Youth Grants in Illinois
As of September 10, 2026, FundingLandscape tracks 30+ open youth grants in Illinois you can apply for today, refreshed daily from the live corpus. Of the 24 with a fixed deadline, 2 close within the next 14 days and 9 close within 30 days. Among the 16 that publish an award ceiling, the median is $525K. Where eligibility is stated (15 of 30), the most common applicants are nonprofits, state & local governments, and colleges & universities.
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Open Youth Opportunities in Illinois
- Fostering the Future Together: Empowering Youth for a Safe Digital World
Bureau of International Labor Affairs · Deadline: Sep 10, 2026 · Up to $3,000,000
- NEA Arts and Artifacts International Indemnity Program 1, FY2027 (9/26)
National Endowment for the Arts · Deadline: Sep 14, 2026 · Up to $100,000
- BJA FY 2026 Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Deadline: Sep 24, 2026 · Up to $1,000,000
- National Cancer Institute Youth Enjoy Science Research Education Program (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · Deadline: Sep 28, 2026 · Up to $400,000
- Partnership Agreement Grants, FY 2027
National Endowment for the Arts · Deadline: Sep 29, 2026 · Up to $2,500,000
- Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Research Training Programs in The Education Sciences, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305B
Department of Education · Deadline: Oct 1, 2026
- Cooperative Education Fund - Education Materials & Research Requests
Cooperative Development Foundation · Deadline: Oct 2, 2026
- 2026 TOGETHER Initiative Holistic Youth Violence Prevention Grant Application
Foundation for Louisiana · Deadline: Oct 3, 2026
- Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Deadline: Oct 7, 2026 · Up to $228,571
- 2026-2027 Youth Making Change Grant
The Fund for Santa Barbara · Deadline: Oct 10, 2026
- Fair Housing Initiatives Program - Education and Outreach Initiative
Department of Housing and Urban Development · Deadline: Nov 2, 2026 · Up to $2,500,000
- 2027 Creative Exchange Cohort/Capacity-Building Grant Program Application
Arts Foundation of Cape Cod · Deadline: Nov 7, 2026
- 2027 Grants: Orgs
Arts Foundation of Cape Cod · Deadline: Nov 7, 2026
- Inspire Grants for Small Museums (2027)
Institute of Museum and Library Services · Deadline: Nov 13, 2026 · Up to $75,000
- National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry
U.S. National Science Foundation · Deadline: Nov 18, 2026
- 2026-2027 Arts In Education Grant
Arts Council of Anne Arundel County · Deadline: Dec 6, 2026
- NEA Arts and Artifacts Domestic Indemnity Program 1, FY2027 (12/26)
National Endowment for the Arts · Deadline: Dec 7, 2026 · Up to $100,000
- Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Education and Workforce Development
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Deadline: Dec 31, 2026 · Up to $650,000
- NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program
U.S. National Science Foundation · Deadline: Mar 2, 2027 · Up to $5,000,000
- NEA Arts and Artifacts International Indemnity Program 2, FY2027 (3/27)
National Endowment for the Arts · Deadline: Mar 8, 2027 · Up to $100,000
- NEA Arts and Artifacts Domestic Indemnity Program 2, FY2027 (6/27)
National Endowment for the Arts · Deadline: Jun 7, 2027 · Up to $100,000
- Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Training Project Grants (T03)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · Deadline: Jan 31, 2028 · Up to $975,000
- NIH Research Educational Program - Mentoring Activities & Networks (Parent R25/UE5 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · Deadline: May 5, 2029
- NIH Research Education Program - Research Experiences (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · Deadline: May 5, 2029
- NIH Research Education Program - Courses, Curriculum & Methods (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · Deadline: May 25, 2029
- Youth and Young Adult Conservation Education Program (FY25)
Department of Natural Resources
- 2026-27 SY Express Classroom Grant Program
Park City Education Foundation
- Annual Program Statement for U.S. Presentation at International Art Biennales
Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs · Up to $375,000
- Consortia Professional Development Grant Program
Creative West
- Sloan Foundation: STEM Higher Education
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation · Up to $1,000,000
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