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Federal grants to Illinois Humanities Council, Incorporated

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Illinois Humanities Council, Incorporated in Chicago, Illinois received $8.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 5 awards. Its largest program was Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership, with $8.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $737,354.

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

By year

Federal grants to Illinois Humanities Council, Incorporated by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20212$2.9 million
FY 20221$1.5 million
FY 20232$1.8 million
FY 20242$1.8 million
FY 20251$737,354

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 Humanities Council, Incorporated

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership 45.1295$8.7 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
National Endowment for the Humanities5$8.7 million

Largest awards

The 5 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
State and jurisdictional humanities councils general operating support grant [with the general operating support grant, Illinois humanities council activates the humanities through free public programs, grants, and educational opportunities that foster reflection, spark conversation, build community
ASST_NON_SO28310622_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State PartnershipNovember 19, 2021$5.1 million
State humanities program
ASST_NON_SO26361619_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State PartnershipOctober 30, 2020$1.4 million
Humanities councils american rescue plan funding
ASST_NON_ZSO28317721_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State PartnershipJune 11, 2021$1.4 million
State and jurisdictional humanities councils general operating support grant [with the general operating support grant, Illinois humanities council activates the humanities through free public programs, grants, and educational opportunities that foster reflection, spark conversation, build community
ASST_NON_SO30337325_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State PartnershipDecember 20, 2024$737,354
United we stand supplement [the applicant?s project will deliver on the goals of neh?s ?united we stand?: to foster cross-cultural understanding, empathy, and community resilience; deepen public understanding of and contextualize community, state, and national history; educate the public on the hist
ASST_NON_SSO29647723_418 on USAspending
Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State PartnershipSeptember 13, 2023$52,114

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 Humanities Council, Incorporated get?

$8.7 million in 5 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Illinois Humanities Council, Incorporated the most?

The National Endowment for the Humanities, with $8.7 million in 5 awards.

What is Illinois Humanities Council, Incorporated's largest federal grant?

$5.1 million under Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership, with its first action in the period on November 19, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

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