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Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Illinois Department of Natural Resources is a grantmaking organization tracked in the OpenGrants funding database. It currently has 23 open funding opportunities listed on OpenGrants.

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About Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Illinois Department of Natural Resources is a grantmaking organization tracked in the OpenGrants funding database. It currently lists 27 open funding opportunities in areas including Environment, Community Development, Social Services, with programs serving IL. Current programs include “Youth and Young Adult Conservation Education Program (FY25)” and “State Wildlife Grants (FY26)”.

Open Grants From Illinois Department of Natural Resources

23 live opportunities

Youth and Young Adult Conservation Education Program (FY25)

Funding to establish the Youth and Young Adult Conservation and Education Pilot Program to provide education and employment opportunities for the youth and young adults of this State to further the development and mainte…

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$10K – $800K

State Wildlife Grants (FY26)

This grant program, administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR), provides federal pass-through funding for the development and implementation of projects that benefit fish and wildlife and their ha…

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$20K

Greenways and Trails Planning Assistance Program

This program provides both financial and technical assistance to communities, counties, and multi-county coalitions in Illinois for planning greenways and trails. Its goal is to encourage comprehensive, cooperative, and …

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$1K – $300K

Illinois State Forest Action Plan (Urban)

This grant program, administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) as a federal pass-through program (ALN 10.664), provides financial assistance for the planning and implementation of urban and commu…

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$0 – $1.5M

Clean Vessel Act (FY25)

The Clean Vessel Act Grant Program, administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), offers competitive, federally-funded grants to local government authorities, private marinas, boatyards, and yacht …

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$20K – $1.5M

Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (SFY25)

Construction, renovation, and maintenance of docking, mooring, and other facilities for transient, recreational boats 26 feet or greater in length. The program is administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resour…

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$500

Dana-Thomas House Field Trip Grant

This grant program, administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Division of Education, provides reimbursement funding for transportation costs associated with field trips for Illinois students (pr…

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$1K – $94K

Endangered Species (FY24)

This grant assists in the development of programs for the conservation of endangered and threatened species in Illinois. It is a Federal Pass Through program funded by the Endangered Species Act and administered by the I…

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$10K – $8.0M

Sport Fish Restoration - Fisheries, Boat Access (FY26)

Activities designed to restore, conserve, manage, or enhance sport fish populations; the public use and benefits from these resources; and activities that provide boat access to public waters. Eligible activities include…

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$1K – $350K

Coastal Management Program - Programmatic Projects (FY25)

Support for projects focused on coastal planning, coordination, coastal hazards, habitat protection and management, education and outreach materials and programs. This program is administered by the Illinois Department o…

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Natural and Working Lands+ Climate

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources proposes to expand on an exploratory collaboration with the US Climate Alliance and the UIUC Land-use Evolution and impact Assessment Modeling (LEAM) Lab. The purpose of this …

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Volunteer Fire Assistance - Cooperative Forestry Assistance

Provides financial, technical and related assistance for organizing, training and equipping rural fire departments. Funding is passed through to local fire departments and fire training academies; to prevent and suppress…

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$0 – $239K

Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program and Related Assistance

The grant program is the FY 2024 National Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program, administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The program is a Federal Pass Through from the US EP…

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$1K – $75K

Endangered Species - White Nose Syndrome (FY26)

This grant funds work to combat White-nose syndrome (WNS), a disease caused by the invasive fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) affecting hibernating bats. The program, funded by USFWS and administered by the Illino…

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UCF - Urban and Community Forestry Program (FY24)

Technical and financial assistance to the state’s communities on the management of their trees and other related natural resources. This is a federal pass-through program funded by the USDA Forest Service (CFDA 10.675) a…

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$30K – $2.0M

Invasive Carp removal and monitoring in the Upper Mississippi River (FY26)

Conduct fish and wildlife management activities that align with the conservation, restoration, and management goals and priorities of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices.

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Illinois Recreational Access Program

The Illinois Recreational Access Program (IRAP), administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) with federal VPA-HIP funding, leases private property from landowners to provide semi-controlled public…

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$50K – $800K

AIS Grants to Great Lakes States (FY26)

To provide technical and financial assistance to implement the highest priority actions in order to protect and restore the Great Lakes. Priority actions are to: identify, protect, conserve, manage, enhance or restore ha…

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$50K – $350K

Coastal Management Program - BIL Programmatic Projects (FY26)

Support for projects focused on coastal planning, coordination, coastal hazards, habitat protection and management, education and outreach materials and programs.

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$260K

Illinois Wetland Inventory Grant

This grant program provides the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) with a preliminary updated statewide wetland mapping using a deep learning predictive model in a geographic information system (GIS).

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$30K – $2.0M

Upper Mississippi River Asian Carp control and management (FY25)

This program provides funding for fish and wildlife management activities to support the control and management of invasive Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi River, aligning with the conservation and restoration goals …

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$25K – $1.0M

Flood Hazard Mitigation Program

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources – Office of Water Resources (IDNR/OWR) Flood Hazard Mitigation Program provides financial assistance to communities for the acquisition and demolition of real property in floo…

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$5K – $150K

State ANS Comprehensive Management Plan (FY26)

To provide technical and financial assistance to implement the highest priority actions in order to protect and restore the Great Lakes. Priority actions are to: identify, protect, conserve, manage, enhance or restore ha…

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