Workforce & Jobs Grants in Illinois

Top workforce & jobs grants in Illinois right now

• 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 (...

• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Grants

  Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunityopen

  State-administered grants under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), managed by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Econom...

What counts as a workforce & jobs grant in Illinois

We surface opportunities matching workforce & jobs-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 workforce & jobs grants come from

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