Grants

Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant Application Form

• Take your students on a field trip to study some aspect of Illinois' biodiversity.
• Application Deadline: January 31, 2014
• Download the instructions and application form.
• Completed W-9 Form Required! Download the W-9 Form.
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Captioned Video Podcast with detailed information and examples to help you complete the grant application correctly

Listen to our Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant podcast to learn more about the
application process (text version).

More Information to Assist with your Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant Application

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Captioned Video Podcast with detailed information and examples to help you complete the grant application correctly
• Developing a Schoolyard Wildlife Habitat, Part 1 - Video Podcast
• Developing a Schoolyard Wildlife Habitat, Part 2 - Video Podcast

Schoolyard Wildlife Habitat Action Grant applicants should use native Illinois plants in their wildlife habitat area. If you are unsure of which plants are native to the state and where to purchase them, you can find information on the IDNR and other Web sites and through publications offered by the IDNR and other agencies.

Types of Habitats

How to Plant and Maintain Native Plants

Native Plants for Specific Habitats

For Your Garden

The Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois

IDNR Publications - many publications are available including

• Landscaping for Wildlife
• Butterfly Gardens
• Illinois Wetlands
• Prairie Establishment and Landscaping
• posters: Habitats are Homes; Illinois Prairie Wildflowers; Illinois Trees; Illinois Trees, Volume II; Illinois Fall Colors

Illinois Natural History Survey Publications

Native Plants

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