Active - applications open through October 15, 2026Atlas Opportunity Score 78/100
Verified September 22, 2026
IDOT is offering $20 million to eligible Illinois public transit agencies to reimburse reduced fares for eligible public-school and career/technical students. Applications are due October 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM; the official sources do not publish a time zone. No match is required.
Required next actionEligible Illinois public transit agencies should confirm BlackCat access, identify school/ROE/career or technical education partners, attend or review IDOT technical assistance, and prepare the required scope, ridership/fare documentation, need analysis, partner list, and support letters.
OpenAtlas Opportunity Score 78/100
Verified 2026-09-18
The Illinois Department of Insurance is seeking specialized professional services for Pharmacy Benefit Managers Oversight and Reform Implementation. Electronic quotes are due September 30, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.; the public BidBuy record does not separately state a time zone or total contract value.
Required next actionReview the controlling RFP, September 8 vendor Q&A, and September 14 deadline-extension amendment; verify required PBM oversight experience, multidisciplinary staffing, registrations, disclosures, BEP plan, references, insurance, pricing and all submission requirements before any direct-vendor advancement.
Open — applications due October 30, 2026Atlas Opportunity Score 76/100
20 days leftVerified September 29, 2026
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.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 76/100
39 days leftVerified September 22, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (ILETSB) is accepting applications for the FY27 Law Enforcement Camera Grant, CSFA 569-00-3496. The program supports eligible Illinois law enforcement agencies with in-car video cameras, officer-worn body cameras and associated technology, officer-worn camera data storage and related licensing, and camera-operation training. Funding The live Illinois […]
Required next actionIdentify eligible Illinois local-government law enforcement agencies; verify GATA status, applicant eligibility, authoritative recipient, verified business email, Email Opt-Out, permanent-bounce history, and exact-opportunity send-history/queue deduplication before ORIGINAL outreach. Do not introduce N9+.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 74/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Illinois DCEO's IGI Equipment Upgrade Round 3 offers $25,000 to $250,000 awards for new energy-efficient equipment at eligible Illinois grocery stores. The current announcement is rolling with no specific application due date.
Required next actionIdentify qualifying Illinois grocery stores and operators; verify ownership/store-count limits, SNAP/WIC and fresh-food requirements, the documented 25% non-State match, GATA prequalification, eligible energy-efficiency scope, recipient history, and Email Opt-Out status before outreach. Treat point-of-sale costs as eligible only when the upgrade is necessary to accommodate SNAP and/or WIC purchases.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified September 21, 2026
Illinois DCEO's FY27 Illinois Grocery Initiative Grocery Rescue Program offers $100,000 to $1.5 million awards to support reopening grocery stores in low-access census tracts. Applications are accepted through June 30, 2027 at 5:00 PM; DCEO does not separately label a time zone on the public page.
Required next actionIdentify Illinois grocery operators and recently closed store sites that satisfy the verified FY27-3 eligibility rules; confirm the 25% total-project-cost match, GATA status, project readiness, recipient history, and Email Opt-Out status before outreach.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified September 21, 2026
Illinois Department on Aging noncompetitive retention and recruitment funding for designated Regional Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs, supporting direct service staffing and related allowable program costs that protect the health, safety, rights, and quality of life of long-term care residents.
Required next actionTreat as designated-program continuity only. Verify the exact September 25, 2026 submission clock time and time zone in the live AmpliFund workflow before any deadline-dependent action. Confirm the applicant is the designated Regional Ombudsman Program Area Agency on Aging for the applicable PSA allocation; verify current GATA/AmpliFund requirements, Programmatic Risk Assessment, narrative, budget, chief-officer information, and applicant-only certifications; then apply CRM deduplication, Email_Opt_Out, authoritative-recipient, business-email, sent-history, and 48-hour controls. Do not introduce N9+.
Active - applications open through October 30, 2026Atlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified September 22, 2026
IDOT has opened a $100 million Statewide Transit Capital Call for Projects for eligible downstate transit participants. Applications close October 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM; the official NOFO does not publish a time zone. No match is required.
Required next actionEligible IDOT transit participants should confirm PCOM standing and BlackCat access, attend or review the October 1 technical-assistance session, prioritize proposed capital projects, and prepare the required independent cost estimate or recent procurement/price-analysis documentation before submission.
Active — applications due December 2, 2026 at 11:59:59 PM; IDNR does not separately state a time zoneAtlas Opportunity Score 72/100
Verified September 27, 2026
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.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 68/100
Verified August 31, 2026
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.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 62/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Illinois EPA is offering $766,600 for competitive energy-efficiency upgrades at eligible Illinois local-government public buildings, with awards of $50,000 to $200,000. Applications close September 30, 2026; the controlling public opportunity does not publish an exact closing time or time zone. School districts are not eligible.
Required next actionPrioritize Illinois municipalities, counties, townships, special districts, and other eligible units of local government that own qualifying public-health or human-services buildings and have an energy assessment or audit completed within the previous five years. Before any outreach, verify applicant-specific eligibility, GATA prequalification, building ownership/use, match capacity, audit date, deadline status, authoritative recipient identity, CRM opt-out, and queue/sent-history deduplication.
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
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.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 58/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Illinois Department of Early Childhood (DEC) lists FY27 480-20-3706 Child Care Resource and Referral Program – Child Care Assistance Program as a current FY27 continuation opportunity for Illinois Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agencies. CCR&R agencies coordinate child care access, Child Care Assistance Program administration, provider support, training, referrals, and community […]
Required next actionTreat the current FY27 CCR&R awardees as the continuation recipient set; monitor DEC/GATA for amendments or successor competitive opportunities. Do not pursue as a new-applicant competition.
Active — continuous application; apply at least 30 days before the planned field tripAtlas Opportunity Score 58/100
Verified September 27, 2026
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.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 58/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Illinois DCEO is offering one $2.25 million SSBCI Venture Capital Technical Assistance award for an eligible legal, accounting, or financial advisory provider able to deliver statewide legal, accounting, and financial advisory services to qualifying small businesses. Applications are due October 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM; the published NOFO does not state a time zone.
Required next actionIdentify qualifying Illinois legal, accounting, financial advisory, CDFI, economic-development, and business-support providers; verify the Treasury/DCEO provider definition, ability to deliver all three required TA service areas statewide, GATA/SAM status, partner structure, Contact, Email Opt-Out, bounce history, and original-outreach deduplication before outreach.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 55/100
Verified September 22, 2026
Opportunity Overview The Illinois Department of Early Childhood (DEC) lists FY27 480-10-3702 Early Childhood Block Grant – Early Childhood – Prevention Initiative Training and Technical Assistance: Birth to 3 Years as a current FY27 renewal opportunity. The program supports statewide training, technical assistance, professional learning, high-quality supports, and web-based resources for Early Childhood Block Grant […]
Required next actionTreat Start Early as the current FY27 prime recipient; monitor DEC/GATA for amendments or successor opportunities. Do not pursue as a new-applicant competition.
ActiveAtlas Opportunity Score 55/100
113 days leftVerified September 22, 2026
Illinois DCEO FY27-2 International Tourism Program (Round 2) provides $10,000 to $200,000 awards to eligible DCEO-certified Local Tourism and Convention Bureaus outside Chicago for international tourism marketing. The current controlling NOFO accepts applications on a rolling basis until funds are exhausted or January 31, 2027 at 5:00 PM CST, whichever comes first.
Required next actionIdentify only currently DCEO-certified Local Tourism and Convention Bureaus outside Chicago. Verify certification, applicant eligibility, match capacity, verified business Contact, Email Opt-Out, permanent-bounce status, duplicate/send history, and current application requirements before ORIGINAL outreach.
