Federal grants to Cook County
Cook County in Chicago, Illinois received $5.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 5 awards. Its largest program was High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, with $3.9 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $4.1 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$5.5 million
- Awards5
- Awarded in FY 2025$4.1 million
- Largest award$4.1 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 0 | -$156,580 |
| FY 2022 | 2 | $1.4 million |
| FY 2023 | 1 | $35,000 |
| FY 2024 | 1 | $156,433 |
| FY 2025 | 1 | $4.1 million |
Programs that fund Cook County
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program | 1 | $3.9 million |
| Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention | 1 | $340,000 |
| Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | 1 | $156,433 |
| Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation | 1 | $35,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Office of the President | 1 | $3.9 million |
| Department of Justice | 4 | $1.6 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| High intensity drug trafficking areas hidta program fiscal year FY 2025 grant award | High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program | May 23, 2025 | $4.1 million |
| Cook county is one of the largest and most diverse counties in the nation. The county has a population of 5.2 million, and includes over 130 different municipalities. The size of cook county and the breadth of different groups and communities within it create a large assortment of treatment needs fo | Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative | December 7, 2021 | $1.1 million |
| Intellectual property (IP) is recognized as a pertinent asset to our economy, which according to the global intellectual property center, contributes billions of dollars to america’s gross domestic products, and employs over 45 million americans; eluding that much of our nation’s assets is contingen | Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention | September 26, 2022 | $340,000 |
| The cook county sheriffs office will use lemhwa grant funds to support the ccso peer support program. The agency will focus on expanding program membership, providing much needed annual review and skill development trainings, facilitating group interventions, providing access to mental health check- | Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants | October 13, 2023 | $156,433 |
| The cook county sheriffs office currently employs 4,154 active sworn officers deployed across multiple divisions. Current deployment includes 2,423 correctional officers, 755 courts officers, 570 police officers, 279 officers in administrative positions and 127 officers deployed to community correct | Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation | September 25, 2023 | $35,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Cook County get?
$5.5 million in 5 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Cook County the most?
The Executive Office of the President, with $3.9 million in 1 award. The Department of Justice follow.
What is Cook County's largest federal grant?
$4.1 million under High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, with its first action in the period on May 23, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Cook County?
Its largest are High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative and Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention.
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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