-based nonprofit organizations (CBOs) or a partnership between a CBO and one of the following: Federally-Recognized Tribe, local government or an institution of higher education.
DCEO grants can be found on their website.
Application Deadline: Sept. 16, 2024
Grant Description: Provides grants to certified convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) for the development of tourism, education, preservation and promotion of the 100th anniversary of Route 66 in 2026.
Regional Site Readiness Program-Capital Ready
Application Deadline: Oct. 21, 2024
Grant Description: The Regional Site Readiness Program – Capital Ready – will support infrastructure and other capital improvements on sites across the state to advance site readiness of properties with industrial and manufacturing economic development potential. For the planning grant, view here.
Application Deadline: Dec. 31, 2024
Grant Description: A joint initiative of the State workforce partners and the Illinois Department of Labor that is focused on developing, testing and evaluating strategies that improve the quality of jobs for workers and increase the competitiveness of key industries and employers.
Business Attraction Prime Sites
Application Deadline: June 30, 2025
Grant Description: 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.
Application Deadline: June 30, 2025
Grant Description: 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 (R&D) 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.
CDBG Economic Development Program
Application Deadline: Rolling
Grant Description: The program provides financial assistance in the form of a grant to private businesses that create or retain jobs primarily for low-to-moderate income workers. Public infrastructure grants may also be made to support a private business that creates or retains jobs primarily for low- to moderate-income workers. This assistance can benefit both private "for-profit" and "not-for-profit" organizations.
Illinois Returning Residents Clean Jobs Program (CEJA)
Application Deadline: Rolling
Grant Description: Delivers clean jobs training in Illinois Department of Corrections facilities to individuals within 36 months of their release to prepare them to work in clean energy and related sector jobs upon release. The program will provide classroom instruction and hands-on learning opportunities, utilizing a standard Clean Jobs Curriculum Framework, connect program graduates with potential employers in the clean energy industry, and address participant needs
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 Health Facilities Capital Grant Program
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.
Deadline: Rolling through 2024, or until funds are depleted
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will now be accepting applications for the next round of Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grants through Sept. 13, 2024.
OSLAD is a matching program that provides an advance payment (for development projects only) of 50% of the grant award amount shortly after the grant agreement is executed. The local agency must demonstrate and possess the ability to finance the remaining cost of an approved project prior to receipt of remaining grant funds. The program offers state-financed funding assistance to local governmental agencies for acquisition and/or development of land for public parks and outdoor recreation areas.
A total of $54 million is available for this round of OSLAD grants. In addition, IDNR will once again will provide funding to cover 100% of eligible projects located in economically distressed communities. In the most recent round of OSLAD awards announced in January, 32 underserved locations received grants for local park projects. Go online for a list of communities that are considered economically distressed.
The application period opens July 1, and applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. Sept. 13, 2024. Prior to applying for a grant, entities must be registered and current in the state's Grant Accountability and Transparency Act grantee portal. All applications will be accepted online in the Amplifund portal.