Federal grants to Illinois Central College
Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Illinois received $52.5 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 16 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $23.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $6.4 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$52.5 million
- Awards16
- Awarded in FY 2025$6.4 million
- Largest award$14.6 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $25.0 million |
| FY 2022 | 7 | $17.5 million |
| FY 2023 | 4 | $1.3 million |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $2.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 5 | $6.4 million |
Programs that fund Illinois Central College
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $23.5 million |
| Economic Adjustment Assistance | 3 | $20.4 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 2 | $1.8 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 2 | $1.5 million |
| TRIO Talent Search | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Career and Technical Education -- National Programs | 1 | $1.3 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 1 | $1.1 million |
| Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending | 1 | $547,000 |
| Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | 1 | $500,000 |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) | 1 | $349,397 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 11 | $31.2 million |
| Department of Commerce | 3 | $20.4 million |
| Department of Labor | 1 | $547,000 |
| National Science Foundation | 1 | $349,397 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois central college will serve as system lead entity and backbone organization for a new information technology sector partnership aimed at strengthening central Illinois's economy. The project will partner with over 40 companies, including accenture, jp morgan chase, I3 broadband, and osf heal | Economic Adjustment Assistance | August 1, 2022 | $14.6 million |
| Illinois central college CARES act institutional funding agreement | Education Stabilization Fund | January 19, 2021 | $13.4 million |
| Award: P031F180030- Illinois central college. CARES act funding | Education Stabilization Fund | January 18, 2021 | $9.1 million |
| The it workforce accelerator sustainability project is designed to grow the it/tech workforce ecosystem in central Illinois and create a self-sustaining, fee-for-service funding model that will be institutionalized post-grant. The it workforce accelerator (ITWA) sectoral partnership, established in | Economic Adjustment Assistance | January 17, 2025 | $4.9 million |
| Trio student support services-program to enhance academic, cultural, personal, and professional development by increasing student retention, graduation, and transfer rates. | TRIO Student Support Services | August 17, 2021 | $1.5 million |
| Trio talent search | TRIO Talent Search | August 5, 2021 | $1.4 million |
| Central Illinois regional work-based learning hub | Career and Technical Education -- National Programs | January 24, 2024 | $1.3 million |
| Illinois central college trio upward bound | TRIO Upward Bound | May 23, 2022 | $1.2 million |
| Illinois central college title III program - be more!"" | Higher Education Institutional Aid | September 16, 2021 | $1.1 million |
| Higher education emergency relief fund-sip | Education Stabilization Fund | November 13, 2020 | $983,327 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Illinois Central College get?
$52.5 million in 16 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Illinois Central College the most?
The Department of Education, with $31.2 million in 11 awards. The Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor follow.
What is Illinois Central College's largest federal grant?
$14.6 million under Economic Adjustment Assistance, with its first action in the period on August 1, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Illinois Central College?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, Economic Adjustment Assistance and TRIO Student Support Services.
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