Active — applications due December 2, 2026 at 11:59:59 PM; IDNR does not separately state a time zone
Atlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified September 27, 2026
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting applications for the 2027 Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant. The program funds student-centered projects that create or enhance native wildlife habitat on school grounds or other qualifying public places in Illinois. Deadline and funding Applications are due December 2, 2026 at 11:59:59 PM. The maximum annual […]
Required next actionEligible Illinois PK-12 teachers, nature-center personnel and youth-group leaders should complete the mandatory tutorial, choose the appropriate habitat-project option, prepare the eligible-cost budget, obtain the required signing-off official, and submit by December 2, 2026.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 68/100
Verified August 31, 2026
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting applications for the 2027 Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant. The program helps Illinois prekindergarten through grade 12 teachers, including home-schooling teachers, take students on curriculum-connected field trips that study Illinois biodiversity and natural resources. Deadline and funding Applications are due February 1, 2027 at 11:59:59 PM. […]
Required next actionEligible Illinois PK-12 and home-schooling teachers should review the mandatory tutorial, plan an Illinois biodiversity field trip with at least 75% of the activity outdoors, prepare the eligible-cost budget, and submit the signed application by February 1, 2027.
Open - applications due September 30, 2026; IDNR does not publish a closing time on the current program page.
Atlas Opportunity Score 60/100
Verified September 28, 2026
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting applications for its 2026–2027 Historic Sites Field Trip Grant, which helps Illinois prekindergarten through grade 12 teachers take students to approved Illinois historic sites for curriculum-connected history instruction. Deadline and award Applications are due September 30, 2026. The public IDNR page does not state a closing […]
Required next actionEligible Illinois PK-12 teachers should select an approved participating historic site, confirm the trip supports Illinois history currently taught in the curriculum, complete the 2026–2027 application, and submit by September 30, 2026. Plan for school-paid transportation followed by reimbursement and complete the required post-trip report.
Active — continuous application; apply at least 30 days before the planned field trip
Atlas Opportunity Score 58/100
Verified September 27, 2026
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) maintains a continuous Dana-Thomas House Field Trip Grant for Illinois schools and homeschool groups. The program reimburses transportation costs for approved educational visits to the Dana-Thomas House State Historic Site in Springfield. Continuous application period and funding There is no fixed annual application deadline. Applications must be received […]
Required next actionEligible Illinois PK-12 teachers and homeschool groups should arrange the Dana-Thomas House visit, submit the grant application at least 30 days before the planned trip, and retain required transportation documentation for reimbursement.
