If you have funding information to add to this list, please email Laura Reilly, Managing Director. Learn more about the Government Relations Community and advocacy. 

Visit the Chicago Wilderness Alliance Project List spreadsheet to view funding opportunities and Green Vision Initiative projects that are under development. 

General Funding Information

• Congressional Services Report: Federally Supported Projects and Programs
  for Wastewater, Drinking Water, and Water
  Supply Infrastructure
• Midwest Climate Collaborative Federal Funding Opportunities spreadsheet (crowdsourced)
  
• Grants.gov Grants Learning Center
  
• Environmental Protection Network: technical assistance
• Funding Resource List_Databases & Technical Assistance Urban Waters Federal Partnership

Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (TCTAC)

• 16 Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTACs)

• Great Lakes TCTAC (tool kits, guides, services, and request technical assistance currently suspended)

Federal (Infrastructure Bill and Others) Funding Opportunities

• Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Environmental Water Resources Projects
  
• Invasive Species Management, Department of Interior
  
• National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
  
• National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program  
  
• National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Farmers for Soil Health  
• National Wildlife Federation Nature-based Solutions Funding Database
• National Wildlife Foundation Nature-based Solutions Grants
• NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants
  
• River Network Community-Led Research (CLR) Projects and Leadership Development (LD) Programs      
• Urban Waters Funding Sources Tracking Spreadsheet
• US Department of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Grants
  
• US EPA Environmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) Program
• US EPA Pollution Prevention (P2) Grants  
  

State (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin) Funding Opportunities

• IEPA Section 319
• Illinois Chapter Budget Act
  
• Illinois Water Resources Center  
  
• Illinois Omnibus Appropriations
  
• Indiana Legacy Foundation Transform Lake County Grants
  • Applications due April 1   
• Michigan DNR Grant Programs
• Wisconsin DNR Grant Programs
  

Municipal Funding Opportunities

• Atlas Climate Portal for Partners
  
• Climate Resiliency Planning for Communities (Cook County)  
• Climate Power Education Fund Research Library
• CMAP Transportation Grants
  
• Cook County's Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Program
• County-based Nature-based Solutions
  
• Grant Opportunities for Local Governments (Illinois)  
• Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Cooperative Weed Management  
• Great Lakes Fishery Commission Research Program  
• Great Lakes Fishery Trust (GLFT) Stewardship Proposals  
• Enhancing Pollinator Habitats - National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) 2023 Biodiversity Conservation Grant