Illinois Department of Natural Resources Grants

Open Illinois Department of Natural Resources grants

• Sport Fish Restoration - Fisheries, Boat Access (FY26)

  Up to $8.0Mopen

  Activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, or enhance sport fish populations; the public use and benefits from these resources; and activities ...

• Invasive Carp removal and monitoring in the Upper Mississippi River (FY26)

  Up to $2.0Mopen

  Conduct fish and wildlife management activities that align with the conservation, restoration, and management goals and priorities of the Fish and Wil...

• Upper Mississippi River Asian Carp control and management (FY25)

  Up to $2.0Mopen

  This program provides funding for fish and wildlife management activities to support the control and management of invasive Asian Carp in the Upper Mi...

• Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (SFY25)

  Up to $1.5Mopen

  Construction, renovation, and maintenance of docking, mooring, and other facilities for transient, recreational boats 26 feet or greater in length. Th...

• Clean Vessel Act (FY25)

  Up to $1.5Mopen

  The Clean Vessel Act Grant Program, administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), offers competitive, federally-funded grants t...

• Flood Hazard Mitigation Program

  Up to $1.0Mopen

  The Illinois Department of Natural Resources – Office of Water Resources (IDNR/OWR) Flood Hazard Mitigation Program provides financial assistance to c...

• State Wildlife Grants (FY26)

  Up to $800Kopen

  This grant program, administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR), provides federal pass-through funding for the development and ...

• AIS Grants to Great Lakes States (FY26)

  Up to $800Kopen

  To provide technical and financial assistance to implement the highest priority actions in order to protect and restore the Great Lakes. Priority acti...

• Coastal Management Program - BIL Programmatic Projects (FY26)

  Up to $350Kopen

  Support for projects focused on coastal planning, coordination, coastal hazards, habitat protection and management, education and outreach materials a...

• Coastal Management Program - Programmatic Projects (FY25)

  Up to $350Kopen

  Support for projects focused on coastal planning, coordination, coastal hazards, habitat protection and management, education and outreach materials a...

• Illinois State Forest Action Plan (Urban)

  Up to $300Kopen

  This grant program, administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) as a federal pass-through program (ALN 10.664), provides finan...

• Illinois Wetland Inventory Grant

  Up to $260Kopen

  This grant program provides the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) with a preliminary updated statewide wetland mapping using a deep lear...

• Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance

  Up to $239Kopen

  The grant program is the FY 2024 National Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program, administered by the Illinois Department of Natural...

• Illinois State Forest Action Plan (Forest Health)

  Up to $200Kopen

  Collection of data that is utilized to analyze and report on the condition and disease problems that affect Illinois trees and forests.

• State ANS Comprehensive Management Plan (FY26)

  Up to $150Kopen

  To provide technical and financial assistance to implement the highest priority actions in order to protect and restore the Great Lakes. Priority acti...

• Endangered Species (FY24)

  Up to $94Kopen

  This grant assists in the development of programs for the conservation of endangered and threatened species in Illinois. It is a Federal Pass Through ...

• Endangered Species - White Nose Syndrome (FY26)

  Up to $75Kopen

  This grant funds work to combat White-nose syndrome (WNS), a disease caused by the invasive fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) affecting hiberna...

• Greenways and Trails Planning Assistance Program

  Up to $20Kopen

  This program provides both financial and technical assistance to communities, counties, and multi-county coalitions in Illinois for planning greenways...

• Dana-Thomas House Field Trip Grant

  Up to $500open

  This grant program, administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Division of Education, provides reimbursement funding for tran...

• Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) Program

  Deadline: Aug 31, 2026open

  Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) Program is sponsored by Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The OSLAD program is a state-fi...

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Where Illinois Department of Natural Resources 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 Natural Resources grants

Most Illinois Department of Natural Resources 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).