Federal grants to Illinois Department Commerce & Economic Opportunity
Illinois Department Commerce & Economic Opportunity in Springfield, Illinois received $4.1 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 85 awards. Its largest program was Low-Income Home Energy Assistance, with $1.3 billion. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $549 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$4.1 billion
- Awards85
- Awarded in FY 2025$549 million
- Largest award$1.0 billion
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 22 | $808 million |
| FY 2022 | 21 | $707 million |
| FY 2023 | 23 | $563 million |
| FY 2024 | 17 | $1.5 billion |
| FY 2025 | 17 | $549 million |
Programs that fund Illinois Department Commerce & Economic Opportunity
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Low-Income Home Energy Assistance | 15 | $1.3 billion |
| Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program | 1 | $1.0 billion |
| WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants | 6 | $282 million |
| Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund | 1 | $254 million |
| Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons | 4 | $235 million |
| WIOA Youth Activities | 5 | $228 million |
| Community Development Block Grants/State's program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii | 8 | $221 million |
| WIOA Adult Program | 6 | $214 million |
| Community Services Block Grant | 5 | $174 million |
| State Digital Equity Planning and Capacity Grant | 2 | $25.2 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | 20 | $1.5 billion |
| Department of Commerce | 5 | $1.1 billion |
| Department of Labor | 30 | $737 million |
| Department of the Treasury | 2 | $261 million |
| Department of Energy | 6 | $242 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: the purpose of this grant is to support closing the broadband availability gap and support the development of a five-year action plan.the proposed project includes the following planning and pre-deployment activities: research and data collection, including initial identification of unserve | Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program | November 7, 2022 | $1.0 billion |
| Purpose: recipients of the coronavirus capital projects fund (CCPF), will designate financial assistance towards carrying out critical capital projects that directly enable work, education, and health monitoring, including remote options, in response to the public health emergency with respect to th | Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund | March 11, 2022 | $254 million |
| E5C6-2021 | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance | May 4, 2021 | $253 million |
| LIHEAP-2025 - low income home energy assistance | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance | October 29, 2024 | $202 million |
| LIHEAP-2024 | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance | October 23, 2023 | $193 million |
| LIHEAP-2023 | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance | November 1, 2022 | $182 million |
| LIHEAP-2022 | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance | October 29, 2021 | $175 million |
| LIHEAP-2021 | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance | November 5, 2020 | $170 million |
| The purpose of the weatherization assistance program is to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned and occupied by low-income persons, reduce their total residential expenditures, and improve their health and safety. The priority population for the weatherization assistance program is pers | Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons | September 1, 2022 | $156 million |
| LIEE-2023 | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance | November 1, 2022 | $98.5 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Illinois Department Commerce & Economic Opportunity get?
$4.1 billion in 85 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Illinois Department Commerce & Economic Opportunity the most?
The Department of Health and Human Services, with $1.5 billion in 20 awards. The Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor follow.
What is Illinois Department Commerce & Economic Opportunity's largest federal grant?
$1.0 billion under Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, with its first action in the period on November 7, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Illinois Department Commerce & Economic Opportunity?
Its largest are Low-Income Home Energy Assistance, Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program and WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grants.
Other grant recipients in Springfield
- Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services
- Illinois State Board of Education
- Illinois Department of Transportation
- Illinois Department of Human Service
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security
- Department of Public Health Illinois
- Department of Children & Family Service
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