Explore grant and funding opportunities available to religious institutions, houses of worship, nonprofits, and community organizations.
Includes the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI).
Funding: Up to $200,000 per location
Deadline: July 24, 2026
Supports security improvements for houses of worship and nonprofit facilities.
Learn More: https://www.fema.gov/grants/preparedness/nonprofit-security
Offers rolling funding opportunities for community and social service programs.
Learn More: https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29757
Funding opportunities for education, STEM, after-school programming, school safety, and mental health initiatives.
Funding for community development, public services, workforce development, and facility improvements.
Learn More: https://www.hud.gov/hud-partners/community-cdbg
Supports Muslim-led organizations and leadership initiatives.
Learn More: https://www.pillarsfund.org/
Supports Islamic art, heritage, research, and conservation projects.
Learn More: https://barakat.org/grants/#grants-overview
Supports civic engagement, social services, diversity and inclusion, and civil rights.
Learn More: https://amuslimcf.org/nonprofits/grants-2/
Please note: Grant availability, deadlines, funding amounts, and eligibility requirements may change. Please verify current information directly with each organization before applying.
Inequities–Housing
Sizable number of families lack a financial base to navigate day to day living with no income for a substantial length of time. Having accumulated large rent arrears, many of these families faced eviction.
Since the onset of the pandemic, CIOGC has sought and secured government and private funding to help families in need of financial assistance for housing. CIOGC has been awarded 1.4 million dollars through the Illinois Department of Human Services in emergency housing assistance. CIOGC has also partnered with Connections and HMIS, a social service agency that serves the homeless population, to reach families in suburban Cook County, Illinois.
With the expiration of the moratorium on evictions, the need is more urgent for families who have yet to rebound from the effects of the pandemic. CIOGC continues to seek both private and government funding to meet the need for sustainable housing for at-risk families. Contact CIOGC for housing & utility assistance at 312-506-0070 ext. 102 or email
olaide@ciogc.org or mustaque@ciogc.org.
To check current programs visit our Rent & Utility Assistance page.
Security Grants
In early February 2021, the State of Illinois Emergency Management Agency announced the funding opportunity, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to enhance security at houses of worship. In anticipation of the grant, a training session was offered through the Council of Religious Organizations of Metropolitan Chicago to inform participants how to prepare the grant application. In addition, grant writers within our community offered to review and consult the applications of member organizations. This year, four members each received funding of $135,000 to install needed security systems and to reinforce entry points at their respective mosques.
The Council provided resources to the greater Chicagoland Muslim communities to apply for the grant.
Recipients included several CIOGC member organizations listed below: https://www.illinois.gov/news/press-release.26227.html
