Federal grants to County of Cook
County of Cook in Chicago, Illinois received $7.0 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 10 awards. Its largest program was Missing Children's Assistance, with $2.4 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $614,085.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$7.0 million
- Awards10
- Awarded in FY 2025$614,085
- Largest award$1.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1 | $292,138 |
| FY 2022 | 6 | $3.1 million |
| FY 2023 | 2 | $2.1 million |
| FY 2024 | 2 | $877,929 |
| FY 2025 | 1 | $614,085 |
Programs that fund County of Cook
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Missing Children's Assistance | 3 | $2.4 million |
| Services for Trafficking Victims | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence | 1 | $716,868 |
| Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program | 1 | $527,285 |
| DNA Backlog Reduction Program | 1 | $500,000 |
| Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention | 1 | $375,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Justice | 10 | $7.0 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook county icac task force program | Missing Children's Assistance | December 6, 2021 | $1.4 million |
| The cook county states attorneys office (CCSAO) proposes to implement the ccsao against hate: education & outreach program (program) in cook county, Illinois. The purpose of the program is twofold: 1) increase public awareness, identification, and reporting of hate crimes and 2) increase the ccsaos | Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program | September 28, 2023 | $1.2 million |
| Cook county enhanced collaborative model task force to combat human trafficking | Services for Trafficking Victims | December 9, 2021 | $750,000 |
| Postconviction dna testing program | Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence | November 2, 2021 | $716,868 |
| The cook county states attorney office (SAO), the salvation armys stop-it program (stop-it), and the U.S. Attorney's office will continue to work in cook county and northern il to support a sustainable, long-term, multidisciplinary task force approach to combat human trafficking. They will develop, | Services for Trafficking Victims | September 20, 2024 | $661,061 |
| The cook county states attorneys office, cook county icac task force operates to prevent, investigate and prosecute crimes involving the sexual victimization of children. The cook county icac task force will continue to serve as a resource for all communities and agencies within cook county. The tas | Missing Children's Assistance | November 1, 2024 | $614,085 |
| Skokie adult drug treatment court | Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program | December 17, 2021 | $550,000 |
| Through bja’s FY 2022 solicitation for prosecuting cold cases using dna, the cook county state’s attorney’s office (SAO) will: 1) increase the number of violent crime cold case prosecutions and 2) decrease the number of unresolved violent crime cold cases awaiting prosecution. This will be accomplis | DNA Backlog Reduction Program | September 27, 2022 | $500,000 |
| Cook county Illinois task force program | Missing Children's Assistance | October 27, 2020 | $422,004 |
| Through bja’s FY2022 intellectual property (IP) enforcement program, we seek funding to support one full-time prosecutor (ASA) for the proposed project that will service and benefit the population in cook county, Illinois. We plan to accomplish the following goals:1) expand existing task force to in | Economic, High-Tech, and Cyber Crime Prevention | September 26, 2022 | $375,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does County of Cook get?
$7.0 million in 10 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives County of Cook the most?
The Department of Justice, with $7.0 million in 10 awards.
What is County of Cook's largest federal grant?
$1.4 million under Missing Children's Assistance, with its first action in the period on December 6, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund County of Cook?
Its largest are Missing Children's Assistance, Services for Trafficking Victims and Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Education, Investigation and Prosecution Program.
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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