Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Grants

Open Illinois Environmental Protection Agency grants

• Water Pollution Control Loan Program

  Up to $146Mopen

  The Water Pollution Control Loan Program (WPCLP) provides low-interest loans and principal forgiveness (a grant component) for wastewater and stormwat...

• Driving a Cleaner Illinois – Volkswagen

  Up to $18Mopen

  The Driving a Cleaner Illinois - Volkswagen (VW Round 9: Electric Trucks) program provides funding for the replacement of older, high-emitting diesel ...

• IIJA Water Infrastructure Programs (Emerging Contaminants and Lead Service Line Replacement)

  Up to $15MDeadline: Aug 31, 2026open

  This program represents the State of Illinois' allocation of federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds for water infrastructure. It ...

• Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grants

  Up to $15MDeadline: Aug 31, 2026open

  The Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) Grant will utilize funds provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

• Lead Service Line Inventory Grant Program

  Up to $50Kopen

  The Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI) Grant Program, funded by the 2022 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Lead grant, provides $6,570,000 to Local ...

• Unsewered Communities Planning Grant Program

  Up to $30Kopen

  Unsewered Communities Planning Grant Program is sponsored by Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The Illinois EPA offers grants to assist commun...

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• Unsewered Communities Planning Grant Program - Round 3

  Up to $30Kopen

  IEPA is making $1 million available for the next round of Planning Grants to assist small and disadvantaged communities in developing a Project Plan t...

• Energy Efficiency Trust Fund Grant Program (Illinois)

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  Energy Efficiency Trust Fund Grant Program (Illinois) is sponsored by Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. This program awards funding to public ...

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• Green Infrastructure Grant (IL)

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  Green Infrastructure Grant (IL) is sponsored by Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. This grant supports best management practices (BMPs) that en...

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• Leaking Underground Storage Tank (UST) Fund

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  The Underground Storage Tank (UST) Fund is a state-administered program that helps tank owners and operators pay for cleaning up leaks from petroleum ...

• Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program

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  The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) coordinates and provides financial support for Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection programs...

• Brownfields Redevelopment Loan Program

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  The Illinois Brownfields Redevelopment Loan Program offers no or low interest loans to local governments to clean up Brownfields (abandoned or under-u...

• Targeted Brownfield Assessments (TBA)

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  The Illinois EPA Office of Site Evaluation uses federal Brownfield funds to conduct Targeted Brownfield Assessments (TBAs) at the request of communiti...

Where Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 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.

What Illinois Environmental Protection Agency funds

Top program areas based on GrantMind's analysis of recent Illinois Environmental Protection Agency awards:

How to apply for Illinois Environmental Protection Agency grants

Most Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 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).