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Funding Opportunities:

    • DCEO (few highlighted below)

     

      • Bioprocessing Research Infrastructure Program (Round 2)
        • Description: DCEO “is issuing this Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) to seeks to promote bioprocessing in Illinois by providing assistance with the infrastructure and capital equipment necessary to expand bioprocessing training and research capacity in the state.”
        • Eligibility includes: educational and nonprofit organizations who are located in DCEO’s east central region and “Proposed project must have been previously designated as a Technology Hub by the
        • U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs”
        • Award Range: $100,000 – $7,700,000
        • Deadline: February 16, 2026 at 5:00pm

     

      • International Tourism Grant Program
        • Description: “…to award grants and work in cooperation with certified local tourism and convention bureaus outside the City of Chicago that demonstrate their international tourism appeal and request to develop or expand their international tourism marketing program.”
        • Eligibility includes: “Local Tourism and Convention Bureau certified by the Department to receive funds under 20 ILCS 605/705 and are located outside the City of Chicago”
        • Award Range: $10,000 – $155,000
        • Deadline: “Applications for this opportunity will be accepted on a rolling bases until 1) funds are exhausted or 2) March 1, 2026 @ 5pm CST, whichever occurs first.”

     

      • Route 66 Grant Program
        • Description: “to award grants to certified convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) for the development of tourism, education, preservation and promotion of the 100th anniversary of Route 66 in 2026”
        • Eligibility includes: “Eligible applicants include: convention and visitors bureaus certified by the Department pursuant to 20 ILCS 605/605-707”
        • Award Range: $20,000 – $209,327
        • Deadline: “Applications for this opportunity will be accepted on a rolling bases until 1) funds are exhausted or 2) March 1, 2026 @ 5pm CST, whichever occurs first.”

     

      • Regional Site Readiness Program – Capital Ready – Round 2
        • Description: “…to support infrastructure and other capital improvements on sites across the state to advance the readiness of properties with industrial and manufacturing economic development potential.”
        • Eligibility includes:
          • “Local governments
          • Economic development organizations…
          • Nonprofit organizations
          • For-profit organizations
          • Private landowner”
        • Award Range: $100,000 – $5,000,000
        • Deadline: March 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM or until funds are exhausted (applications accepted on rolling basis)

     

      • Regional Site Readiness Program – Planning – Round 2
        • Description: “…to support planning and due diligence activities for sites across the state to advance early-stage site readiness on properties with industrial and manufacturing economic development potential.”
        • Eligibility includes:
          • “Local governments
          • Economic development organizations…
          • Nonprofit organizations
          • For-profit organizations
          • Private landowner”
        • Award Range: $150,000 – $150,000
        • Deadline: March 31, 2026 at 5:00 PM or until funds are exhausted (applications accepted on rolling basis)

     

      • Manufacturing Training Academies
        • Description: “…to provide capital grants to establish advanced workforce training facilities at downstate community colleges.”
        • Eligibility includes: specific community colleges in central and southern regions, see NOFO for complete list.
        • Award Range: $3,000,000 – $6,000,000
        • Deadline: April 30, 2026 at 5:00pm

     

      • Small Business Development Centers
        • Description: “…“DCEO” is issuing this Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) to seek qualified host organizations to operate Illinois Small Business Development Centers and provide program services.” “…Illinois SBDCs deliver professional, high-quality, individualized, confidential one-on-one advising and technical assistance to existing small businesses and pre-venture entrepreneurs.”
        • Eligibility includes:
          • “Fully accredited institutions of higher education such as public and private universities, state, and community colleges.
          • Private nonprofit organizations engaged in economic development activities.
          • Local counties or municipalities with established community/economic development departments and/or programs.
          • Public economic development institutions such as workforce investment boards and economic development corporations.

     

    “…specifically in the geographical areas noted below. Any areas outside of those listed below will not be considered.

    • This area includes:
      • City of Chicago Neighborhoods
        • West Side (Austin, Garfield Park, North Lawndale, Near West Side) o Far Southeast Side (Chatham, Avalon Park, South Deering, Hegewisch, Riverdale, West Pullman, Roseland, Burnside, Calumet Heights, South Chicago)
      • Cook County Municipalities
        • Elgin and Central and Southwest Cook County municipalities including, but not limited to, Forest Park, Oak Park, McCook, Burr Ridge, Maywood, Palos Hills, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Alsip, Homer Glen
      • Counties
        • Adams, Bond, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Greene, Grundy, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Jasper, Jersey, Kankakee, Knox, Logan, Macoupin, Madison, McDonough, Menard, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Rock Island, Sangamon, Scott, Schuyler, St. Clair, Wabash, Warren, Washington, Wayne”
        • Award Range: $80,000 – $525,000
        • Deadline: rolling

     

      • For a complete list of DCEO grants, please visit our website.  

Local Governments

    • City of Chicago: Small Business Improvement Fund
      • Description: “promotes economic development by providing small businesses and property owners with reimbursement grants for permanent building improvement costs.”
      • Award Range: $75,000 multi-tenant properties, $150,000 commercial properties, and $250,000 industrial properties
      • Deadline varies

 

    • City of Chicago: Community Development Grant – Medium
      • Description: “…to support eligible commercial, cultural, industrial, institutional, social service and mixed-use projects.” “Private and non-profit developers, tenants and property owners are eligible to apply…”
      • Award Range: $300,001 to $5 million
      • Deadline: February 13, 2026

 

    • City of Chicago: Neighborhood Opportunity Fund
      • Description: “The Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF) provides capital development grants…for small business and cultural projects located along West, Southwest, and South Side commercial corridors.”
      • Award Range: to $250,000
      • Deadline: February 13, 2026

 

 

    • Kane County – ​Grand V​icto​ria Riverboat Fund Program
      • Description: “Kane County provides Grand Victoria Riverboat funds to non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations and units of local government for eligible projects that benefit Kane County residents” “All projects should address at least one of the following priorities:” education, environment, economic development
      • Award Range: “Applicants may not receive more than $100,000…”
      • Deadline: midnight, Wednesday, March 4, 2026

 

    • Village of Gurnee – Impact Grant
      • Description: “This is a 1:1 matching grant open to a business of any size located within the Village of Gurnee corporate limits, generate sales tax, in good standing with the Village and compliant with all obligations, & a building owner of a qualifying business. No minimum project size with a rolling application period.”
      • Award Range: $10,000 – $20,000

 

Private/Community Resources

    • The Community Foundation for McHenry County – Emergency Grants
      • Description: “The Community Foundation for McHenry County is committed to enhancing county services and expanding financial support to local non-profits.” “The Emergency Grant program supports nonprofits facing unexpected expenses that significantly impact their ability to fulfill their mission or deliver services. This grant is intended to help organizations address unbudgeted, unforeseen, and time-sensitive emergencies.”
      • Award Range: unknown
      • Deadline: “This grant operates on a rolling application cycle”

 

    • 2025-2026 NGLCC & Grubhub FOOD: Fueling Opportunities for Owner Development
      • Description: “Applications are now open for the NGLCC FOOD Program! Eligible LGBTQ+ and allied restaurants can receive up to a $2,500 grant and participate in virtual learning sessions designed to strengthen operations, marketing, and long-term growth.” The e-learning cohorts begin January 26, 2026-cohort 1 or February 17, 2026 – cohort 2
      • Award Range: up to $2,500 and e-learning
      • Deadline: February 10, 2026

 

    • Chicago Community Trust RFP: Community & Civic Leadership – Collective Power & Policy Change
      • Description: “The Civic & Community Leadership RFP is open to organizations [501(c)3] that provide leadership training and development to residents in the Chicago region [entity is located in or serves residents in Chicago or Cook County].
      • Award Range: “…$25,000 – $75,000 per year for up to two years”
      • Deadline: Letter of Intent due February 12, 2026 and full application due March 19, 2026

 

    • Illinois Humanities – Project Grants
      • Description: “Individuals and nonprofit organizations pursuing innovative programming in the digital humanities, for audience engagement, or audience growth and diversification are candidates for this project-based grant.” Open to all eligible entities in Illinois.
      • Award Range: Up to $4,000
      • Deadline: February 13, 2026 at 5:00pm

 

    • Total Spark – Grants for Nonprofits supporting Working Students
      • Description: “Total Spark brings the support working students need directly into local Total Wireless stores by opening pathways to new careers, offering upskilling resources, and strengthening digital connectivity.” Open to select cities including Chicago (Back of the Yards).  Must be a 501(c)3 nonprofit to apply.
      • Award Range: $100,000
      • Deadline: February 13, 2026 (interest form due)

 

    • Intuit Quickbooks & Mailchimp: Small Business Hero Program 
      • Description: “Celebrate a small business in your community. Nominate a small business who has shown courage, perseverance and integrity…”. Open nationwide to entities (for profit business or nonprofit – 501(c)3) who have been established for at least one year.
      • Award Range: $20,000
      • Deadline: February 14, 2026 at 10:59pm 

 

    • 2026 AMPT Grant
      • Description: “…supports organizations that have been directly impacted by recent shifts in the national political landscape”. Prioritizing organizations who have less than $2 million budget, Black & Latine led organizations serving Black and/or Latine neighborhoods in Chicago.
      • Award Range: $10,000
      • Deadline: February 16, 2026

 

    • Citi Foundation: Request for Proposals: Community Finance Initiative
      • Description: “Citi Foundation (“the Foundation”) seeks to provide financial support to community organizations implementing programs that empower low-income households to better manage their financial lives to build greater financial stability and resilience across the United States” Open to nonprofits, 501(c)3, and in Illinois target areas are:  Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will counties.
      • Award Range: $500,000
      • Deadline: February 18, 2026 at 11:00am

 

    • National Grassroots Organizing Program from Ben & Jerry’s Foundation
      • Description: “The National Grassroots Organizing Program (NGO) offers unrestricted, general operating support grants…throughout the United States…”. Open nationwide to 501(c)3 nonprofits with an annual budget under $350,000, and who “use grassroots, collective-action organizing campaigns as the primary strategy for creating social change”.
      • Award Range: up to $30,000
      • Deadline: February 18, 2026 at 3:00pm

 

    • McKinsey Fast Grants
      • Description: “McKinsey and A4CB will provide a $10,000 grant to four organizations whose founders show significant promise for impact.” Open to nonprofits and businesses in Chicago.
      • Award Range: $10,000 and “…access to McKinsey expertise/support to help refine and scale their organizations over a six-month period (May through November 2026)”
      • Deadline: February 18, 2026 at 5:00 pm

 

    • 2026 Health Open Call
      • Description: “The Coleman Foundation seeks to reduce health disparities and promote well-being for everyone in the Greater Chicago region.” Open to nonprofits, 501(c)3, must be based in Cook county and serve residents in the county, etc.
      • Award Range: not stated
      • Deadline: February 27, 2026 (letter of inquiry due)

 

    • Local Data for Equitable Communities
      • Description: “This call for proposals (CFP) invites eligible nonprofit organizations in the U.S. to apply for a grant to collect, analyze, and use data to address inequities in the physical, economic, and social  conditions of a place. Improving these conditions is key to achieving health equity…”
      • Award Range: $50,000
      • Deadline: March 03, 2026 2:00 p.m. CT

 

    • 2026 The Arts Mean Business Fund Grant
      • Description: “The Arts Mean Business Fund was established to support the generation of economic growth in the Peoria region through arts tourism, increased successful arts businesses, greater community participation in the arts, and financial support of the arts from local governments and economic development councils.”
      • Award Range: “See application for amount available to award”
      • Deadline: March 4, 2026 at 5:00pm

 

    • 2026 Community Arts Grants
      • Description: “Available to organizations that offer art programs aligned with their mission. Art programs must fall into one of the following categories: arts education, performing arts, musical and cultural activities, sculpture/visual fine arts for display, or art therapy initiatives.” Open to … organizations with programs serving individuals within a 50-mile radius of the city of Peoria, IL, excluding Knox and McLean County.”
      • Award Range: up to $10,000
      • Deadline: March 4, 2026 at 5:00pm

 

    • ComEd Powering Safe Communities Grant Program
      • Description: Grants for “…for local public safety and clean transportation projects…” Open to ComEd service areas. Must be a nonprofit, municipality township, county, and other local government in ComEd service area.
      • Award Range: up to $10,000
      • Deadline: March 13, 2026 at 5:00pm

 

    • ComEd Powering the Arts Program
      • Description: “Through this program, ComEd and the League of Chicago Theatres look to reach audiences that have otherwise been unable to access the richness of cultural offerings throughout the ComEd service area.” “Eligible applicants are nonprofit arts and cultural institutions that are located within ComEd’s service territory and must be in good standing with ComEd related to provision of utilities.”
      • Award Range: $20,000 – $10,000
      • Deadline: March 13, 2026 at 5:00pm

 

    • NFL Foundation Grassroots Program
      • Description: “…provides non-profit, neighborhood-based organizations with financial and technical assistance with the goal of improving the quality, safety, and accessibility of local football fields.” Open nationwide to eligible entities.
      • Award Range: up to $250,000
      • Deadline: March 30, 2026

 

    • T-Mobile Hometown Grants Program (Spring)
      • Description: “…fund projects that foster local connections, like technology upgrades, outdoor spaces, the arts, and community centers.” Open nationwide to “Elected officials, town managers/employees, tribal leaders, or nonprofit [501(c)3 & 501(c)6] community leaders from small towns with population less than 50,000…”
      • Award Range: up to $50,000
      • Deadline: March 31, 2026
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