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Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending in Illinois

Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending (20.534) awarded $45.2 million to recipients in Illinois in 13 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, 9.3% of the program's national total. Chicago Transit Authority received the most, $12.6 million.

By year

Grants under this program to recipients in Illinois
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 2021No awards
FY 2022No awards
FY 20232$6.7 million
FY 20244$5.1 million
FY 20259$33.4 million

Recipients in Illinois

The 10 largest, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientTypeAwardsAmount
Chicago Transit AuthorityOther1$12.6 million
Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation AuthorityOther2$10.0 million
Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit DistrictState and local governments2$5.8 million
Illinois Department of TransportationState and local governments1$4.8 million
Northeast Illinois Railroad CoOther2$3.3 million
City of DecaturState and local governments1$2.5 million
Rockford Mass Transit DistrictState and local governments1$2.3 million
Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit DistrictState and local governments1$1.7 million
Rides Mass Transit DistrictOther1$1.2 million
Chicago Department of TransportationState and local governments1$1.0 million

Counted by the recipient's location. A recipient based in Illinois may carry out the work elsewhere.

Open opportunities under this program

None is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now.

Questions people ask

How much Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending money goes to Illinois?

$45.2 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 13 awards. Illinois ranks 2nd of 32 states and territories for this program.

Who receives Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending money in Illinois?

The largest recipient is Chicago Transit Authority, with $12.6 million in 1 award. Next are Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority and Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District.

Can organizations in Illinois apply now?

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year.

Community Project Funding Congressionally Directed Spending in other states

Other large programs in Illinois

All federal grants in Illinois

Amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.