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2027 Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant is a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources that funds school field trips to Illinois natural areas and nature centers to promote biodiversity education. The program reimburses transportation expenses so K-12 students can visit forests, prairies, wetlands, and other ecosystems across the state. Eligible applicants are Illinois public and private K-12 schools.
Reimbursements of up to $150 per trip are available, with preference for schools serving low-income communities. Applications are accepted during the 2026-2027 school year.
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Search similar grants →Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: K-12 schools in Illinois. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The current target date is February 1, 2027. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Federal grant success rates typically range from 10-30%, varying by agency and program. Build a strong proposal with clear objectives, measurable outcomes, and a well-justified budget to improve your chances.
Requirements vary by sponsor, but typically include a project narrative, budget justification, organizational capability statement, and key personnel CVs. Check the official notice for the complete list of required attachments.
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Review timelines vary by funder. Federal agencies typically take 3-6 months from submission to award notification. Foundation grants may be faster, often 1-3 months. Check the program's timeline in the official solicitation for specific dates.
Many federal programs offer multi-year funding or allow competitive renewals. Check the official solicitation for continuation and renewal policies. Non-competing continuation applications are common for multi-year awards.
2026-2027 IDNR Historic Sites Field Trip Grant is a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources that funds school field trips to Illinois state historic sites during the 2026-2027 academic year. The program reimburses transportation costs to help Illinois classrooms visit sites such as Lincoln's New Salem and Fort de Chartres. Eligible applicants are Illinois K-12 public and private schools. Reimbursements of up to $150 per trip are available, with priority given to schools with higher percentages of low-income students. Applications open in fall 2026.
2027 Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant is a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources that funds the creation and restoration of native habitat gardens and outdoor learning spaces on school grounds. Projects may include native plant gardens, pollinator habitats, rain gardens, and outdoor classrooms. Eligible applicants are Illinois K-12 public and private schools. Awards of up to $3,000 are available; projects must incorporate student engagement and include a habitat management plan for long-term maintenance of the schoolyard habitat.
Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant is sponsored by Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Division of Education. This grant provides funding for developing wildlife habitats on school grounds or other public places in Illinois. Projects must emphasize student/youth involvement with planning, development, and maintenance and increase the educational and wildlife habitat values of the site.
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
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. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.