Federal grants to Housing Action Illinois
Housing Action Illinois in Chicago, Illinois received $12.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 10 awards. Its largest program was AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America 94.013, with $5.3 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.8 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$12.4 million
- Awards10
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.8 million
- Largest award$5.3 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1 | $545,000 |
| FY 2022 | 5 | $3.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 2 | $3.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $3.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $1.8 million |
Programs that fund Housing Action Illinois
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America 94.013 | 1 | $5.3 million |
| Housing Counseling Assistance Program | 4 | $5.3 million |
| Housing Counseling Training Program | 4 | $1.2 million |
| Housing Counseling Program Homeownership Initiative | 1 | $583,279 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 9 | $7.1 million |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | 1 | $5.3 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The mission of housing action Illinois is to increase and preserve the supply of decent, affordable, accessible housing in Illinois for low-and moderate-income households.. The proposed vista project aligns with the economic opportunity focus area. The vista project will seek to expand and protect t | AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America 94.013 | August 11, 2021 | $5.3 million |
| Housing counseling assistance program | Housing Counseling Assistance Program | August 18, 2022 | $1.5 million |
| Housing counseling assistance program | Housing Counseling Assistance Program | January 24, 2022 | $1.4 million |
| Purpose: the purpose of hud’s comprehensive housing counseling (CHC) grant is to provide direct funding support to hud’s nation-wide network of approved housing counseling agencies. For more information about the comprehensive housing counseling grant program, see https://www.hud.gov/program_offices | Housing Counseling Assistance Program | September 9, 2024 | $1.3 million |
| Purpose: the purpose of hud’s comprehensive housing counseling (CHC) grant is to provide direct funding support to hud’s nation-wide network of approved housing counseling agencies. For more information about the comprehensive housing counseling grant program, see https://www.hud.gov/program_offices | Housing Counseling Assistance Program | May 7, 2024 | $1.1 million |
| Purpose: the department of housing and urban development (HUD), office of multifamily housing provides renewals of project-based section 8 housing assistance payments (HAP) contracts directly with owners. The purpose of the hap contracts is to provide rental assistance to low (80% if area median inc | Housing Counseling Program Homeownership Initiative | June 12, 2024 | $583,279 |
| Purpose: the purpose of hud’s housing counseling training grant program is to invest in the creation and maintenance of a professional and effective housing counseling industry workforce that can meaningfully assist consumers by providing them with the information they need to make informed housing | Housing Counseling Training Program | January 15, 2025 | $433,093 |
| Purpose: the purpose of hud’s housing counseling training grant program is to invest in the creation and maintenance of a professional and effective housing counseling industry workforce that can meaningfully assist consumers by providing them with the information they need to make informed housing | Housing Counseling Training Program | March 15, 2024 | $391,036 |
| Housing counseling training program | Housing Counseling Training Program | August 18, 2022 | $239,966 |
| Housing counseling training program | Housing Counseling Training Program | January 24, 2022 | $169,754 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Housing Action Illinois get?
$12.4 million in 10 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Housing Action Illinois the most?
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, with $7.1 million in 9 awards. The Corporation for National and Community Service follow.
What is Housing Action Illinois's largest federal grant?
$5.3 million under AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America 94.013, with its first action in the period on August 11, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Housing Action Illinois?
Its largest are AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America 94.013, Housing Counseling Assistance Program and Housing Counseling Training 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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