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Nursing Grants in Illinois Highlights

Last updated: July 6, 2026. Next update: August 2, 2026.

Grant Insights : Grant Funding Trends in Illinois

Average Grant Size

What's the typical amount funded for Illinois?

Grants are most commonly $104,222.

$104,222

Total Number of Grants

What's the total number of grants in Nursing Grants in Illinois year over year?

In 2024, funders in Illinois awarded a total of 104,158 grants.

2022 97,582

2023 97,805

2024 104,158

Top Grant Focus Areas

Among all the Nursing Grants in Illinois given out in Illinois, the most popular focus areas that receive funding are Education, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations, and Human Services.

1. Education

2. Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations

3. Human Services

Funding Over Time

How is funding for Nursing Grants in Illinois changing over time?

Funding has increased by 16.08%.

2022 $8,503,243,276

2023 $9,316,300,812
9.56%

2024 $10,813,952,832
16.08%

Illinois Counties That Receive the Most Funding

How does grant funding vary by county?

Cook County, Lake County, and Macon County receive the most funding.

County	Total Grant Funding in 2024
Cook County	$6,893,460,213
Lake County	$720,580,526
Macon County	$544,478,272
Champaign County	$541,704,331
Dupage County	$496,099,366

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Judy Whinfrey Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund

Student Nursing Respite Pilot Program by ECIAAA

Nursing School Grant (IL)

Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing, New York Alumnae Association/Sylvia Barker Scholarship Fund

Merwin T. and Agnes Bowman Nursing Scholarship

AJN/Thelma Schorr Scholarship

Allison Adams Wieczorek Scholarship

Barbara L. Tate Scholarship

Bea Goodwin Scholarship

Charles Hamlin Scholarship

Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing, New York Alumnae Association/Edith G. Ryan and Joan Herman Bilder Scholarship

M. Louise Fitzpatrick Nursing Scholarship Award

M. Janice Nelson Scholarship

Miriam M. Powell Scholarship

M. Elizabeth Carnegie African American Scholarship

Maxine E. Elkan Scholarship

Mathy Mezey Scholarship

Columbia University – Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association Inc./J. Margaret Ada Mutch Scholarship

Pathway to Critical Care Nursing Scholarship

Dr. B.J. Rodriguez Scholarship