Most people are confused about personal grants in Illinois. If you live in the state of Illinois and are looking for personal financial assistance such as supplemental security income, Medicaid, or state social services, you should look into government benefits instead. Personal grants are financial aid from the local government of Illinois for its residents under certain circumstances - the use of the financial funding must have a meaningful purpose to the economy of Illinois.

Personal Grants for Work At Home Residents of Illinois

With the aid from the federal government, the department of finance & economic growth in Illinois is able to provide financial support to residents who work at home. According to the latest research, in Illinois, there are over 153,446 business identities have 0 to 4 employees. This number includes people who work at home with sole proprietorship. To be eligible, you must be a resident of Illinois and have a registered business in Illinois. If your business is in one of the following areas: medicine, education, scientific research, and technology development, you have a higher chance of getting your grant application approved.

Personal Grants for Education for Residents of Illinois

Not all students or teachers are eligible to apply for personal education grants in Illinois. According to US Census,

In Illinois:

  • 86.40% have high school diplomas
  • 30.60% have at least one post secondary degree
  • 11.70% have at least one graduate school degree

As you do not have to pay back the amount of grants given to you, Illinois's office of education ensures that personal grants are only given to individuals who need financial assistance for their education related to medicine, education, scientific research, or technology development. And recipients must use their new knowledge and skill set to improve the economy of Illinois.

Personal Grants for Veterans in Illinois

There are more than 581,600 veterans (both active and retired) in Illinois. If you have enrolled, or currently participating in the military, naval force, or air force, you are eligible to apply for veteran personal grants as long as the funds are being used to stimulate the economy of Illinois.

You can look at personal grants as "government grants for individuals". Therefore, there are many other types of personal grants such as personal housing grants. If an individual receives grants from the government, he or she has received a type of "personal grants". It is much harder for individuals to receive grants than it is for businesses to receive grants. Illinois residents apply for different types of state government grants by contacting Illinois financial aid agencies, or

Access Applicant Portal

Current online applicants in Illinois are browsing from the following cities: Elmwood Park, Rolling Meadows, Cottage Hills, Pearl City, Homer Glen, Winfield, New Windsor, Oak Forest, Park Ridge, Dixon

Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
Cooperative Agreement to Support the Illinois Institute of Technology's Institute for Food Safety and Health (U18) - Clinical Trials Not Allowed (Apply for RFA FD 24 017)

Funding Number: RFA FD 24 017
Agency: Food and Drug Administration
Category: Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Food and Nutrition
Funding Amount: $10,000,000
Service Area Competition – Additional Areas (SAC-AA) – California, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, and West Virginia (Apply for HRSA 16 171)

Funding Number: HRSA 16 171
Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Category: Health
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, and Macoupin Counties, Illinois (Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R05 1056)

Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R05 1056
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $1,843,466
Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Illinois (Apply for HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R5 0082)

Funding Number: HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R5 0082
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $6,301,899
Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Illinois (Apply for HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R5 0116)

Funding Number: HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R5 0116
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $14,664,315
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Illinois (Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R05 1970)

Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R05 1970
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $4,248,039
Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Illinois (Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R05 1866)

Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R05 1866
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $157,599,474
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Expansion - Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Carolina (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH 1818)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH 1818
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $4,027,077
NOTICE OF INTENT: Collaboration and Colocation between the USGS CMWSC and the Univeristy of Illinois (Apply for USGS 20 FA 0263)

Funding Number: USGS 20 FA 0263
Agency: Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey
Category: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification)
Funding Amount: $1,808,648
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee -- Boone, Dekalb, Grundy, Kane, and Kendall Counties, Illinois (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R05 1662)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH R05 1662
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $8,962,171

 

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