Federal grants to Cook County
Cook County in Chicago, Illinois received $8.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 14 awards. Its largest program was Air Pollution Control Program Support, with $3.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $3.4 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$8.4 million
- Awards14
- Awarded in FY 2025$3.4 million
- Largest award$1.2 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $820,250 |
| FY 2022 | 2 | $834,447 |
| FY 2023 | 5 | $1.2 million |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $2.1 million |
| FY 2025 | 6 | $3.4 million |
Programs that fund Cook County
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution Control Program Support | 4 | $3.0 million |
| Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements | 2 | $2.1 million |
| Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act | 6 | $1.9 million |
| Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants Program (UAIP) | 1 | $318,500 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Protection Agency | 12 | $7.0 million |
| Department of Energy | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Department of Agriculture | 1 | $318,500 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Description: the agreement provides funding to the cook county department of environment and sustainability (CCDES) in its effort to provide ongoing support for the Illinois environmental protection agency's air pollution control program. Specifically, ccdes will operate and maintain a large portion | Air Pollution Control Program Support | September 26, 2023 | $1.2 million |
| This agreement will provide assistance to the cook county department of environment and sustainability (CCDES) in its effort to provide ongoing support for the Illinois environmental protection agency's air pollution control program throughout cook county, Illinois, including continued operation and | Air Pollution Control Program Support | September 1, 2021 | $1.2 million |
| Description: brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. This agreement will provide funding to cook county, Illinois to conduct eligible assessment-related ac | Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements | September 8, 2025 | $1.2 million |
| “energy efficiency and conservation block grant (EECBG) program, bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) section 40552” “the energy efficiency and conservation block grant (EECBG) program is designed to assist states, local governments, and tribes in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, to redu | Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) | January 13, 2025 | $1.1 million |
| Description: brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. This agreement will provide funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) for cook c | Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements | September 28, 2024 | $950,000 |
| This agreement will provide assistance to the cook county department of environment and sustainability in its effort to provide ongoing support for the Illinois environmental protection agency's air pollution control program throughout cook county, Illinois, including continued operation and mainten | Air Pollution Control Program Support | October 26, 2020 | $529,487 |
| Description: the purpose of this grant to the cook county department of environment and sustainability (CCDES) is to maintain and operate part of the Illinois environmental protection agency's (IEPA) monitoring network for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) sited in cook county, Illinois. The primary ob | Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act | March 29, 2024 | $482,000 |
| Description: the purpose of this cook county grant is to maintain fine particulate matter (PM2.5) monitoring networks. The primary objective of this project is to collect quality assured data on ambient air concentrations of PM2.5 as well as chemical composition and precursors. Data will be used for | Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act | April 19, 2022 | $432,000 |
| Description: the purpose of this american rescue plan funded grant agreement is to advance the cook county department of environment and sustainability's (CCDES) enhanced monitoring of particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) or other national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) pollutants in and near commun | Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act | July 31, 2023 | $331,500 |
| ** awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** cook county is the second-most-populous county in the united states. With a population of 5.2 million residents cook county is the h | Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants Program (UAIP) | December 19, 2024 | $318,500 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Cook County get?
$8.4 million in 14 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Cook County the most?
The Environmental Protection Agency, with $7.0 million in 12 awards. The Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture follow.
What is Cook County's largest federal grant?
$1.2 million under Air Pollution Control Program Support, with its first action in the period on September 26, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Cook County?
Its largest are Air Pollution Control Program Support, Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements and Surveys, Studies, Research, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Special Purpose Activities Relating to the Clean Air Act.
Other grant recipients in Chicago
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Northeast Illinois Railroad Co
- The University of Chicago
- University of Illinois
- Illinois Department of Employment Security
- Chicago Housing Authority
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- City of Chicago
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