Notices of Funding Opportunities and Awards
Featured Funding Opportunity
Washington, D.C. | June 30 2025 | Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program (FR-6900-N-13) | The purpose of the Lead Hazard Reduction (LHR) Grant Program is to maximize the number of children under the age of six protected from lead poisoning by assisting states, cities, counties/parishes, Native American Tribes or other units of local government in undertaking comprehensive programs to identify and control lead-based paint hazards in eligible privately-owned rental or owner-occupied housing populations. In addition, there is Healthy Homes Supplemental funding available that is intended to enhance the lead-based paint hazard control activities by comprehensively identifying and addressing other housing hazards that affect occupant health in homes with lead-based paint hazards being treated under the grant.
The OLHCHH’s mission involves reducing health and safety hazards in homes of families, particularly those with low incomes, and conducting public outreach on the health and safety of homes. This NOFO supports the mission by making awards to state, tribal, and local governments to address lead-based paint hazards and other housing-related hazards in homes being treated for lead-based paint hazards, and through the outreach to their communities that grantees will conduct as part of soliciting enrollment of target housing for treatment under the grant by owners of that housing.
Estimated Awards: 50. Total Funding: $364,500,000. Award Ceiling: $7,000,000. Closing Date: August 14 2025.
Funding Opportunities
Washington, D.C. | July 25 2025 | Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research (25-543) | The NSF CISE Directorate supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in all aspects of computing, communications, and information science and engineering through the following Future Computing Research (Future CoRe) programs: Algorithmic Foundations (AF) program;Communications and Information Foundations (CIF) program; Computer Systems Research (CSR) program; Computing Education Research (CER) program; Cyber-Physical System Foundations and Connected Communities (CPS) program; Foundations of Emerging Technologies (FET) program; Human-Centered Computing (HCC) program; Information Integration and Informatics (III) program; Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS) program; Robust Intelligence (RI) program; and Software and Hardware Foundations (SHF) program. The CISE Future Computing Research program anticipates a portfolio of awards with a range of budgets and durations, including projects of smaller scope. Project durations and budgets must be commensurate with the scope of the proposed work up to the maximum limit of $1,000,000 with a duration up to 4 years. Typical projects are approximately $150,000 to $250,000 per year and are 3 to 4 years in duration. Projects are discouraged from exceeding $300,000 in any single year. Estimated program budget, number of awards, and average award size/duration are subject to the availability of fund. Estimated Awards: 600. Total Funding: $280,000,000. Award Ceiling: $12,000,000. Closing Date: September 11 2025.
Washington, D.C. | July 24 2025 | Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (25-542) | The purpose of this interagency program solicitation is to support the development of transformative high-risk, high-reward advances in computer and information science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, behavioral and/or cognitive research to address pressing questions in the biomedical and public health communities. Transformations hinge on scientific and engineering innovations by interdisciplinary teams that develop novel methods to intuitively and intelligently collect, sense, connect, analyze and interpret data from individuals, devices and systems to enable discovery and optimize health. Solutions to these complex biomedical or public health problems demand the formation of interdisciplinary teams that are ready to address these issues, while advancing fundamental science and engineering. Estimated Awards: 16. Total Funding: $20,000,000. Award Ceiling: $1,200,000. Closing Date: October 3 2025.
Washington, D.C. | July 22 2025 | FY 25 Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program Training and Other Activities (TaOA) Funds (ETA-TEGL-NO-01-25) | The TAA Program provides training, employment and case management services, job search allowances, relocation allowances, Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA), Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance (ATAA), and Reemployment Trade Adjustment Assistance (RTAA). TAA Program Training and Other Activities (TaOA) funds provided under this grant award may be used for: the cost of training (and training related costs), employment and case management services including outreach activities, job search allowances, relocation allowances, and related state administration. Funds for TRA, ATAA, and RTAA are governed by the Federal requirements, guidance, and the terms and conditions of the Unemployment Insurance Annual Funding Agreement (AFA). Estimated Awards: 53. Total Funding: $23,267,700. Award Ceiling: $5,000,000. Closing Date: August 11 2025.
Washington, D.C. | July 22 2025 | Service Area Competition (HRSA-26-002) | The FY 2026 Health Center Program Service Area Competition (SAC) funding improves the health of underserved communities and populations by providing grants to support the delivery of comprehensive, high-quality primary health care services in the United States and its territories.For each SAC Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), service areas available for competition are announced in the Service Area Announcement Table (SAAT). Throughout the year, we may announce additional service areas in a Service Area Competition-Additional Area (SAC-AA) if an awarded health center cannot continue to provide services in the funded service area. Estimated Awards: 93. Total Funding: $232,000,000. Award Ceiling: Unspecified [1- and 4-year awards]. Closing Date: September 22 2025.
Springfield, Ill. | July 21 2025 | Governor Pritzker Announces Applications Open for Next Round of Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program | Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced applications are now open for the fifth round of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program provides training opportunities, expands the talent pipeline, and boosts diversity in the construction industry and building trades. Grantees will be selected through a competitive Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) process. This round of $25 million in funding will increase the representation of underrepresented groups – including people of color, veterans, and women in the construction trades. This round of Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program funding will fund up to 45 programs throughout the state including new grantees, serving nearly 2,000 residents. Estimated Awards: 45. Total Funding: $25,000,000. Award Ceiling: $550,000. Closing Date: August 31 2025.
Washington, D.C. | July 21 2025 | OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (O-OVW-2025-172426) | The purpose of the OVW Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (TA Initiative) is to provide direct training and technical assistance (TTA) to current and potential OVW recipients and subrecipients to enhance their efforts to successfully implement projects supported by OVW grant funds. OVW’s TA Initiative is designed to strengthen and build the capacity of civil and criminal justice system professionals and victim service providers across the nation to respond effectively to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (i.e., the four VAWA crimes) and foster partnerships and collaboration among organizations to address these crimes. Estimated Awards: 50. Total Funding: $29,575,000. Award Ceiling: $1,500,000. Closing Date: September 9 2025.
Washington, D.C. | July 21 2025 | FY26 Brownsfields Job Training (JT) Grants (EPA-I-OLEM-OBLR-25-01) | This funding opportunity will fund training programs that provide program graduates with the skills and opportunity to seek and obtain environmental jobs that contractors may otherwise fill from outside the affected community. These grants help residents take advantage of jobs across a spectrum of brownfield-related activities, including the assessment, cleanup, remediation, and planning/site preparation for the revitalization of brownfields. Estimated Awards: 20. Total Funding: $14,000,000. Award Ceiling: $500,000. Closing Date: September 26 2025.
Washington, D.C. | July 17 2025 | OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Addressing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking at HSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs Initiative (O-OVW-2025-172315) | The Addressing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking at HSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs Initiative (Campus Set Aside Initiative) uses set aside funding (34 U.S.C. § 20125) from the OVW Campus Program to support Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) in strengthening their institutional response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The Campus Set Aside Initiative will support activities focused on building the capacity of HSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs to develop and implement strategies to prevent and address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking that meets the needs of its students, including effective response protocols and prevention programming. Estimated Awards: 25. Total Funding: $12,500,000. Award Ceiling: $500,000. Closing Date: September 9 2025.
Washington, D.C. | July 16 2025 | Public Humanities Projects (20250813-BP-BR-GE-GG-GI) | The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Public Programs is accepting applications for the Public Humanities Projects program. This program supports projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life through in-person exhibitions and historic site interpretations. Projects must focus on one of the following areas: American Military History and Valor, The American Dream and Economic Freedom, American Exceptionalism in World Affairs, or the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The program supports projects in two categories—exhibitions and interpretive programs at historic sites—and offers two funding levels (planning and implementation). Estimated Awards: 30. Total Funding: $6,000,000. Award Ceiling: $750,000. Closing Date: September 10 2025.
Washington, D.C. | July 14 2025 | PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (20-558) | A wide range of research topics related to the Professional Formation of Engineers can be addressed in PFE: RIEF proposals; the emphasis of PFE: RIEF is on initiating research projects in professional formation of engineers rather than supporting research on any specific topic. PFE: RIEF projects should combine engineering approaches with those from learning and cognitive sciences, engineering education, social sciences, and related fields in synergistic ways and enable engineering faculty to develop expertise in engineering education research. PFE: RIEF awards are intended to expand the community of engineering faculty conducting research related to professional formation of engineers. Possible outcomes commensurate with the goals of this program are: 1) Support engineering faculty in developing expertise in professional formation of engineers; and, 2) Increase the number of faculty and universities who will initiate projects and programs in research on professional formation of engineers. Estimated Awards: 15. Total Funding: $3,000,000. Award Ceiling: Not Specified. Closing Date: November 12 2025.
Washington, D.C. | July 14 2025 | Development of Fiscal Year 2026 Commercial Vehicle Safety Plans to Support National Safety Goals (FM-MCG-26-001) | The Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) is a Federal formula grant program that provides financial assistance to States, and U.S. Territories to reduce the number and severity of crashes, injuries, and fatalities and hazardous material incidents involving commercial motor vehicles. Estimated Awards: 56. Total Funding: $495,000,000. Award Ceiling: $52,000,000. Closing Date: September 9 2025.
Washington, D.C. | July 9 2025 | National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (25-540) | The U.S. NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (NSF TIP) partners across sectors to advance three primary focus areas – accelerating technology translation and development, fostering regional innovation and economic growth, and preparing the American workforce for future high-wage jobs in STEM fields…The NSF TTP program offers three tracks that represent different starting points or stages in moving discoveries and innovations from the laboratory to practice: NSF TTP-Explore (NSF TTP-E) is a pilot track that is likely to be the first step for researchers seeking to translate their basic research to practice…NSF TTP-Translate (NSF TTP-T) starts with use-inspired research and initial translational activities and further matures the idea(s), iterates and improves the solution(s), and lowers the barrier(s) to effective translation of research from lab to practice…NSF TTP-Partner (NSF TTP-P) supports translational efforts that demand one or more partnerships for technology development and deployment. Estimated Awards: Not Specified. Total Funding: $30,000,000. Award Ceiling: $2,000,000. Closing Date: September 16 2025.
Washington, D.C. | July 9 2025 | FY25 Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (FOA-WB-25-01) | This program aims to provide technical assistance to employers (which may include public sector entities) and labor unions in the United States and its territories to encourage employment of women in both apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations (A/NTO), specifically in the following ways: 1.) Developing (establishing, expanding, and/or enhancing) pre-apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, Registered Apprenticeship (as defined in Appendix B “Acronyms and Definitions”), or other nontraditional skills training programs designed to prepare women for careers in A/NTO; 2.) Providing ongoing orientations or other resources for employers, unions, and workers on creating a successful environment for women in A/NTO; and/or 3.) Setting up support groups, facilitating networks, and/or providing supportive services (as defined in section IV.E.3) for women in A/NTO to improve their retention. Applicants may propose to provide technical assistance to support women’s full and effective participation in apprenticeable and non-traditional occupations. Estimated Awards: 14. Total Funding: $5,000,000. Award Ceiling: $750,000. Closing Date: August 8 2025.
Washington, D.C. | July 7 2025 | Rural Community Development Initiative (RCDI)(USDA-RD-HCFP-RCDI-2025) | Qualified private, nonprofit and public (including tribal) intermediary organizations proposing to carry out financial and technical assistance programs will be eligible to receive the funding. The RCDI structure requires the intermediary (grantee) to provide a program of financial and technical assistance to recipients to develop their capacity and ability to undertake projects related to housing, community facilities, or community and economic development. The recipients will, in turn, provide programs that will support their communities (beneficiaries). The Intermediary will be required to provide matching funds in an amount at least equal to the RCDI grant. Estimated Awards: 30. Total Funding: $5,000,000. Award Ceiling: $500,000. Closing Date: August 7 2025.
Springfield, Ill. | July 5 2025 | OSLAD – Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (FY26) (422-11-0970) | Acquisition and development of public outdoor recreation facilities by local units of government through competitive reimbursement grants. The Illinois “Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development” (OSLAD) is offered through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). The OSLAD program is a grant program that provides up to 50% (100% for distressed communities) funding assistance to eligible, local units of government to acquire, develop, and/or rehabilitate public outdoor recreation areas. Estimated Awards: Not Specified. Total Funding: $30,000,000. Award Ceiling: $1,125,000. Closing Date: September 30 2025.
Washington, D.C. | July 1 2025 | Food for Progress Program Notice of Funding Opportunity Fiscal Year 2025 (USDA-FAS-10606-0700-25) | The Food for Progress Program provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities to developing countries and emerging democracies committed to introducing and expanding free enterprise in the agricultural sector. The commodities are generally sold on the local market, and the proceeds are used to support agricultural development activities. Per the Food Security Act of 1985[1], (7 U.S.C. 1736o(d)), the Food for Progress Program has six specific objectives: (i) Access, on the part of farmers in the country, to private, competitive markets for their products; (ii) Market pricing of eligible commodities to foster adequate private sector incentives to individual farmers to produce food on a regular basis for the country’s domestic needs; (iii) Establishment of market-determined foreign exchange rates; (iv) Timely availability of production inputs (such as seed, fertilizer, or pesticides) to farmers; (v) Access to technologies appropriate to the level of agricultural development in country; and (vi) Construction of facilities and distribution systems necessary to handle perishable products. These can be summarized through two high-level strategic objectives: (1) increase agricultural productivity, and (2) expand trade of agricultural products (domestically, regionally, and/or internationally). Estimated Awards: 10. Total Funding: $208,000,000. Award Ceiling: $35,000,000. Closing Date: July 31 2025.
Washington, D.C. | July 1 2025 | FY2025 – Historic Preservation Fund- Annual State Historic Preservation Office Grants (P25AS00488) | This funding program supports the operation of State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs) in the 50 states, 5 territories, 3 Freely Associated States, and District of Columbia within allowable program areas as described in the National Historic Preservation Act (54 USC 3001 et. sec). Where relevant, staff and projects must comply with the appropriate Secretary of the Interior”s Standards.The purposes of this program are to provide matching grants to States for the identification, evaluation, and protection of historic properties by such means as: survey, planning, technical assistance, physical preservation, Federal tax incentives available for historic properties, nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, distribution of funding to Certified Local Governments, and to assist Federal, State, and Local Government agencies, nonprofit organizations and private individuals in carrying out historic preservation activities. Awards under this program must comply with and support 54 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. (commonly known as the National Historic Preservation Act). Estimated Awards: 59. Total Funding: $62,150,000. Award Ceiling: $2,200,000. Closing Date: August 29 2025.
Grant Awards
Overland Park, Kan. | July 23 2025 [bumped] | GPA Statement on Notices of Funding Opportunities and Application Deadlines | On July 15, 2025, numerous notifications of funding opportunities for grants from multiple federal agencies were announced, with application due dates of July 29, 2025, which is a notification period of 14 days. This has been markedly or disproportionately true of grant programs funding much-needed services to support our most vulnerable populations and communities – youth, families, people with chronic health conditions, etc. The Code of Federal Regulations clearly states that agencies “should make all funding opportunities available for application for at least 60 calendar days.” It continues, “However, no funding opportunity should be available for less than 30 calendar days unless the Federal agency determines that exigent circumstances justify this.”
Washington, D.C. | July 23 2025 [bumped] | Mapping Federal Funding Cuts to U.S. Colleges and Universities | Over the past few months, a great deal of national news has focused on the federal funding terminations targeting Ivy League institutions and the political retribution against them, especially Harvard. While the Trump administration has claimed to pursue “woke” universities and colleges and taken aim at diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, federal data on grant terminations show that the administration has targeted more than 4,000 grants for termination to over 600 universities and colleges across the country, affecting institutions in every state. These data do not account for the billions more of additional funding the administration has frozen for colleges and universities. According to the Trump administration, it has terminated awards valuing between $6.9 billion and $8.2 billion; based on how much of the grants had already been spent by institutions, the administration has targeted between $3.3 billion and $3.7 billion for cuts.
Evanston, Ill. | July 29 2025 | Northwestern University faculty members urge ‘no deal’ with Trump administration | One professor, part of a larger group of concerned faculty, says Northwestern University’s path forward should not be to “give in” to the Trump administration, but to stand up for higher education. A group of Northwestern faculty members is urging university leadership, in a letter, to avoid brokering any deal with the Trump administration as a result of an investigation into alleged antisemitism on campus.
Washington, D.C., July 25 2025 | Education Department says it’s releasing more than $5 billion in frozen grants | The U.S. Education Department is releasing more than $5 billion in education grant funding to states. In late June, the Trump administration told states it was withholding these previously approved federal grants for further review. That announcement came a day before the July 1 deadline when those funds have traditionally been disbursed. The decision left many school districts scrambling in the lead up to the school year. Earlier this month, the administration announced it would release grant funding for before- and after-school programs. Now, according to Madi Biedermann, deputy assistant secretary for communications at the Education Department, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) “has directed the Department to release all formula funds. The agency will begin dispersing funds to states next week.”
Cook County, Ill. | July 24 2025 | Cook County awards $25 million in grants to address gun violence | Cook County is awarding $25 million to local organizations working to prevent gun violence and support survivors, officials announced this week. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced the grant initiative at a press conference held Tuesday in the airy lakeside atrium of La Rabida Children’s Hospital, 6501 S. Promontory Dr. Flanked by state officials, nonprofit leaders and mental health professionals, Preckwinkle said the investment was a continuation of the county’s long-term public safety strategy and was a necessary commitment to healing trauma in the communities most affected by gun violence.
Chicago, Ill. | July 24, 2025 | City Announces Largest Investment to Improve Shelter Infrastructure | In an effort to decrease the number of people experiencing homelessness, the City of Chicago and the Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) announced $40 million in capital improvement funding to modernize homeless shelter facilities across the City as part of the DFSS Shelter Infrastructure Initiative…This funding aims to improve more than 750 permanent shelter beds in Chicago, increasing ADA accessibility, modernizing aging infrastructure and other major systems, and developing 350+ non-congregate beds so individuals and families have a private sleeping room and bathroom with secure storage space for their belongings.
Chicago, Ill. | July 24 2025 | City of Chicago Announces Record Expansion of Individual Artists Program Grants | The City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) today announced a record expansion of its Individual Artists Program (IAP), underscoring the City’s deepening commitment to creative equity and artist support across all neighborhoods. This year’s awards represent a significant increase in support from grantees funded in 2024 with nearly 250 grantees for 2025, reflecting the City’s ongoing investment in its creative community and its belief that artists are essential to civic life, community well-being and economic vitality.
Chicago, Ill. | July 23 2025 | Mayor Brandon Johnson Announces Largest-Ever Investment To Improve And Modernize Shelter Infrastructure Citywide | The Department of Family and Support Services is allocating $40 million in grants to seven shelters, funding high impact capital improvement projects to create healthier, safer, less congregate, and more accessible facilities that will serve a wide range of populations, including families with children, unaccompanied youth, adult single women and men, and returning citizens…This funding will support major improvements to more than 750 permanent shelter beds in Chicago, increasing ADA accessibility, modernizing aging infrastructure and other major systems, and developing 350+ non-congregate beds so individuals and families have a private sleeping room and bathroom with secure storage space for their belongings.
Washington, D.C. | July 22 2025 | U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Artificial Intelligence Use in Schools, Proposes Additional Supplemental Priority | Today, the U.S. Department of Education sent a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) to grantees and future grantees on leveraging federal grant funds to improve education outcomes through Artificial Intelligence (AI). This guidance outlines how AI may be used across key educational functions, articulates principles for the responsible use of AI, and affirms that such uses are allowable under existing federal education programs, provided they align with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements…Once all comments are received, summarized, and responded to, the Department will complete the rulemaking process by publishing a Notice of Final Priorities (NFP) that it will utilize to shape future discretionary grant competitions.
Cook County, Ill. | July 22 2025 | President Preckwinkle Announces $25 Million in Grant Awards for Community-Based Programming to Address Gun Violence | Today, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, the Cook County Justice Advisory Council and non-profit leaders came together to announce grant awards under two complementary grant initiatives designed to improve community safety in Cook County. Through the Cook County Community Violence Intervention (CC-CVI) initiative, the County is investing $20 million in community-based services for residents at risk of being involved in gun violence. The Cook County Wraparound Services for Survivors of Gun Violence (CC-SGV) initiative is beginning with an initial $5 million investment in community-based services that support survivors of gun violence and their families.
Chicago, Ill. | July 21 2025 | UChicago Arts & Humanities Division to Restructure Amid “Historic Funding Pressures” | The University of Chicago’s Division of the Arts & Humanities is preparing for a significant reorganization to cut administrative costs, with proposed changes expected to be presented to Provost Katherine Baicker by late August. Citing new federal policies and shifts in the “underlying financial models” for higher education, the division is considering consolidating its 15 departments into eight, reducing language instruction, and establishing minimum class and program sizes…The Trump administration has also slashed National Institutes of Health, National Endowment for the Humanities, and National Science Foundation grant funding to UChicago.
Springfield, Ill. | July 17 2025 | OSFM Awards $5 Million in Grants for the Construction or Rehabilitation of Fire Stations in Illinois | Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) to announce the inaugural Fire Station Construction and Rehabilitation Program awards totaling $5 million to 16 grantees across the state. This funding will allow fire departments or fire protection districts to repair, upgrade, or construct new fire stations.
Springfield, Ill. | July 14 2025 | Governor Pritzker Awards Multiple Tech Incubator Enhancement Grants | Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that $7 million in grant funding has been awarded to four grantees through the Tech Incubator Enhancement Grant (TIEG) Program to support entrepreneurship and innovation in key growth industries around the state. These grant awards will strengthen the resilience of both existing and new startup incubators.
Washington, D.C. | July 14 2025 | Federal grant to pay for addressing western Illinois brownfields | A Macomb-based organization has received another grant to help pay for assessing brownfield sites. Prairie Hills Resource Conservation and Development is getting $1.2 million from the US EPA. It’s the third and largest such grant Prairie Hills has received since beginning the assessment program in 2018.
Washington, D.C. | July 11 2025 | Recommendation for Updated, More Efficient, Transparent Research Funding Model | Today, the Joint Associations Group (JAG) on Indirect Costs released its recommendation to Congress and the executive branch for a new model to replace the current facilities and administrative (F&A) cost structure that the federal government uses to fund the indirect expenses that universities and other research organizations incur when conducting federally funded research on behalf of the American people. Indirect costs are the essential institutional costs associated with conducting sponsored research. Examples include building and facility maintenance; supporting the preparation, submission, and financial management of grant proposals and awards; funding for human resources, payroll, acquisition, and essential utilities and space upkeep; secure data storage and high-speed data processing; complying with multiple federal research security, human subject protections, environmental health, and safety requirements; and much more. Indirect costs do not include other institutional activities unrelated to research, such as education, training, athletics, and more.
Springfield, Ill. | July 11 2025 | Triad CUSD Named Recipient: Pritzker Announces Funding For New All-Electric School Buses | Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) to announce seven grant awards totaling more than $13 million for 46 new all-electric school buses. Triad Community Unit School District 2 was named in the grants and will receive $767,325 as part of the program, the governor’s office said.
Washington, D.C. | July 11 2025 | Malcolm X, Truman, and Harold Washington Colleges Awarded New TRIO Grants to Support Student Success | Malcolm X College, Harry S Truman College, and Harold Washington College have once again been awarded funding through the U.S. Department of Education’s TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant program — a major win for student success at City Colleges of Chicago. The newly released funding aims to improve retention rates for low-income, first-generation college students and students with disabilities. The money is allocated for support services to help students stay in school, graduate, and transfer to four-year institutions including academic tutoring, financial aid, scholarship guidance, career exploration, personal and academic counseling, and mentoring.
Washington, D.C. | July 8 2025 | For New Grant, Ed Dept. Favors Colleges With ‘Civic’ Schools | Even as it freezes billions of dollars in higher education funding elsewhere, the Trump administration is offering colleges and universities grants to put on seminars for K-12 educators and students related to next year’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. And it’s telling applicants they’ll have a better shot at earning some of the funding, estimated at over $14 million, if they meet a certain criterion. “Priority will be given to applicants from institutions of higher education that have established independent academic units dedicated to civic thought, constitutional studies, American history, leadership, and economic liberty,” the Education Department wrote in a notice in the Federal Register last month…The department didn’t respond to Inside Higher Ed’s requests for more information about this “Competitive Preference Priority” or the grant program as a whole. The metric could mean the Trump administration will bless—with federal funds—the growing movement among Republican-controlled legislatures and some university governing boards to establish civics or civil discourse centers at public higher education institutions.
Springfield, Ill. | July 9 2025 | South Suburban College Announces $500,000 Atrium Renovation Funded by DCEO Grant |South Suburban College (SSC) is excited to announce the upcoming renovation of its main atrium, thanks to a $500,000 capital grant awarded through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). This transformative funding was made possible by the steadfast support of Illinois State Senator Napoleon Harris and the Illinois General Assembly. The renovation project will breathe new life into the College’s primary entryway, with enhancements including updated flooring, fresh paint to brighten and complement the natural lighting, and thoughtful design upgrades that will contribute to a more welcoming and modern environment for students, faculty, staff, and visitors alike.
Peoria, Ill. | July 8 2025 | Peoria nonprofit awarded $1M grant to develop South Village clean energy housing project | The head of a relatively new Peoria nonprofit is hopes a state grant of close to $1 million will spark investor interest in a proposed affordable housing development with a clean energy component on the city’s South Side. Segun Babalola, executive director of the Central Illinois Community Development Corporation [CICDC], said the organization is looking to jump start its South Village Homes project…Last month, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity [DCEO] included the CICDC’s South Village Homes proposal among the 27 latest awards through its Equitable Energy Future Grant Program to support renewable energy projects in historically underserved communities.
Chicago, Ill. | July 9 2025 | Amid Trump Cuts, Local Lender Gifts $3 Million To Chicago Arts And Culture Nonprofits | Lender, developer and real estate consulting group IFF has awarded $3 million in grants to more than 70 Chicago nonprofits and cultural organizations. After announcing the grant opportunity earlier this year, IFF awarded the money to 77 organizations rooted in African, Asian, Black, Indigenous and Latin American traditions. The funding is part of the IFF’s Chicago’s Cultural Treasures initiative, or ChiTreasures — a four-year program that began in 2021 to support arts and culture organizations in the Chicago area.
Chicago, Ill. | July 8 2025 | Chicago adult education programs in limbo as Trump administration withholds funding | [Vocation training] classes — and other adult education programs nationwide — are in limbo after the Trump administration abruptly froze nearly $7 billion in already-approved federal education grants last week. State agencies were notified the night before funds were set to be disbursed July 1, with little explanation from the Education Department. It’s the latest in President Donald Trump’s sweeping offensive to cut back the federal government’s role in education, leaving schools and nonprofits scrambling to stretch funding.
Springfield, Ill. | July 7 2025 | Chicagoland receives $139M in grants to fund bike paths, walking trails | Over the next four years, Illinois biking and walking infrastructure will be enhanced to the tune of $139.2 million as a result of Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program grants announced last month by the governor’s office and Illinois Department of Transportation. In Chicagoland, 38 projects were funded along with 29 other ITEP Awarded Projects statewide, part of the state’s long-term capital program Rebuild Illinois. Municipalities in all six northeastern Illinois counties earned grants. The full list is available online.
Springfield, Ill. | July 2 2025 | $240 million in Illinois school funding withheld by Trump administration | Illinois school districts are facing uncertainty after the Trump administration abruptly froze more than $6 billion in federal education grants nationwide, including an estimated $240 million intended for Illinois K-12 schools. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education informed states that it would delay issuing grant awards for the upcoming academic year while it reviews funding for multiple programs, including Title I, Title II, Title III and Title IV. Those grants support services such as teacher training, after-school programming, English learner services and student mental health initiatives.
Post will be updated until the end of the month | Current update: July 31, 2025.
Information is provided as a courtesy | See the original notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) for application eligibility and requirements.