The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA), Office of Energy, is accepting applications for the Efficient and Resilient Public Building Grant, CSFA 532-30-3975, Funding Opportunity 27-3975-01.
The program provides $766,600 in total opportunity funding for competitive energy-efficiency projects at public buildings that provide local government services. Individual awards range from $50,000 to $200,000, with eight awards expected. Applications close September 30, 2026. The controlling public opportunity does not publish an exact closing clock time or time zone, so Atlas does not infer one.
Eligibility: Illinois municipalities, counties, townships, special districts, and other qualifying units of local government. School districts are explicitly not eligible. Applicants must be registered and pre-qualified through GATA, the project must be located in Illinois, and the applicant must be able to front project costs before reimbursement. A qualifying energy-efficiency assessment or audit for the project property must have been completed within the previous five years.
Eligible projects: building-envelope insulation, window replacement, indoor or outdoor lighting upgrades, programmable thermostats and occupancy sensors, heating and cooling system retrofits, high-efficiency appliances, and an optional transfer switch. The energy-efficiency improvements generally must be identified in the required assessment or audit.
Cost share: 5% of the total award request for awards from $50,000 through $100,000 and for qualifying projects in environmental-justice areas of concern; 10% for awards from $100,000.01 through $200,000. Properties in an environmental-justice area of concern remain subject to the 5% match regardless of requested award size.
Required application components: Uniform State Grant Application, Programmatic Risk Assessment, Application Narrative and Implementation Timeline, Conflict of Interest Disclosure and NEPA Checklist, FFATA Data Collection Form, completed budget, and the required energy assessment or audit. Applications are submitted through Euna Grants.
Program contact: Rebecca Luke, Illinois EPA Energy Projects Coordinator, rebecca.j.luke@illinois.gov, 217-558-8145.
Atlas analysis: Atlas Opportunity Score 62/100. N9+ Fit Score 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit Score 0/100. This is a local-government energy-efficiency capital opportunity, not a clinical-technology or healthcare procurement program. It can be relevant where an eligible county, municipality, township, or special district owns a public-health or human-services building that needs qualifying energy upgrades. N9+ should not be introduced or budgeted. Dr. Miltie, LLC is not a direct eligible applicant and direct-vendor treatment is not appropriate under the verified NOFO.