Education Grants in Illinois

Top education grants in Illinois right now

• NSF and Computer Science Teachers Association AI Professional Development Weeks Computer Science Foundations for Creating with AI

  U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded to Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)Up to $11Mopen

  Artificial Intelligence Professional Development Weeks: CS Foundations for Creating with AI is an $11 million two-year NSF initiative awarded to the C...

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• 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...

• Early Childhood Block Grant (ECBG)

  Illinois State Board of EducationUp to $170Kopen

  The Early Childhood Block Grant (ECBG) is a competitive state grant administered by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) that provides funding...

• Youth and Young Adult Conservation Education Program (FY25)

  Illinois Department of Natural Resourcesopen

  Funding to establish the Youth and Young Adult Conservation and Education Pilot Program to provide education and employment opportunities for the yout...

• School Transportation Grant Program for Schools

  Illinois State Board of Educationopen

  State-administered categorical grant providing reimbursement to local education agencies (school districts) for a portion of the cost of transporting ...

• Special Education Services Grants

  Illinois State Board of Educationopen

  The Special Education Services Grants program, administered by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), provides funding to school districts and ...

• Preschool for All (PFA)

  Illinois State Board of Educationopen

  The Preschool for All (PFA) program, funded by the Early Childhood Block Grant (ECBG), provides funds for school and community-based preschool for chi...

• 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...

• Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) At-Risk Afterschool Meals

  Illinois State Board of Educationopen

  The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) At-Risk Afterschool Meals component provides federal cash reimbursement for meals and snacks served to c...

• Preschool for All Expansion (PFAE)

  Illinois State Board of Educationopen

  The Preschool for All Expansion (PFAE) is a competitive grant funded by the Early Childhood Block Grant (ECBG) and administered by the Illinois State ...

• Free Lunch and Breakfast Program for Schools

  Illinois State Board of Educationopen

  This is a state-administered mandated categorical grant that provides reimbursement to Illinois school districts for the costs associated with providi...

• 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...

• Prevention Initiative (PI)

  Illinois State Board of Educationopen

  The Prevention Initiative (PI) is a program funded by the Early Childhood Block Grant (ECBG) that provides intensive, research-based, and comprehensiv...

• K-12 Evidence-Based Funding (EBF) formula (including EBF Property Tax Relief Grants)

  Illinois State Board of Educationopen

  Provides core funding for K-12 schools in Illinois based on the Evidence-Based Funding for Student Success Act (Public Act 100-0465). The formula calc...

• Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

  Illinois State Board of Educationopen

  The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a federally funded voluntary program administered by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) tha...

What counts as a education grant in Illinois

We surface opportunities matching education-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 education grants come from

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