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Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 19, 2026
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Illinois competitive grants for eligible nursing schools to expand or improve nursing programs, faculty capacity, clinical partnerships, classrooms, labs, equipment, student supports, and evidence-based instructional strategies.
Required next actionEligible Illinois nursing schools should confirm program/accreditation eligibility, GATA/Grantee Portal readiness, proposal priority, institutional performance measures, budget alignment, and any required ADN articulation agreement, then submit the complete application through AmpliFund by October 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM. IBHE's current public page does not state a deadline time zone, so applicants should verify the portal clock before final submission. AmpliFund marks matching as required but does not publish a numeric cash, in-kind, or other-funding percentage on the public opportunity page; do not assume zero match.
Open - applications due October 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM noon; IBHE does not separately state a time zone on the current page.
Atlas Opportunity Score 79/100
Verified September 29, 2026
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Illinois IBHE's FY27 THRIVES Grant provides $1.58 million for eligible Illinois four-year institutions addressing student basic-needs insecurity, housing instability and wraparound support. Current Illinois CSFA and IBHE materials agree on an October 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM (Noon) deadline; neither separately publishes a time zone.
Required next actionConfirm HOUSE Act compliance and applicant-specific plan; prepare the Uniform Application, proposal narrative, implementation/continuity materials, and budget for the October 19 deadline.
Open — applications due October 30, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 76/100
16 days leftVerified September 29, 2026
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Illinois fellowship funding to retain well-qualified nursing faculty through salary supplements at eligible institutions with approved and accredited nursing programs.
Required next actionIdentify an eligible full-time nursing faculty nominee, confirm the institution's IDFPR-approved and CCNE- or ACEN-accredited pre-licensure RN program, verify the nominee's current residency, nursing degree, full-time faculty status, 12-month qualifying RN teaching period, significant contributions, prior-year fellowship exclusion, and chief nursing administrator nomination, and resolve the current GATA-versus-Euna matching-requirement discrepancy with IBHE before final budget or package work. Submit under the current FY27 instructions by October 30, 2026; the public FY27 materials do not state an exact submission clock time or time zone.
