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The Individual Professional Development Funds (IPDF) program is a grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) that funds professional development for early childhood educators and school-age care professionals in Illinois. Administered locally by Child Care Resource and Referral agencies, the program supports individual practitioners seeking training, coursework, and credentials in early care and education.
In certain regions, IPDF covers providers serving programs in Henderson, Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island, and Warren counties. Eligible applicants are individual early childhood professionals employed in licensed early care and learning settings in Illinois. Funding is limited and operates on annual funding caps.
No application deadline is listed; funds are typically distributed until exhausted.
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IPDF | Serving the Counties of Henderson, Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island, and Warren Individual Professional Development Funds Individual Professional Development Funds are made available to assist individuals' pursuit of professional development in early care and education and school-age care.
Funded by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), the availabilty of these funds are limited and have annual funding limits. Child Care Resource & Referral of Midwestern Illinois administers funds for providers serving programs in the Illinois counties of Henderson, Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island, and Warren.
IPDF funds are available to individual practitioners currently employed by a center based program or family home programs (license or license exempt) that provide care as defined by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Individual practitioners include child care center directors, early childhood teachers/assistant teachers, school age teachers/assistant teachers, family home providers, and assistants.
In addition, child care center support staff (e.g., cook, driver) when appropriate. Are There Priority Programs? As applications are received, priority is given to programs currently caring for 50% or more children whose care is paid for by the IDHS Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP).
Additional priority programs are those Programs that are full year (at least 47 weeks)/full day (at least 8 hours)and programs that are currently caring for infants and toddlers. What is the application process? Individuals complete and submit an application along with the required supporting documentation.
(See the full application for more information on required supporting documentation.) As applications are received, priority is given to programs currently caring for 50% or more children whose care is paid for by IDHS CCAP. Child Care Resource & Referral of Midwestern Illinois will notify you in writing if your application has been approved or denied, and if approved, the amount in which your request was funded.
What are Funding Minimums/Maximums? The minimum funding request is $15.
The maximum funding amount per event/credential is 80% of the actual cost, as funding allows, and The maximum funding amount available per person is up to $500 per fiscal year FY26 Individual Professional Development Funds Application More information is available on the full IPDF application including what funds can be requested for, what funds cannot be requested for, supporting documentation needed, and application deadlines.
For more information on grant funds available through Child Care Resource & Referral of Midwestern Illinois, contact McKenzie Brotherton, Training & Technical Assistance Coordinator, at mbrotherton@salcommunityservices. org or (309) 205-3070 ext. 4010 Learn more about upcoming trainings with CCR&R of Midwestern Illinois and register online here .
Looking for the CCR&R that serves your county? CCR&R services are available in all Illinois communities. Find the office that serves your community here .
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Individual early childhood professionals employed in licensed early care and learning settings in Illinois. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The Homeless Youth Program is a grant from the Illinois Department of Human Services that funds services for homeless and at-risk youth across Illinois. Administered through the Office of Community and Positive Youth Development, it supports nonprofit organizations delivering shelter, outreach, and support services to young people experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Eligible applicants are Illinois-based nonprofits with demonstrated capacity to serve youth. Awards range from $100,000 to $800,000 per year under CSFA number 444-80-0711. This is a FY 2026 funding opportunity with an application deadline of May 21, 2025.
Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG) (27-444-80-0496) is sponsored by Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). Provides grant funding to engage homeless individuals and families living on the street, rapidly re-house homeless individuals and families, help operate and provide essential services in emergency shelters, and prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless.
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.