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Federal grants to Illinois College of Optometry

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Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago, Illinois received $1.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 4 awards. Its largest program was Congressional Directives, with $745,000. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

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

By year

Federal grants to Illinois College of Optometry by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20212$636,502
FY 20221$300,000
FY 20231$445,000
FY 20240$0
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 Illinois College of Optometry

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Congressional Directives 93.4932$745,000
Education Stabilization Fund 84.4252$636,502

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Health and Human Services2$745,000
Department of Education2$636,502

Largest awards

The 4 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Community project funding/congressionally directed spending - construction
ASST_NON_CE152475_075 on USAspending
Congressional DirectivesSeptember 15, 2023$445,000
CARES act higher education emergency relief fund - institution portion
ASST_NON_P425F202035_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundFebruary 4, 2021$342,398
Community project funding/congressionally directed spending - construction - the Illinois college of optometry, 3241 s. Michigan avenue, chicago, il 60616-3878 daniel ren, chief operating officer of the Illinois eye institute. 312.949.7102, dren@ico.edu; www.ico.edu; this request for funding is for
ASST_NON_CE146506_075 on USAspending
Congressional DirectivesAugust 4, 2022$300,000
CARES act higher education emergency relief fund - student portion
ASST_NON_P425E203675_091 on USAspending
Education Stabilization FundFebruary 4, 2021$294,104

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 Illinois College of Optometry get?

$1.4 million in 4 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Illinois College of Optometry the most?

The Department of Health and Human Services, with $745,000 in 2 awards. The Department of Education follow.

What is Illinois College of Optometry's largest federal grant?

$445,000 under Congressional Directives, with its first action in the period on September 15, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Illinois College of Optometry?

Its largest are Congressional Directives and Education Stabilization Fund.

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