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.
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.
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 […]
Illinois Department on Aging
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.
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.
Illinois Department of Transportation
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.
Illinois Department of Early Childhood FY27 IDEC Home Visiting supports evidence based home visiting for pregnant people and families with young children in Illinois communities facing elevated maternal and child health risks. The FY27 opportunity is renewal only, noncompetitive, and limited to continuation applicants, with the public Illinois GATA application range ending September 30, 2026.
Illinois State Police is soliciting cadet psychological evaluations and fitness-for-duty exams under IFB 27-493ISP-OPERA-B-53844. Bid opening is September 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM; the public BidBuy page does not separately identify the time zone.
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. […]
Illinois Department of Early Childhood FY27 noncompetitive Maternal Child Home Visiting renewal. $9,354,568 in program funding is awarded to Start Early for FY27; renewal applications only; Illinois GATA lists the application range through September 30, 2026.
Illinois Department of Early Childhood FY27 Early Intervention Child and Family Connections supports the statewide network of 25 regional CFC offices coordinating evaluation, assessment, intake, and service coordination for eligible infants and toddlers and their families. The FY27 opportunity is renewal only, noncompetitive, and limited to continuation applicants, with the public Illinois GATA application range ending September 30, 2026.
Illinois Department on Aging
Illinois Department on Aging noncompetitive support for designated AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent programs that place older adult volunteers as one-on-one tutors and mentors for students with special needs. Nine awards totaling $376,400 are identified for FY2027.
Opportunity Overview Active renewal window. The Illinois Department of Early Childhood FY27 Migrant and Seasonal Head Start program, CSFA 480-50-3708, supports a full-day comprehensive Head Start child-development program for children ages six weeks through six years from migrant and seasonal farm-worker families. Illinois GATA lists an FY27 application range of March 3 through September 15, […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Illinois Department of Early Childhood noncompetitive FY27 renewal for the statewide Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation program. $5,075,159 in opportunity funding; continuation applications only; GATA lists the application range through September 30, 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 […]
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.
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 […]
