Grants for Nonprofits

Natural Resources · $50K–$350K

Open to Illinois units of local government, universities, and nonprofit organizations for coastal planning, coastal hazards, habitat protection, and related education/outreach projects. Private individuals and for-profit organizations are not eligible, and all applicants must be pre-qualified through the State of Illinois GATA grantee portal before applying. This is a reimbursement grant (you pay costs first and are reimbursed), with awards between $50,000 and $350,000.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis · Amount varies

This is a forecasted (not yet open) SAMHSA opportunity to establish a Center of Excellence focused on protected health information related to behavioral health. Eligibility, funding amount, and deadline have not been published yet; SAMHSA centers of excellence typically go to organizations with relevant subject-matter and technical-assistance capacity rather than individuals. Check the official notice of funding opportunity when it is released.

U.S. Mission to Albania · Amount varies

This is a forecasted (not yet open) U.S. Mission to Albania Countering Violent Extremism Small Grants Program. Embassy small-grant programs of this type typically fund local nonprofits, NGOs, and civil-society organizations with small awards, but specific eligibility, amounts, and deadlines have not yet been published. Review the official program announcement when it is released.

U.S. Mission to China · Amount varies

This is a forecasted (not yet open) U.S. Mission to China Small Grant Program. Embassy small-grant programs typically fund nonprofits, NGOs, and civil-society organizations (and sometimes individuals) with small awards, but eligibility, funding amount, and deadline have not yet been published. Check the official program notice when it is released before applying.

Natural Resources · $5K–$150K

Government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit businesses can apply for this Illinois Natural Resources grant funding Great Lakes habitat and species protection, restoration, and management priorities under the Aquatic Nuisance Species Comprehensive Management Plan. Awards range from $5,000 to $150,000.

Natural Resources · $30K–$2M

Government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit businesses can apply for this Illinois Natural Resources grant funding invasive carp removal and monitoring activities in the Upper Mississippi River. Awards range from $30,000 to $2,000,000.

Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB · Amount varies

This is a forecasted (not yet open) Administration for Children & Families opportunity, General Departmental Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (GDSRAE), which funds sexual-risk-avoidance education programs. Programs of this type are typically open to nonprofits, public agencies, and community organizations rather than individuals; specific eligibility, funding amount, and deadline have not yet been published. Review the official notice when it is released.

Department of Housing and Urban Development · Amount varies

This is a forecasted (not yet open) HUD Healthy Homes Production Grant Program, which generally funds the identification and remediation of housing-related health and safety hazards. Programs of this type are typically aimed at state and local governments and similar entities rather than individuals; specific eligibility, funding amount, and deadline have not yet been published. Review the official notice of funding availability when it is released.

Department of Housing and Urban Development · Amount varies

This is a forecasted HUD opportunity, the FY2026 Comprehensive Housing Counseling (CHC) and Housing Counseling Training (HCT) NOFO. Eligibility, award amounts, and deadlines are not yet posted. HUD housing counseling funds typically go to HUD-approved housing counseling agencies, intermediaries, state housing finance agencies, and training providers, so eligibility is likely limited to those types of organizations; confirm in the full announcement.

Department of Housing and Urban Development · Amount varies

This is a forecasted HUD opportunity under the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, Private Enforcement Initiative. Eligibility, award amounts, and deadlines are not yet posted. This initiative typically funds qualified private fair housing enforcement organizations (nonprofits) that investigate and address housing discrimination, so eligibility is likely limited to such organizations; confirm in the full announcement.

Tahoe Conservancy · Amount varies

Nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments working in the California side of the Lake Tahoe Basin can apply for this Tahoe Conservancy program, funded by Proposition 4, covering land acquisition, planning, implementation, and monitoring for watershed, forest health, wildfire, and climate-resilience projects (with $25.5 million and $29 million allocated to specific purposes). Funding is typically awarded on a rolling basis without fixed deadlines, starting with a required pre-application letter of intent; no specific award amount per project is listed here.

Administration for Community Living · Amount varies

This is a forecasted Administration for Community Living opportunity, Projects of National Significance: Empowering Individuals, which generally supports projects that benefit people with developmental disabilities. Detailed eligibility, award amounts, and deadlines are not yet published. Applicants should review the full announcement, as these projects typically fund nonprofits, universities, and other organizations working in the disability field.

State Treasurer's Office · $100K–$250K

California's Charter School Revolving Loan Fund Program, run by the State Treasurer's Office, provides low-cost loans of up to $250,000 to charter schools, with priority given to schools opening in the current fiscal year. This is loan financing, not a grant, is limited to California charter schools (nonprofit or public agency structures), and requires a credit evaluation process.

Health Resources and Services Administration · Amount varies

This is a forecasted HRSA opportunity, the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Technical Assistance award. Eligibility, award amounts, and deadlines are not yet posted. RCORP technical assistance is typically awarded to a single organization that provides support to rural opioid-response grantees, so this is a narrowly targeted award rather than broadly open funding; confirm details in the full announcement.

Economic Development Administration · $100K–$30M

The Economic Development Administration's FY 2025 Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance programs fund a wide range of economic development needs, from planning and technical assistance to infrastructure construction in distressed communities, with awards roughly between $100,000 and $30 million. Eligible applicants include economic development districts, Indian tribes, states and local governments and their subdivisions, institutions of higher education, and public or private nonprofits acting in cooperation with a local government; individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible. Review the full NOFO for investment priorities and any cost-share requirements.

Wildlife Conservation Board · Amount varies

Open to nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments through the California Wildlife Conservation Board's Public Access program, supporting the state's Outdoors for All Initiative. Funds planning grants for future projects and implementation grants for construction of wildlife-oriented recreation and nature education facilities, including hunting, fishing, and non-consumptive recreation. No award amount or deadline is listed.

Natural Resources · Amount varies

This Illinois Department of Natural Resources capital grant program funds specific projects named directly in the state's annual appropriation bill, covering local governments, units of government, educational facilities, and not-for-profit organizations for natural resource, recreation, and cultural resource purposes. Eligibility is restricted to entities explicitly named in the legislature's line-item appropriation, so organizations not already designated in the budget bill cannot apply on their own initiative. No deadline or award amount is listed.

Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB · Amount varies

The Administration for Children & Families Title V Competitive Sexual Risk Avoidance Education program funds organizations to deliver education that promotes sexual risk avoidance (abstinence-focused) to youth. It typically targets nonprofits, public agencies, education institutions, and tribal entities that serve young people, rather than individuals. Detailed eligibility, award amounts, and deadlines are not published here because the opportunity is forecasted; confirm requirements in the official notice before applying.

Department of Health Care Services · Amount varies

California nonprofit organizations operating DHCS-licensed residential substance use disorder (SUD) facilities can apply for funding to initiate or expand medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services for opioid and stimulant use disorders. Award size depends on facility bed count: up to $250,000 for 16 beds or fewer, $350,000 for up to 50 beds, and $550,000 for 51+ beds; facilities without IMS certification must work with a Center of Excellence to obtain it as part of the process.

Administration for Children and Families · Amount varies

The Administration for Children and Families opportunity funds evaluations of practices for program integrity and fraud prevention within human services programs, supporting research and assessment of methods to reduce improper payments and fraud. It typically targets research organizations, universities, and similar entities with evaluation expertise rather than individuals. Detailed eligibility, award amounts, and deadlines are not published here because the opportunity is forecasted; confirm requirements in the official notice before applying.