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Illinois Cemetery Relief Fund Grant
IDFPR launched the Cemetery Relief Fund Grant in August 2025 to grant funds to clean up cemeteries that have been abandoned, neglected, or are otherwise in need of additional care. Units of local government and not-for-profit organizations (including, but not limited to, not-for-profit cemetery authorities) are eligible to apply for Cemetery Relief Fund Grants that will be issued annually. Applicants may apply for a grant (valued up to $20,000).
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- Abandoned - cemeteries in Illinois are considered abandoned when there have been no internments for five (5) to 10 years and the cemetery has been exempt from property taxes during that period, or when there is no cemetery authority to care for the land.
- Permission - permission must be obtained from the landowner if an entity applying for a grant does not own the cemetery. If there is uncertainty about who owns the land, visit the recorder of deeds in the county courthouse where the cemetery is located.
