Community Development Grants in Illinois

Top community development grants in Illinois right now

• FY26 Adult Education and Literacy Professional Development Network- Federal

  Illinois Community College BoardUp to $360Kopen

  The purpose is to develop and maintain a high-quality professional development program that develops career pathways, improves adult education instruc...

• Community Development Block Grant Disaster Response Program

  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic OpportunityUp to $250Kopen

  The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Disaster Response Program, administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (...

• FY26 Integrated English Language and Civics Education (IELCE)

  Illinois Community College Boardopen

  This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is intended to solicit a Renewal Proposal from eligible (returning) programs that work to achieve the purpos...

• Pipeline for the Advancement of the Healthcare (PATH) Workforce Program

  Illinois Community College Boardopen

  The Pipeline for the Advancement of the Healthcare (PATH) Workforce Program is a statewide initiative funded by the Illinois Community College Board (...

• FY26 Adult Education and Literacy Basic Grants - Federal and State

  Illinois Community College Boardopen

  This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits Renewal Applications from currently ICCB Title II funded programs to achieve the purpose of Title I...

• UCF - Urban and Community Forestry Program (FY24)

  Illinois Department of Natural Resourcesopen

  Technical and financial assistance to the state’s communities on the management of their trees and other related natural resources. This is a federal ...

What counts as a community development grant in Illinois

We surface opportunities matching community development-related keywords whose geography includes Illinois (statewide, regional, or county-level grants serving Illinois-based organizations). The keyword set:

Internal program language often differs from how funders tag their grants. AI mission-fit search (available after signup) catches the conceptual matches that exact-keyword filtering misses — useful in Illinois where program names vary by region.

Where Illinois community development grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov opportunities open to Illinois-based organizations and thematically aligned with community development.
• Illinois state portal — state-administered community development programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations giving in Illinois for community development work, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated directories.
• Corporate giving — corporate philanthropy programs that fund community development work in Illinois.