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Federal grants to Current Innovation NFP

Chicago, Illinois · Colleges and universities · UEI EKNAXQE4TLA3

Current Innovation NFP in Chicago, Illinois received $15.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 4 awards. Its largest program was Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, with $14.7 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Current Innovation NFP by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20211$241,108
FY 20221$516,639
FY 20230$0
FY 20242$14.9 million
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 Current Innovation NFP

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships 47.0841$14.7 million
BUILD TO SCALE 11.0241$516,639
Economic Adjustment Assistance 11.3071$241,108
Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending 17.2891$225,000

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
National Science Foundation1$14.7 million
Department of Commerce2$757,747
Department of Labor1$225,000

Largest awards

The 4 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
NSF engines: great lakes water innovation engine -this NSF engines award to the great lakes water innovation engine will advance our nation?s capacity for innovations in the circular water economy through research, translation, and workforce activities centered around the concept of waste-to-wealth-
ASST_NON_2315268_049 on USAspending
Technology, Innovation, and PartnershipsJanuary 29, 2024$14.7 million
This eda investment funds the upstream innovation: accelerator for digital utility transformation project, to build a chicago-based water technology accelerator program. The project work includes developing a pipeline of water technology companies over the three-year grant period through specialized
ASST_NON_ED22HDQ0240169_013 on USAspending
BUILD TO SCALESeptember 21, 2022$516,639
Watersystems/blueeconomy
ASST_NON_066906295_013 on USAspending
Economic Adjustment AssistanceMarch 18, 2021$241,108
See notice of award, attachment 1 - terms and conditions, attachment d - statement of work, abstract.
ASST_NON_24A60CP000198_1601 on USAspending
Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed SpendingDecember 21, 2023$225,000

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 Current Innovation NFP get?

$15.7 million in 4 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Current Innovation NFP the most?

The National Science Foundation, with $14.7 million in 1 award. The Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor follow.

What is Current Innovation NFP's largest federal grant?

$14.7 million under Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, with its first action in the period on January 29, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Current Innovation NFP?

Its largest are Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, BUILD TO SCALE and Economic Adjustment Assistance.

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