Illinois State Board of Education — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

Illinois State Board of Education has received 34 federal grant awards totaling $4.14B across 11 assistance programs and 4 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

34awards

$4.14Btotal funding

$604Mlargest award

$121.6Mavg award

11programs

🏆 Top 1% by total funding · Top 5% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants Illinois State Board of Education could apply for now

Live opportunities in the federal programs Illinois State Board of Education has previously been funded under — sorted by upcoming deadline.

OSERS-OSEP: National Assessment Center, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.326G
Department of Education CFDA 84.326

up to $1M Deadline: Jul 20, 2026 Closing soon
Fed – Sp Ed – IDEA Discretionary: IDEA Discretionary (Special Education Paraprofessional Professional Development Grant)
Illinois State Board of Education CFDA 84.027

up to $300K Deadline: Jul 20, 2026 Closing soon
School Safety Enhancement
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education CFDA 84.184

Deadline: Jul 28, 2026 Open
OSERS-OSEP: National Technical Assistance Center for Postsecondary Education and Training for Individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Assistance Listing Number 84.326D
Department of Education CFDA 84.326

up to $4M Deadline: Jul 30, 2026 Open
FY 2026 CN Technology Innovation Grant for Child and Adult Care Food Program Integrity
Food and Nutrition Service CFDA 10.541

up to $2M Deadline: Jul 31, 2026 Open
FY 2026 Team Nutrition Training Grants
Food and Nutrition Service CFDA 10.574

up to $1M Deadline: Jul 31, 2026 Open
OSERS-OSEP: National Center on Academic Interventions Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 84.326Q
Department of Education CFDA 84.326

up to $3.7M Deadline: Aug 10, 2026 Open
Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) SMART Grant
Administration for Children and Families CFDA 93.434

up to $15M Deadline: Nov 17, 2026 Open

Federal programs Illinois State Board of Education has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received.

Special Education Grants to StatesCFDA 84.027 $3.46B
Student Support and Academic Enrichment ProgramCFDA 84.424 $258.5M
Career and Technical Education — Basic Grants to StatesCFDA 84.048 $170.7M
English Language Acquisition State GrantsCFDA 84.365 $167.4M
Every Student Succeeds Act/Preschool Development GrantsCFDA 93.434 $43.8M
Special Education – State Personnel DevelopmentCFDA 84.323 $12.3M
School Safely National ActivitiesCFDA 84.184 $11.8M
Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited AvailabilityCFDA 10.579 $4.2M
Special Education Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with DisabilitiesCFDA 84.326 $1.1M
Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation GrantCFDA 10.541 $746K
Team Nutrition GrantsCFDA 10.574 $84K

Top awarding agencies

Department of Education$4.01B
Department of Labor$78.1M
Department of Health and Human Services$43.8M
Department of Agriculture$5.1M

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: IL.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education 42 awards · $3.28B State Department of Education 11 awards · $67.5M Department of Education Iowa 9 awards · $27M Department of Education Indiana 22 awards · $1.49B Kansas State Department of Education 10 awards · $66.5M Maryland State Department of Education 27 awards · $1.81B

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has Illinois State Board of Education received?

Illinois State Board of Education has received 34 federal grant awards totaling $4.14B, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund Illinois State Board of Education?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Education, Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services and others.

Can Illinois State Board of Education apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs Illinois State Board of Education has previously been funded under. See the open grants section above.

Source: USAspending.gov assistance awards, aggregated by Grantoria. Historical record of awards received; not an endorsement or a guarantee of future funding.