Illinois Department of Human Services Grants

Open Illinois Department of Human Services grants

• Emergency and Transitional Housing Program

  Up to $5.0Mopen

  The Emergency and Transitional Housing Program provides state funding to non-profit organizations and local governments to offer immediate and compreh...

• Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program

  Up to $2.5Mopen

  The purpose of the Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program is to expand resources for food bank systems across the state while supporting local farmers. Th...

• Redeploy Illinois - Planning Grant

  Up to $25Kopen

  The Redeploy Illinois - Planning Grant provides funds to eligible Illinois units of government (counties or Cook County areas) to explore and plan for...

• Supported Employment Program

  Up to $12Kopen

  The Supported Employment Program (SEP) is a non-competitive, purchase-of-care contract administered by the IDHS Division of Rehabilitation Services (D...

• Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children - WIC Statewide Outreach

  Deadline: Jun 30, 2029open

  This grant program, administered by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Bureau of Family Nutrition, provides funding to organizations for...

• Illinois Department of Human Services Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program

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  The Illinois Department of Human Services Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) is a grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services that funds c...

  community_developmenteconomic_developmentaffordable_housingfood_securitypoverty alleviation

• Community Mental Health Services Block Grant

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  Community Mental Health Services Block Grant is sponsored by Illinois Department of Human Services. Supports community-based mental health services to...

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• Community Services Block Grant

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  Community Services Block Grant is sponsored by Illinois Department of Human Services. Provides funding to community action agencies to alleviate the c...

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• Second Chance Act: Youth Offender Reentry DJJ (SCAYOR)

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  Second Chance Act: Youth Offender Reentry DJJ (SCAYOR) is sponsored by Illinois Department of Human Services. This program, part of the Second Chance ...

  juvenile_justiceyouth_developmentcommunity_developmentpublic_safetyyouth offender reentry

• FY 2025 Mental Health Grants (Illinois)

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  FY 2025 Mental Health Grants (Illinois) is sponsored by Illinois Department of Human Services. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and ...

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• Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Grant

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  Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Grant is sponsored by Illinois Department of Human Services. State grant to support mental health consultat...

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• Mental Health Permanent Supportive Housing Grants

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  The Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) program, administered by the IDHS Division of Mental Health, provides funding to certified community organizati...

• Homeless Prevention Program

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  The Homeless Prevention Program provides funding to Continuum of Care organizations (local governments, community organizations, and non-profit agenci...

• Independent Living State Grants CIL - FY2026

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  This non-competitive grant program provides state and federal funding to existing Centers for Independent Living (CILs) in Illinois. The purpose is to...

• Title XX DFI Grant for DeafBlind Individuals - FY2025

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  This is a non-competitive funding opportunity from the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS), for programs ...

• Title XX DFI Self-Sufficiency and Self-Support (DRS) - Sign Language

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  This is a non-competitive Title XX DFI grant administered by the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS). The...

• Reimagine High-Risk Youth Intervention Services (HRYIS)

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  The Reimagine - High Risk Youth Intervention Services (HRYIS) program provides funding to current Rule 132 Certified Comprehensive Community Mental He...

• Independent Living State Grants CIL - FY2025

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  The Independent Living State Grants CIL program provides non-competitive funding to the 22 existing Centers for Independent Living (CILs) in Illinois....

• Pathways to Partnerships CILs

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  The Illinois Pathways to Partnerships Project (IPPP) aims to improve transition outcomes, competitive integrated employment (CIE), and independent liv...

• ExceleRate Illinois Quality Rating and Improvement System

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  ExceleRate Illinois is the state’s quality rating and improvement system for licensed childcare programs. It provides standards, guidelines, resources...

Where Illinois Department of Human Services grants go

Recent grant recipients are concentrated in these states. Funders sometimes fund outside their primary states for high-fit projects, so don't self-eliminate solely on geography — check each opportunity's stated eligibility.

How to apply for Illinois Department of Human Services grants

Most Illinois Department of Human Services applications require: an organizational profile with mission and programs, a project proposal aligned with the funder's stated priorities, a project budget, and supporting attachments (IRS determination letter, board list, recent financials).