The iCAP 2020 objective 9.2 is to "Commit to a Sustainable Investing Policy by FY24." The responsible campus unit for championing this objective is the Office of the Chancellor.

As of 2021, the University's Investment Policy now includes the following statement:

In certain circumstances, it is impractical or not financially viable to reduce greenhouse gas emissions entirely to zero. To handle this circumstance, some entities purchase the carbon emission reduction from others. This transaction is called carbon offsets.

The University has a rich history of being supported by donors. In conjunction with the University’s more focused climate commitments, as relayed through the 2010 Illinois Climate Action Plan, donations with a sustainable focus-area will be emphasized and encouraged.

Our campus goal for financing sustainability is quite simple: we want to ensure that all of the best ideas for reducing our greenhouse gas emissions, as vetted by our established process of review by the SWATeams, the iCAP Working Group, and the Sustainability Council, are fully analyzed and then matched with the funding necessary to make them happen.

The Illinois Green Fund (IGF) is North America's largest university sustainability funding pool. It is stewarded by the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC), a group of undergraduate and graduate students dedicated to building a more sustainable campus. With the partnership of a team of staff and faculty members, SSC allocates over $1.5 million annually toward the development and seed funding of projects that have an environmental impact on the university community.

The 2015 iCAP, chapter 9, objective 2 is, "By the end of FY16, increase the size of the Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to a level commensurate with our aspirational peers, expand the reach of the Fund, and increase the use of Energy Performance Contracting (EPC)." We suggest that the RLF be increased to at least $10

Internal funding includes student fees, faculty contributions, staff contributions, energy savings reinvestment, and capital programs. Such funding makes up a central part of the "clean energy" fund, a dedicated, centrally coordinated funding pool for energy conservation projects within the next three years created by the University.

The 2015 iCAP, chapter 9, objective 1 is, "By the end of FY16, develop criteria and a review process for the iCAP Working Group to allocate funding for feasibility studies of SWATeam-recommended sustainability projects and initiatives, using funds provided by campus administration and other sources." The campus budget could be directly allocated for sustainability projects.

Steam traps, boiler replacements, and insullation have a special DCEO grant that can be requested. 

Apply for F-SCRAP Grant from the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) for Large-Scale Food Waste Composting.