The City of Naperville is seeking applications for its 2026 Social Service and Opioid Remediation Grants.
Donor Name: City of Naperville
State: Illinois
City: Naperville
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/10/2025
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
For Social Service
The objective of the Social Services Grant (SSG) Program is to enhance social service activities for community benefit.
Priorities
The Social Services Grant was established with five main priorities in mind. Those priorities and
eligible activities are listed below. Depending on emerging community needs, Staff performs assessment each year to determine if additional funding priorities should be emphasized.
Emergency Services
- Provide funding for emergency shelter
- Food and personal care items
- Emergency assistance
Seniors
- Respite care
- Meal delivery
- Home sharing
- Mental health counseling
Self-Sufficiency
- Medical care for the uninsured
- Financial counseling
- Childcare
- Employment services
- Counseling/Substance abuse services/Case management
Special Populations
- Individuals with mental, physical and developmental disabilities
- Caregiver support/Respite services
- Community integration/Socialization/Independent living skills
- Mentoring
- Counseling
- Pregnancy prevention/education
For Opioid Remediation
The City of Naperville receives National Multistate Opioid Settlement funds from the State of Illinois. The City Council has approved funds to be awarded in grants for opioid remediation programs and services. Projects must qualify as an approved abatement program under settlement restrictions and must impact Naperville residents. Approved abatement programs include the following:
- Training and increasing distribution of Naloxone or other FDA-approved drug to reverse opioid overdoses
- Medication-assisted treatment to individuals who are uninsured or underinsured
- Treatment and recovery support services such as residential and inpatient treatment, intensive outpatient treatment, outpatient therapy or counseling, recovery housing, and harm reduction
Screening, intervention and treatment services for pregnant and postpartum women and recovery for neonatal abstinence syndrome - Warm hand-off programs and recovery services, including comprehensive wrap-around services for individuals in recovery
- Evidence-based education for school-based and youth-focused programs that discourage and prevent misuse of opioids
- Syringe service programs and expanding community drug disposal programs
Media campaigns and public education to prevent misuse of opioids
Funding Information
- Social Service – $750,000
- Opioid Remediation – $100,000
Eligibility Criteria
- An organization must be a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
- The service or benefit provided must meet the objective of the city’s Social Services Grant Program and address a perceived need or problem in the community.
- An organization must provide services or benefits to the City of Naperville community.
- An organization must demonstrate a need for City funding.
- An organization must demonstrate ongoing fundraising efforts.
For more information, visit City of Naperville.
