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Federal grants to The Art Institute of Chicago

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The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois received $9.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 3 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $9.0 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to The Art Institute of Chicago by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20212$9.0 million
FY 20221$60,000
FY 20230$0
FY 20240$0
FY 20250$0

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund The Art Institute of Chicago

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Education Stabilization Fund 84.4252$9.0 million
Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access 45.1491$60,000

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Education2$9.0 million
National Endowment for the Humanities1$60,000

Largest awards

The 3 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Saic COVID19 institutional portion
ASST_NON_P425F204231_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 19, 2021$5.1 million
Saic COVID19 student assistance
ASST_NON_P425E205001_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundJanuary 19, 2021$4.0 million
Foundations - chicago gallery project [the school of the art institute of chicago (SCHOOL), in partnership with the art institute of chicago (MUSEUM), will undertake a year-long foundations process to plan for a full collections processing project for the archives of six notable chicago galleries: a
ASST_NON_PW28519922_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and AccessJuly 1, 2022$60,000

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does The Art Institute of Chicago get?

$9.1 million in 3 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives The Art Institute of Chicago the most?

The Department of Education, with $9.0 million in 2 awards. The National Endowment for the Humanities follow.

What is The Art Institute of Chicago's largest federal grant?

$5.1 million under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on January 19, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund The Art Institute of Chicago?

Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund and Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access.

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