Notices of Funding Opportunities and Awards
Featured Funding Opportunity
Springfield, Ill. | January 6 2026 | Service Delivery C4 R3 Reentry ( CSFA #546-00-2378) | The Restore, Reinvest and Renew (R3) Program was established by the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to make a significant portion of cannabis revenues available to communities that have been most impacted by the inequities created and perpetuated by harmful policies established during the war on drugs era. In SFY25, ICJIA was awarded a state appropriation of $50 million to administer the R3 program. A total of $35 million of this appropriation is available to eligible community organizations providing services in the areas of economic development, reentry, and civil legal aid.
The Restore, Reinvest and Renew (R3) program targets significant portion of cannabis revenues to communities that have been ravaged by violence and have been disproportionately impacted by historical economic disinvestment. To address systemic disparities, aggressive approaches and targeted resources to support local design and control of community-based responses to these outcomes are required…Program funds will be used to reduce gun violence through intervention and prevention, improve re-entry and diversion services for people involved with the criminal justice system, provide access to legal representation and advice, encourage investment and economic growth, and support programs that improve the social determinants of health.
Estimated Awards: Not Specified. Total Funding: $35,000,000. Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 (based on region). Closing Date: March 6 2026 2:00 PM (CST).
Funding Opportunities
Washington, D.C. | January 30 2026 | Pilot Projects Enhancing Utility and Usage of Common Fund Data Sets (RFA-RM-26-017) | Many valuable and widely available data sets have been generated by multiple Common Fund programs. The purpose of this NOFO is to announce the availability of funding to demonstrate and enhance the utility of selected Common Fund (https://commonfund.nih.gov/) data sets, including generating hypotheses and catalyzing discoveries. Award recipients are asked to provide feedback on the utility of the Common Fund data resources. Estimated Awards: 13. Total Funding: $4,000,000. Award Ceiling: $200,000. Closing Date: June 23 2027.
Washington, D.C. | January 26 2026 | ROSS Rapid Response Program (PIH-ROSS-26-001) | The ROSS Rapid Response Program (RRP) awards one-time assistance via a cost-reimbursable grant for service coordination and limited direct services for residents of HUD-assisted housing. The RRP utilizes a simplified application process to promote local leadership and flexibility in addressing urgent social needs caused by unanticipated emergencies. Examples of these emergencies can include but are not limited to:a) Natural disasters (e.g., wildfires or hurricanes); b) Public health crises (e.g., gun violence, community-level contamination or environmental hazards); c) Economic disruptions (e.g., closure of a major employment center that employs residents at the target site). Estimated Awards: 20. Total Funding: Not specified. Award Ceiling: $250,000. Closing Date: January 25 2027.
Springfield, Ill. | January 20 2026 | Community Health Center Construction Grants – Rebuild Illinois (CSFA #511-00-3658) | Pursuant to 30 ILCS 766, the Community Health Center Construction Act (“Act”), the Capital Development Board (“CDB”) (in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Public Health) is authorized to make grants available to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and FQHC Look-Alikes which serve, in whole or in part, a designated Medically Underserved Area (“MUA”) or Medically Underserved Population (“MUP”) both as defined in the Act, for health center construction projects. Allowable projects may include: 1. Purchasing equipment; 2. Acquiring a new physical location for the purpose of delivering health care services, and/or; 3. Constructing or renovating new or existing community health center sites. Estimated Awards: Not specified. Total Funding: $50,000,000. Award Ceiling: $3,000,000. Closing Date: March 31 2026.
Washington, D.C. | January 20 2026 | FY 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program (FAA-ARP-IIJA-G-26-002) | The Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces the opportunity to apply for up to $120 million in FY 2026 Airport Infrastructure Grant funds for the FCT competitive grant program, made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA), Pub. L. 117-58. The purpose of the FCT competitive grant program is to make annual grants available to eligible airports for airport-owned airport traffic control tower (ATCT) projects that address the aging infrastructure of the nation’s airports. The FAA will consider ATCT projects that sustain, construct, repair, improve, rehabilitate, modernize, replace, or relocate non-approach control towers; or acquire and install air traffic control, communications, and related equipment to be used in those towers; or construct a remote tower certified by the FAA including acquisition and installation of air traffic control, communications, or related equipment. Estimated Awards: Not specified. Total Funding: $83,300,000. Award Ceiling: Not specified. Closing Date: February 17 2026.
Washington, D.C. | January 13 2026 | National Leadership Grants for Museums (2026) (NLG-M-FY26) | The National Leadership Grants for Museums program (NLG-M) invests in projects that address critical needs of the museum field. NLG-M projects have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the public through the development and replication of model practices, tools, research findings, and collaborations. Estimated Awards: 15. Total Funding: $5,800,000. Award Ceiling: $750,000 . Closing Date: March 13 2026.
Washington, D.C. | January 13 2026 | Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (2026) (ALHC-FY26) | The Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (ALHC) program supports projects that build the capacity of American Latino history and culture museums to serve their communities and advance the growth and development of a professional workforce in American Latino cultural institutions. Estimated Awards: 16. Total Funding: $6,000,000. Award Ceiling: $500,000 . Closing Date: March 13 2026.
Washington, D.C. | January 13 2026 | Museums Empowered (2026) (ME-FY26) | Museums Empowered (ME) is a special initiative of the Museums for America grant program that supports projects that use professional development and training to generate change and growth within museums of all types and sizes. Estimated Awards: 30. Total Funding: $4,299,000. Award Ceiling: $300,000 . Closing Date: March 13 2026.
Washington, D.C. | January 7 2026 | Environmental Education Grant Program (EPA-EE-25-01) | The Environmental Education Grant Program supports locally and regionally focused environmental education projects that promote environmental stewardship and help develop knowledgeable and responsible students, teachers, and community members. This grant program provides financial support for projects that design, demonstrate, and/or disseminate environmental education practices, methods, or techniques that increase public awareness and knowledge about local environmental issues and provides participants in its programs the skills necessary to make informed decisions and to take responsible actions toward the environment. Estimated Awards: 16. Total Funding: $3,200,000. Award Ceiling: $250,000. Closing Date: March 3 2026.
Springfield, Ill. | January 6 2026 | Service Delivery C4 R3 Youth Development ( CSFA# 546-00-2378) | The Restore, Reinvest and Renew (R3) Program was established by the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to make a significant portion of cannabis revenues available to communities that have been most impacted by the inequities created and perpetuated by harmful policies established during the war on drugs era. In SFY25, ICJIA was awarded a state appropriation of $50 million to administer the R3 program. A total of $15 million of this appropriation is available to eligible community organizations providing services in the areas of youth development and/or violence prevention. Estimated Awards: Not Specified. Total Funding: $15,000,000. Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 (based on region). Closing Date: March 6 2026 2:00 PM (CST).
Springfield, Ill. | December 29 2026 | Manufacturing Training Academies (CSFA# 420-00-2361) | The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (the “Department” or “DCEO”) is issuing this Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) to provide capital grants to establish advanced workforce training facilities at downstate community colleges. he workforce training to be subsequently provided will foster development in manufacturing operations aligned with priority industries identified in the Illinois Economic Growth Plan, Estimated Awards: 6. Total Funding: $24,000,000. Award Ceiling: $6,000,000. Closing Date: April 30 2026 5:00 PM (CST).
Grant Awards
Springfield, Ill. | January 26 2026 | Governor Pritzker Awards More Than $17 Million Through the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program | Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today awarded more than $17 million in funding to 39 program recipients, serving up to nearly 2,000 community members statewide, to expand the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The program creates a qualified talent pipeline of diverse candidates in the construction and building trades…The Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program launched in 2021 with the goal of increasing diversity and access to apprenticeship programs. Comprehensive pre-apprenticeship programs help participants gain admission to apprenticeship programs, which provide a greater opportunity to obtain employment in the construction trades and secure a lifelong career.
Springfield, Ill. | January 26 2026 | Providers say feds’ new rural health care grants to Illinois won’t cover Medicaid cuts | Illinois will receive $193 million for each of the next five years to expand health care access for the approximately 1.9 million people in rural areas — or about $101 annually for every rural Illinoisan. The money comes from the $50 billion federal Rural Healthcare Transformation Program fund, which Congress created to offset federal Medicaid spending cuts included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, or H.R. 1, that passed last summer.But health care organizations said the money will not be enough to compensate for Medicaid cuts…H.R. 1 also imposes a tighter cap on how much money states can raise for their Medicaid programs through provider taxes. The new limits will be phased in, starting in fiscal year 2028, and could reduce total Medicaid funding in Illinois by $4.5 billion a year by fiscal year 2031.
Springfield, Ill. | January 22 2023 | Healing Illinois Announces 2026 Subgrantees | On the heels of the 10th anniversary of the National Day of Racial Healing, the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced $4.3 million in grant funding for nearly 200 Healing Illinois subgrantees to foster racial and community healing statewide. This initiative, managed in partnership with the Field Foundation, will focus on resilience and highlight stories of how communities overcome challenges and bridge divides. Since its launch in 2021, Healing Illinois has funded community-driven healing initiatives across Illinois with nonprofits developing community programming and creating infrastructure for long-term healing. In the 2024-2025 grant cycle, Healing Illinois invested more than $4 million in 28 counties, supporting activities that engaged more than 17,000 Illinois residents.
Washington, D.C. | January 14 2026 | Law expert says Trump’s latest threat to pull funding for sanctuary cities might stick | President Trump this week threatened to cut off federal funding to any states where local governments oppose his administration’s immigration policies. It’s not the first time the president has threatened to halt federal funding for so-called sanctuary cities, but insiders said unlike previous efforts, this one might stick…The president has made similar threats before to punish sanctuary cities, which he claims make the country less safe.
Springfield, Ill. | January 14 2026 | Pritzker Administration awards $36 million in grants for local park projects | Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced $36 million in grant funding was awarded to 67 local park projects throughout Illinois to help communities acquire land and develop recreational opportunities. The grants were awarded through the Open Space Land Acquisition and Development, or OSLAD, program. For the fourth year in a row, the governor ensured funding was set aside for economically distressed communities, resulting in 20 underserved communities receiving $11.4 million in OSLAD grants this year.
Springfield, Ill. | January 12 2026 | Funkytown Brewery lands Chicago grant for facility planned near United Center | A Chicago brewery has landed a $3.7 million grant from the city, taking a big step closer to its vision of opening a facility near the United Center arena. Funkytown Brewery recently was awarded the funds as part of the city planning department’s Community Development Grant program, according to the Black-owned brewery and an announcement by Mayor Brandon Johnson. The grant will cover about half the cost of a long-planned project to buy a vacant building at 1931 W. Lake St. and convert it to the company’s first standalone brewing, distribution and retail facility.
Springfield, Ill. | January 9 2026 | Durbin, Duckworth, Casten Announce $4 Million In Federal Funding For College Of DuPage | U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-IL-06) today announced $4,000,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Education for College of DuPage. This grant comes from the Department of Education’s Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education Special Projects, which provides grants to institutions of higher education to support innovative projects concerning one or more areas of national need identified by the Secretary of Education. College of DuPage will use the $4 million federal grant to develop and expand short-term, for-credit aviation and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) workforce certificates. Over the next four years, College of DuPage will launch new employer-validated programs and enhance program resources and technology. These efforts are designed to significantly increase the College’s aviation workforce output, increase certificate and degree completion, and create a scalable model for preparing students – including adult leaders, veterans, and dual credit high school students – for high-skilled, high-wage careers in aviation and UAS.
Washington, D.C. | January 8 2026 | Illinois Families, Child Care Providers Brace for Cuts as Trump Administration Withholds Social Safety Net Funds | The Trump administration announced Tuesday its decision to withhold billions of federal dollars from five Democrat-led states, including Illinois, intended to provide child care and support for low-income families. The administration cited allegations of widespread fraud as the reason for the reversal. Those claims have not been independently verified. Programs affected by the funding pause include the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Social Services Block Grant (SSBG).
Washington, D.C. | January 7 2026 | Trump freezes $10B in social service, child care funding for Illinois, 4 other blue states | The Trump administration announced late Tuesday that it was freezing distribution of about $10 billion in federal child care and family assistance funds to five Democratic-led states, including Illinois. It will now require those states to submit detailed justification and documentation before any of the federal funds are released. The action applies to three programs overseen by the Administration for Children and Families, a division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: the Child Care and Development Fund; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF; and the Social Services Block Grant program.
Springfield, Ill. | January 6 2026 | Mayor Brandon Johnson, DCASE Announce $2 Million In Grant Awards to Support the Arts, Uplift Cultural Organizations | Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced the 49 arts, culture, and humanities organizations receiving support through the Johnson administration’s Arts Relief Fund Program, through which the City is stepping in to help sustain arts and culture organizations navigating the loss of critical federal funding, in addition to the 39 organizations benefitting from over $1.4 million in new Neighborhood Access Program (NAP) grants…The Arts Relief Fund is a one-time intervention which ensures the city’s creative heartbeat continues to thrive, even as national arts and humanities programs face severe reductions as a result of wide-ranging cuts imposed by the Trump administration.
Springfield, Ill. | January 6 2026 | Mayor Brandon Johnson Announces $33 Million In Grant Awards For Community Development Projects | A South Shore intergenerational housing complex, a new headquarters for a West Garfield Park gun violence prevention organization and a Roseland coffee shop are among 58 neighborhood improvement projects to be supported through $33 million in City development grants, Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) announced today. Selected through competitive application rounds involving DPD’s Community Development Grant (CDG) and Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF) programs, the projects collectively represent $90 million in public-private neighborhood investments.
Springfield, Ill. | January 5 2026 | Illinois awarded nearly $200 million for rural healthcare access | For the next five years, Illinois will receive nearly two million a year through the federal Rural Healthcare Transformation Program (RHTP) fund…The $193,418,216 million came from a total $10 billion that is being dispersed between all approved US states each year for the next five years.
Post will be updated until the end of the month | Final update: February 3, 2026.
Information is provided as a courtesy | See the original notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) for application eligibility and requirements.