Illinois Grant News | July 2023

Washington, D.C. | July 29 2023 | Dynamics of Integrated Socio-Environmental Systems (23-609) | The DISES Program supports research projects that advance basic scientific understanding of integrated socio-environmental systems and the complex interactions (dynamics, processes, and feedbacks) within and among the environmental (biological, physical and chemical) and human (“socio”) (economic, social, political, or behavioral) components of such a system. The program seeks proposals that emphasize the truly integrated nature of a socio-environmental system versus two discrete systems (a natural one and a human one) that are coupled. DISES projects must explore a connected and integrated socio-environmental system that includes explicit analysis of the processes and dynamics between the environmental and human components of the system. Estimated Awards: 12 to 20. Total Funding: $18,000,000. Award Ceiling: $1,800,000 (track 1). Closing Date: November 17, 2023.

Springfield, Ill. | July 26 2023 | Illinois EPA Announces Funding Opportunity for Green Infrastructure Projects to Improve Water Quality | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director John J. Kim today announced a grant opportunity with $10 million in funding for projects that will improve water quality in Illinois. The Green Infrastructure Grant Opportunities (GIGO) Program has been made possible by Governor Pritzker’s bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital plan…The GIGO Program provides funding for projects to construct green infrastructure best management practices (BMPs) that prevent, eliminate, or reduce water quality impairments by decreasing stormwater runoff into Illinois’ rivers, streams, and lakes. Estimated Awards: 4 to 20. Total Funding: $10,000,000. Award Ceiling: $2,500,000. Closing Date: October 18, 2023.

Washington, D.C. | July 26 2023 | Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program (PSSG) (ED-GRANTS-072623-001) | Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to equitably improve postsecondary student outcomes, including retention, transfer (including successful transfer of completed credits), credit accumulation, and completion, by leveraging data and implementing, scaling, and rigorously evaluating evidence-based activities to support data-driven decisions and actions by institutional leaders committed to inclusive student success. Estimated Awards: 8-12. Total Funding: $24,500,000. Award Ceiling: $4,000,000 / $8,000,000. Closing Date: September 25, 2023.

Washington, D.C. | July 24 2023 | 2023 Funding Opportunity Announcement for Energy Future Grants (EFG) Creating a Community-Led Energy Future (DE-FOA-0002870) | The Energy Future Grants (EFG) provides $27 million in financial assistance to support local, state, and tribal government-led partnership efforts that will advance clean energy program innovation. EFG seeks to enhance energy affordable and access for communities, ensuring the broad benefits of a clean energy economy—including heath, economic development and jobs and emissions reductions—flow to disadvantaged communities. EFG will provide support for at least 50 multi jurisdictional teams. Teams should be ideally comprised of 3-4 or more state, local, and/or tribal government partners joining together on a planning project. Multi-jurisdictional teams (e.g. cities and state, tribes and cities, states, cities and tribes, etc.) are encouraged to also partner with community benefit organizations. Estimated Awards: 50. Total Funding: $27,000,000. Award Ceiling: $500,000. Closing Date: September 30, 2023.

Washington D. C. | July 22 2023 | Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention Phase II ( 23-608) | The PIPP initiative focuses on foundational research and development activities needed totackle grand challenges in infectious disease pandemics through prediction and prevention. The PIPP Phase II Centers Program expands upon the Phase I Development Grant Program and is the NSF’s flagship program to establish a network of Centers or large-scale awards/investments that will support interdisciplinary team-based approaches to accelerate research and development activities in emerging infectious diseases and pandemics. The overall goal of the PIPP Phase II Centers program is to support research and development activities needed to transform society’s ability to forecast the likelihood of pandemic-scale events, detect outbreaks early, and respond efficiently. Estimated Awards: 7. Total Funding: $126,500,000. Award Ceiling: $18,000,000. Closing Date: December 8, 2023.

Springfield, Ill. | July 21 2023 | Gov. Pritzker Announces $38 Million for CEJA Workforce Hubs | Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) launched $37.9 million in funding for the Illinois Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program or “CEJA Workforce Hubs.” The program represents the largest training component of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), establishing a network of 13 community-based hubs across the state offering training, job placement services, barrier reduction support and more. The organizations that will run CEJA Workforce Hubs will be selected through a competitive Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) process. Estimated Awards: 13. Total Funding: $37,900,000. Award Ceiling: $5,000,000. Closing Date: September 1, 2023.

Cook County, Ill. | July 19 2023 | The 2023 Source Grant: Helping Small Businesses Become More Resilient | The Cook County Small Business Source proudly introduces The 2023 Source Grant, which will provide $40 Million in grants to small businesses to help stabilize operations, foster recovery and resiliency, and advance equity in a post-pandemic economy. Businesses located in Cook County with fewer than 20 full-time employees that were in business prior to 2020 are eligible to apply. Estimated Awards: Unspecified. Total Funding: $40,000,000. Award Ceiling: $10,000 or $20,000 based on 2019 gross revenue. Closing Date: August 18, 2023.

Springfield, ill | Juky 18 2023 | Governor Pritzker Announces $10 Million for Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program | On July 14, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) launched $10 million in funding for the third round of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program provides training opportunities, expands the talent pipeline, and boosts diversity in the construction industry and building trades. Grantees will be selected through a competitive Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) process. Estimated Awards: Up to 20. Total Funding: $10,000,000. Award Ceiling: $550,000. Closing Date: August 30, 2023.

Washington, D.C. | July 18 2023 | Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes (23-606) | Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes are national resources that aim to advance research in the mathematical sciences through programs supporting discovery and dissemination of knowledge in mathematics and statistics and enhancing connections to related fields in which the mathematical sciences can play important roles. Institute activities help focus the attention of some of the best mathematical minds on problems of particular importance and timeliness. Institutes are also community resources that involve a broad segment of U.S.-based mathematical sciences researchers in their activities. The goals of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes program include advancing research in the mathematical sciences, increasing the impact of the mathematical sciences in other disciplines, and expanding the talent base engaged in mathematical research in the United States. Estimated Awards: 8. Total Funding: $40,000,000. Award Ceiling: $6,500,000. Closing Date: March 14, 2024.

Washington, D.C. | July 17 2023 | FAA Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grant Program (23-FAA-AWD-AP) | Through the award of these grants, the USDOT and the FAA will assist in providing meaningful educational experiences designed to prepare high school students throughout the Nation to become aircraft pilots, aerospace engineers, or unmanned aircraft systems operators, and support the related professional development of teachers. Consistent with Federal policy, by advancing equity across the Federal Government, we can create opportunities for the improvement of communities that have been historically underserved. Estimated Awards: 9. Total Funding: $4,500,000. Award Ceiling: $500,000. Closing Date: August 16, 2023.

Chicago, Ill. | July 17 2023 | Illinois Housing Development Authority Announces Funding Opportunity for Permanent Supportive Housing | The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) announced it is seeking applications for up to $75 million in state and federal financing to create housing for persons with disabilities, those struggling with homelessness and other vulnerable populations. Available through IHDA’s Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Development Program, funds will support the development of affordable housing combined with supportive services designed to help vulnerable individuals and families attain stable housing and use it as a platform for health, recovery and personal growth, as well as projects with innovative healthcare partnerships that address community health disparities. Estimated Awards: Unspecified. Total Funding: $75,000,000. Award Ceiling: 90% of total project costs. Closing Date: January 16, 2024.

Springfield, Ill. | July 14 2023 | Governor Pritzker Announces $10 Million for Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program | Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) launched $10 million in funding for the third round of the Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program provides training opportunities, expands the talent pipeline, and boosts diversity in the construction industry and building trades. Grantees will be selected through a competitive Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) process. Estimated Awards: Unspecified. Total Funding: $10,000,000. Award Ceiling: $550,000. Closing Date: August 30, 2023.

Washington, D.C. | July 13 2023 | Inspire! Grants for Small Museums (2024) (IGSM-FY24) | Inspire! Grants for Small Museums is a special initiative of the Museums for America program. It is designed to support small museums of all disciplines in project-based efforts to serve the public through exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, policy development and institutional planning, technology enhancements, professional development, community outreach, audience development, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. Forecasted Opportunity Post Date: August 15, 2023. Estimated Awards: 60. Total Funding: $2,600,000. Award Ceiling: $75,000. Closing Date: November 15, 2023.

Washington, D.C. | July 13 2023 | Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2024) (AAHC-FY24) | The Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program is designed to build the capacity of African American museums and support the growth and development of museum professionals at African American museums. The AAHC program supports projects that nurture museum professionals, build institutional capacity, and increase access to museum and archival collections at African American museums and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Forecasted Opportunity Post Date: August 15, 2023. Estimated Awards: 35. Total Funding: $6,000,000. Award Ceiling: $500,000. Closing Date: November 15, 2023.

Washington, D.C. | July 13 2023 | National Leadership Grants for Libraries (2024) (NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24) | The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Estimated Awards: 39. Total Funding: $11,300,000. Award Ceiling: $1,000,000. Closing Date: March 20, 2024.

Madison and St. Clair Counties, IL | July 13 2023 | Metro East Park and Recreation District Announces $3.4 Million in Grant Funding for Local Parks, Trails | The Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) today announced a new grant cycle of $3.4 million to support local parks and trails in Madison and St. Clair Counties in Illinois. Available grant programs include the Park and Trail Grant Program ($3M), the Community Planning Grant ($400K), and the Event Sponsorship Grant Program ($20K). MEPRD was formed in November 2000 by the voters of Madison and St. Clair Counties to develop and maintain a public system of interconnecting parks and trails throughout the district…Over the years, MEPRD has supported a total of 247 projects from 67 unique project partners, infusing nearly $38 million into the region’s parks and trails.

Joliet, Ill. | July 12 2023 | USF to Create New Small Business Accelerator through Federal Grant | For over eight years, the University of St. Francis (USF) Business Incubator has supported the economic development of the Will County region by fostering new business development. Now through a $500,000 U.S. Small Business Administration FY23 Congressional Community Project Grant supported by U.S. Congressman Bill Foster (D-Ill.), Joliet’s university will create a new USF Small Business Accelerator (fully funded by the grant) to specifically benefit small businesses in underserved categories in its ongoing efforts to build the region’s business landscape.

Washington D.D. | July 12 2023 | Foundations of Supercomputing Digital Logic (FSDL) (W911NF-23-S-0012) | DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory – Army Research Office (ARL-ARO), in collaboration with the Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS), is soliciting proposals for foundational research in superconducting electronics (SCE). SCE is a promising technology for high-speed and energy-efficient digital circuits, but scaling towards denser and more reliable systems has been slow. The goal of the Foundations of Superconducting Digital Logic (FSDL) program is to uncover foundational issues limiting the progress of this technology and to pursue innovative research into overcoming these issues across topics such as materials, Josephson junctions, flux trapping, and architecture. FSDL aims to provide the foundation to enable breakthroughs in circuit density and reliability for future SCE-based systems. Estimated awards: 1,000. Total Funding: Unspecified. Award Ceiling: $9,250,000 (Exploratory) or $24,000,000  (Integration). Closing Date: October 31, 2023 [White Paper: August 15, 2023].

Washington, D.C. | July 12 2023 | PHS 2023-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (PA-23-233) | This Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO), issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites eligible United States small businesses to submit Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant applications. United States small businesses that have the research capabilities and technological expertise to contribute to the R and D mission(s) of the NIH awarding components identified in this NOFO are encouraged to submit STTR grant applications in response to identified topics (see PHS 2023-2 SBIR/STTR Program Descriptions and Research Topics for NIH, CDC, and FDA). This Parent Funding Opportunity Announcement requires that at least 1 clinical trial be proposed. Estimated awards: Unspecified. Total Funding: Unspecified. Award Ceiling: $295,924 for Phase I awards and $1,972,828 for Phase II. Closing Date: April 5, 2024.

Washington, D.C. | July 12 2023 | FY2023 Cochran Fellowship Program (USDA-FAS-10962-0700-10-23-0008) | Since 1984, the U.S. Congress has made funds available to the Cochran Fellowship Program for training agriculturalists from middle-income countries, emerging markets, and emerging democracies. Training opportunities are for senior and mid-level specialists and administrators working in agricultural trade and policy, agribusiness development, management, animal, plant, and food sciences, extension services, agricultural marketing, and many other areas. Estimated awards: 29. Total Funding: $4,350,000. Award Ceiling: $150,000. Closing Date: August 25, 2024.

Springfield, Ill. | July 11 2023 | Illinois Housing Development Authority Announces Funding Opportunity for Permanent Supportive Housing | The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) announced it is seeking applications for up to $75 million in state and federal financing to create housing for persons with disabilities, those struggling with homelessness and other vulnerable populations. Available through IHDA’s Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Development Program, funds will support the development of affordable housing combined with supportive services designed to help vulnerable individuals and families attain stable housing and use it as a platform for health, recovery and personal growth, as well as projects with innovative healthcare partnerships that address community health disparities. Estimated awards: Unspecified. Total Funding: $75,000,000. Award Ceiling: Unspecified. Closing Date: January 16, 2024.

Washington, D.C. | July 7 2023 | Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase I (USDA-NIFA-SBIR-009962) | The USDA SBIR/STTR programs focus on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit. Unlike fundamental research, the USDA SBIR/STTR programs support small businesses in the creation of innovative, disruptive technologies and enable the application of research advancements from conception into the market. The STTR program aims to foster technology transfer through formal cooperative R&D between small businesses and nonprofit research institutions. Projects dealing with agriculturally-related manufacturing and alternative and renewable energy technologies are encouraged across all SBIR/STTR topic areas. USDA SBIR/STTR’s flexible research areas ensure innovative projects consistent with USDA’s vision of a healthy and productive nation in harmony with the land, air, and water. Estimated awards: Unspecified. Total Funding: $15,500,000. Award Ceiling: $181,500. Closing Date: September 19,2023.

Washington, D.C. | July 7 2023 | Collaborative Research (20231129-RZ) | The Collaborative Research program supports groups of two or more scholars seeking to increase humanistic knowledge through convenings, manuscript preparation for collaborative publications, the creation of scholarly digital projects, or the planning of an international collaboration Projects must pursue significant research questions and lead to a tangible interpretive product. The collaborative work can be rooted in a single field or cross disciplines. Forecasted Opportunity Post Date: August 1, 2023. Estimated awards: 15. Total Funding: $2,500,000. Award Ceiling: $300,000. Closing Date: November 29, 2023.

Washington, D.C. | July 7 2023 | Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program (OIFSP) (HRSA-24-016) | The purpose of this program is to support training programs that enhance and expand paraprofessionals knowledge, skills and expertise, and to increase the number of peer support specialists and other behavioral health-related paraprofessionals who work on integrated, interprofessional teams in providing services to children whose parents are impacted by opioid use disorders (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD), and their family members who are in guardianship roles. Additionally, a special focus is on demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the specific concerns for children, adolescents and transitional aged youth in high need and high demand areas who are at risk for mental health disorders and SUDs. Forecasted Opportunity Post Date: December 8, 2023. Estimated awards: 28. Total Funding: $16,800,000. Award Ceiling: $600,000. Closing Date: March 11, 2024.

Washington, D.C. | July 6 2023 | Mobile Application Cooperative Agreement, SNAP Farmers and Markets
(USDA-FNS-SNAP-SFMMA-2023) | The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to enable SNAP-authorized DMFs (direct marketing farmers and FMs (farmer’s markets), as necessary) to determine, at no or little cost to them, whether adding SNAP to their business model has a positive cost-benefit value, and to provide SNAP recipients with greater access to DMFs operating at physical FM locations and via other direct marketing avenues (e.g., roadside stands, pick-your-own). The cooperator will use resources from this cooperative agreement to assist DMFs and FMs in becoming SNAP authorized and support the processing of transactions by these DMFs and FMs through outreach, technical assistance, and a secure SNAP Mobile Transaction Processing Application (The App). Estimated awards: 4. Total Funding: $4,000,000. Award Ceiling: $1,000,000. Closing Date: September 5, 2023.

Washington, D.C. | July 5 2023 | Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Continuum of Care Competition and Renewal or Replacement of Youth Homeless Demonstration Program Grants (FR-6700-N-25) | The CoC Program (24 CFR part 578) is designed to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; to provide funding for efforts by nonprofit organizations, state governments, local governments, instrumentalities of state and local governments, Indian Tribes, tribally designated housing entities, as defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103), and public housing agencies, as such term is defined in 24 CFR 5.100, are eligible without limitation or exclusion, to quickly re-house homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, and youth while minimizing the trauma and dislocation caused by homelessness; to promote access to and effective utilization of mainstream programs by homeless; and to optimize self-sufficiency among those experiencing homelessness. Estimated awards: 8,000. Total Funding: $3,134,000,000. Award Ceiling: $15,000,000. Closing Date: September 28, 2023.

Washington, D.C. | July 5, 2023 | OWBO 2023 Minority Serving Institutions Wave II (SB-OEDWB-23-003) | The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to fifteen (15) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must or be affiliated with a Minority Serving Institution. Estimated awards: 15. Total Funding: $1,500,000. Award Ceiling: $150,000. Closing Date: August 24, 2023.