Government Grants in Illinois
345 state-specific grants + 3,334 federal programs available in Illinois.
Illinois provides business support through the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), including small business grants, workforce training funds, and community development programs. Federal NIH and DOE grants are prominent in the state.
SSBCI CAP Program — Illinois
U.S. Department of the Treasury
SSBCI Venture Capital Program — Illinois
U.S. Department of the Treasury
SSBCI Loan Participation Program — Illinois
U.S. Department of the Treasury
SSBCI Collateral Support Program — Illinois
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Home-Use Synergy-Alleviating System.
Department of Health and Human Services — Administration for Community Living
Development of an Ultrasensitive, Rapid and Easy-to Use at-Home Molecular Test for Hcv, Hbv and Hiv
Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health
Rapid Response 3D Printing for MX, Repair, & Overhaul
Department of Defense — Air Force
High Speed Metal 3D-Printing
Department of Defense — Air Force
Electromagnetic-Pulse Protected Electronics Enclosures
Department of Defense — Air Force
Ultra Low SWaP-C, Multifunctional Electronic Array for Air Force UAS
Department of Defense — Air Force
3D-Printed Parts with Embedded Electronics
Department of Defense — Air Force
In-situ Monitoring for Blown Powder Additive Manufacturing
Department of Defense — Air Force
Physics-enhanced AI/ML tool for additive manufacturing defect detection and prediction
Department of Defense — Navy
Microwave Interferometric Measurements of Electron Density in Lasing Alkali-Rare Gas Mixtures
Department of Defense — Missile Defense Agency
Advanced Modular Power Electronics for Resilient Energy (AMPERE): A FACE-Compatible Power Management System
Department of Defense — Army
On-chip 2 um silicon photonic photodetectors for low-SWAP-C agile waveform LIDAR
Department of Defense — Air Force
Ultra-Miniature HF-Band Antennas for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
Department of Defense — Air Force
Sonic Control System for Next Generation Communication Capabilities Needing Increased Range, Audibility, and Directivity
Department of Defense — Air Force
Closed Loop Adaptive Laser Pathing for Additive Manufacturing
Department of Defense — Air Force
Dual-Chemistry High-Energy Smart Battery Management System for Air Force Applications
Department of Defense — Air Force
Launch Hardened Universal Payload Interface for Modular Components and Architectures
Department of Defense — Air Force
Compact, Circularly Polarized High Power Antenna
Department of Defense — Air Force
Attritable high-performance tri-band (SWIR/eSWIR/MWIR) type-II superlattice camera
Department of Defense — Air Force
SBIR Phase I:High-throughput Nanocatalyst Synthesis and Screening for Broad Decarbonization
National Science Foundation
Depth-Resolved Algal Bloom Mapping at Lake Okeechobee, FL
Engineer Research and Development Center
Small Research Grant Program for the Next Generation of Researchers in AD/ADRD Research (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health
Support for a National Electronic Interstate Records Exchange System
Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB
Service Area Competition - Additional Area 1
Health Resources and Services Administration
International Religious Freedom Fund (I-REFF) Emergency Assistance
Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
2025 South Florida Program
Environmental Protection Agency
Request for Information – Mutually Beneficial Multidisciplinary Innovation Ecosystems
Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command
Single Cell Opioid Responses in the Context of HIV (SCORCH) Program: Data Mining and Functional Validation (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health
BJA FY25 Smart Reentry Demonstration Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance
BJA FY25 Strengthening Community Supervision Agency Operations Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance
OJJDP FY 2026 Attorney General Alliance Child ID Kits Invitation to Apply
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries (R21/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health
ROSES25: F.19 Collaborative Opportunities for Mentorship, Partnership and Academic Success in Science
NASA Headquarters
Next Gen STEM (NGS) NASA Aerospace Skilled Technical Workforce Hubs (NAS_Hub)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2026: Strengthen U.S.–Kazakhstan Partnerships Through Alumni-Led Innovation
U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan
Securing Convictions from Vetted and Special Unit Operations
U.S. Mission to Mexico
2026 Atlantic Sea Scallop Research Set Aside Program
DOC NOAA - ERA Production
Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of Wildland Fire (OWF) - Slip-On Tanker Units
Interior Business Center
NEA Research Grants in the Arts, FY 2027
National Endowment for the Arts
NEA Research Labs, FY 2027
National Endowment for the Arts
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program
U.S. National Science Foundation
Deployed Warfighter Protection (DWFP) Program for the Protection of Deployed Military Personnel from Threats Posed by Arthropod Disease Vectors
ACC-APG-Detrick
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Strengthening Agricultural Systems
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition
AmeriCorps