Atlas State Grant Intelligence
Verified Illinois healthcare and education-health grant intelligence covering rural workforce, community colleges, nursing education, healthcare access, and related funding opportunities.
Tracked fundersIllinois Community College Board · Illinois Department of Human Services · Telligen Community Initiative · Illinois Department of Natural Resources · Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) · Illinois Department of Insurance · Illinois Department of Public Health · Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) · Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity · Illinois Department of Transportation · Illinois Department on Aging · Illinois Department of Children and Family Services · Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of Illinois (CBHA) · Illinois Public Health Institute · City of Naperville · Illinois Board of Higher Education · Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation
Illinois Intelligence Desk
Illinois currently has two large Rural Health Initiative opportunities for qualifying rural community colleges, alongside a separate FY27 Nursing School Grant for accredited nursing programs. Atlas keeps these lanes distinct so rural workforce programs are not confused with statewide nursing-school funding.
Illinois Community College Board
REACH provides approximately $9.3 million to strengthen professional clinical and allied-health workforce pipelines at Illinois community colleges that meet the HRSA rural definition. The program supports expansion and enhancement of high-need healthcare training capacity and employer-linked rural workforce pathways.
Illinois Community College Board
ROOTS provides approximately $7.4 million to expand healthcare support-worker training at rural Illinois community colleges, with particular emphasis on maternal care and substance-use related workforce needs.
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Eligible Illinois nursing schools can seek competitive funding to hire faculty and staff, expand instructional programs and academic supports, secure clinical sites, improve classrooms and laboratories, and purchase equipment or instructional materials.
Community Behavioral Healthcare Association of Illinois (CBHA)
CBHA is administering up to $7.99 million in Year 1 for rural Illinois mobile behavioral healthcare and mobile crisis models. Applications open September 23, 2026 and are due October 23, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. CT.
IPHCA rural health sub-awards of $125,000 to $1,000,000 for eligible Illinois FQHCs, FQHC Look-Alikes, qualifying local health departments, and independent Rural Health Clinics. Proposals are due September 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM; the controlling RFP does not separately state a time zone. Only organizations that timely submitted the mandatory August 31 Letter of Intent should proceed.
IPHCA rural health sub-awards of $125,000 to $1,000,000 for eligible Illinois FQHCs, FQHC Look-Alikes, qualifying local health departments, and independent Rural Health Clinics. Proposals are due September 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM; the controlling RFP does not separately state a time zone. Only organizations that timely submitted the mandatory August 31 Letter of Intent should proceed.
Telligen Community Initiative
Telligen Community Initiative's 2026 Strengthening Families and Communities RFP pre-application window closed September 3, 2026. Atlas retains this record for historical intelligence; no new applicant outreach or package send is permitted for this closed cycle.
Illinois Department of Human Services
Illinois expects approximately $6.712547 million under the current FY27 SPCE NOFO across five awards, ranging from $187,500 to $3.4875 million; the broader CSFA program page separately lists $8.684907 million in total FY2027 program funding. Applications are due September 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM CT.
Illinois DCFS capital grants of up to $10 million per distinct project-site application for construction, renovation and facility improvements supporting youth and families, including behavioral-health, medically complex, developmental-disability and eligible non-residential clinical or educational service settings.
Opportunity Overview Richland County, Illinois, through the Richland County Drug Court, is requesting proposals from qualified individuals, licensed professionals, agencies, or organizations to provide mental and behavioral health counseling services to Drug Court participants. The work is supported by Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority funding under Agreement No. 423046. Funding and Contract Structure The RFP […]
Illinois Community College Board
Illinois funding to expand rural clinical and allied-health workforce pipelines through community colleges, instructional capacity, student supports, partnerships, and innovative delivery models.
Illinois Community College Board
Illinois Community College Board funding of approximately $9.3 million for bridge, transition, wraparound support and postsecondary/employment pathways, with awards from $75,000 to $375,000.
Illinois Community College Board
Illinois funding to expand rural healthcare support-worker training, with particular emphasis on maternal care, substance use, instructional capacity, student supports, and workforce partnerships.
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is accepting FY27 applications for the Illinois Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program, FY27-1 / CSFA 420-30-3197. The CEJA program supports community-based organizations that recruit, train, support, and connect Illinois residents to clean-energy employment and career pathways. DCEO lists $50,900,000 in estimated total program funding and anticipates 20 […]
Opportunity Overview The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) is accepting applications for the Jan. 1, 2027 through Dec. 31, 2027 Veterans Scratch-Off Lottery Ticket Program, also known as Vets Cash. Net proceeds from the Illinois veterans scratch-off lottery support organizations serving Illinois veterans. Funding The live Illinois Euna/AmpliFund opportunity lists $500,000 in State opportunity […]
Illinois Department of Human Services
Illinois DHS is seeking direct Medical Review Officer services under solicitation 27-444DHS-CONTO-B-54030. Amendment 1 extended the bid opening to September 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM; Amendments 2 through 4, posted September 14, 15, and 17, added three additional Q&A files. No subcontractors are allowed, and BidBuy shows an unfinished Quote already exists.
Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation
The Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation Fall 2026 Health Care Grant Cycle supports nonprofit organizations improving access to high-quality, comprehensive health care for uninsured, underinsured, and low-income residents of Chicago and suburban Cook County. The portal opens September 1, 2026. Letters of Intent are due October 1, 2026; selected applicants are invited to submit a full proposal by […]
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.
Illinois DCFS is offering one $324,035 FY27 award for a statewide, trauma-informed and culturally responsive Hair Care Initiative serving youth in foster care, caregivers, and DCFS staff. Illinois GATA lists September 16, 2026 as the closing date, while the linked Euna page's public Submission Close Date field is blank; no authoritative clock time or time zone was verified.
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois loan-repayment support for eligible licensed health professionals serving qualifying public or nonprofit Health Professional Shortage Area practice sites.
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA)
Illinois ICJIA is offering $50,000 to $250,000 grants to eligible Illinois organizations for organizational capacity building, violence prevention, or combined projects. Applications are due September 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM Central Time through AmpliFund.
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT is accepting applications from eligible Illinois 501(c)(3) nonprofits for ADA-accessible paratransit vehicles serving seniors and individuals with disabilities. Estimated total program funding is $7,076,820, with no required match. Official Illinois sources conflict on the September 21, 2026 deadline time: the GATA summary lists 4:30 PM, while the attached NOFO states 11:59 PM CST.
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity is accepting FY27 applications for the Illinois Climate Works Pre-apprenticeship Program (CEJA), FY27-1 / CSFA 420-30-3137. The program supports nonprofit Climate Works Hubs that recruit, prescreen, prepare, train, and support participants for construction, building-trades, registered-apprenticeship, and clean-energy career pathways. DCEO lists $16,000,000 in estimated total program funding, […]
