ISBE Funding Opportunities and Notices of Funding Opportunity

Illinois's state education agency posts its Notices of Funding Opportunity here, ordered by proposal due date, under a merit-based review policy with a published appeals window. It also recruits volunteer grant evaluators.

Indicative award

Amount not published (varies by call)No amounts published. As of this check the page stated there are no active funding opportunities at this time, so nothing was open to quote.

Timing

Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Opportunities post irregularly and are listed in order of proposal due date; the page showed none active at the time of checking. NOFOs released on or after December 1, 2025 follow an updated Merit-Based Review Policy, with appeals due to GATA@isbe.net by 5 p.m. on the 14th day after the first grant

Who can apply

Early-career faculty, Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank, Community organisation, Practitioner

Eligibility

First-time applicants without an RCDT (Region-County-District-Type) code must call or email the grant contact to obtain one before submitting an application — a real barrier for non-district applicants such as universities and nonprofits. Volunteer grant evaluator roles require a minimum of a bachelor's degree in the field of study.

SSWR clusters

Topics

state education nofo · merit review · school programs

Apply at

https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Request-for-Proposals.aspx

This entry

Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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ISBE Funding Opportunities and Notices of Funding Opportunity

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