Education Grants in Illinois: STEM, School & Community Foundation Funding (2026)
There are currently 27 active education grants available to organizations in Illinois. Education grants fund everything from early childhood programs to higher education research, STEM initiatives, and workforce readiness. GrantSonar tracks these opportunities and sends alerts when new education funding opens in IL.
Education grants in this category span STEM and computer science programs, K-12 school improvement, community foundation education grants, after-school and summer learning, workforce pathway grants for community colleges and CTE programs, and education technology funding. Federal programs (ESSA, Perkins V, IDEA), state education foundations, and regional community foundations are common funders.
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Open Education Grants in Illinois
The purpose of the Nurse Educator Fellowship Program is to ensure the retention of well-qualified nursing faculty at institutions of higher learning t…
The intent of the grant is to expand capacity for English language services for providers working with asylees, refugees, and migrants. With this fund…
The Digital Instruction for Adult Education grant aims to enhance technology infrastructure and instructional capabilities in Title II Adult Education…
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Education grants in Illinois: common questions
How many education grants in Illinois are available right now?
GrantSonar is tracking 27 open education grants in Illinois as of today. That count reflects opportunities that are currently accepting applications — closed rounds and award announcements are excluded, which is why it is smaller than the headline figures some directories advertise. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested daily.
Who funds education grants in Illinois?
The most active funders behind the 27 open education grants in Illinois on this page are Illinois Board of Higher Education, Illinois Community College Board and HHS-NIH11. Foundation funders are profiled from public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings, so you can see a funder's actual past giving rather than only its stated priorities.
Who is eligible for education grants in Illinois?
Eligibility for education grants in Illinois varies by opportunity, but the listings on this page are open to nonprofits, government agencies, school districts and other eligible organizations. Each listing states its own eligible applicant types, and GrantSonar filters your matches against your organization type, geography and programs so ineligible opportunities are demoted rather than surfaced.
Can an organization outside Illinois apply for these grants?
It depends on the opportunity. 3 of the 27 listings here are limited to Illinois, alone or with other named states; the other 24 list no eligible states (federal notices, or programs marked nationwide). A notice that lists no eligible states can still limit where applicants are or where the funded work happens, so check each listing's geographic eligibility before applying.
When are the deadlines for education grants in Illinois?
Deadlines differ per opportunity and some are rolling with no fixed close date. Every listing on this page shows its own close date where the funder publishes one, and GrantSonar re-checks source pages so a deadline that moves is picked up rather than left stale.
Is there a free way to search education grants in Illinois?
Yes. This page is free to browse with no account. A free GrantSonar account additionally matches these education grants in Illinois against your organization's profile and eligibility, so you get a ranked shortlist rather than a list you filter by hand.
How often is this list of education grants in Illinois updated?
Daily. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested every day, duplicate listings are collapsed onto a canonical record, and listing URLs are checked for rot — a stale catalogue is worse than a smaller current one, so dead links are flagged rather than left to look live.