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Food & Nutrition Grants in Illinois

Open food & nutrition funding for nonprofits, schools, and municipalities serving Illinois.

3 open food & nutrition grants in Illinois, drawn from federal sources, the state portal, foundation 990 filings, and corporate giving programs. Refreshed daily.

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Top food & nutrition grants in Illinois right now

  • Illinois Farm to Food Bank Program

    Illinois Department of Human ServicesUp 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

What counts as a food & nutrition grant in Illinois

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

foodhungernutritionfood securityagriculturefood bankfood access

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 food & nutrition grants come from

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

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