Federal grants to Illinois State Board of Education
Illinois State Board of Education in Springfield, Illinois received $20 billion in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 159 awards. Its largest program was Education Stabilization Fund, with $7.4 billion. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $2.4 billion.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$20 billion
- Awards159
- Awarded in FY 2025$2.4 billion
- Largest award$5.1 billion
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 45 | $9.6 billion |
| FY 2022 | 39 | $2.7 billion |
| FY 2023 | 44 | $2.7 billion |
| FY 2024 | 39 | $2.8 billion |
| FY 2025 | 44 | $2.4 billion |
Programs that fund Illinois State Board of Education
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Education Stabilization Fund | 5 | $7.4 billion |
| National School Lunch Program | 13 | $4.4 billion |
| Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | 6 | $3.7 billion |
| Special Education Grants to States | 7 | $3.0 billion |
| Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) | 6 | $379 million |
| Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program | 7 | $311 million |
| Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers | 5 | $266 million |
| Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States | 8 | $248 million |
| English Language Acquisition State Grants | 5 | $143 million |
| Special Education Preschool Grants | 6 | $99.1 million |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 94 | $16 billion |
| Department of Agriculture | 53 | $4.5 billion |
| Department of Labor | 2 | $50.5 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 9 | $44.6 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $20.0 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| American rescue plan - elementary and secondary schools emergency relief fund (arp-esser) | Education Stabilization Fund | March 24, 2021 | $5.1 billion |
| Elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund | Education Stabilization Fund | January 6, 2021 | $2.3 billion |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 24, 2023 | $903 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | October 26, 2022 | $823 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2024 | $794 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2023 | $767 million |
| Cnp cn block prog | National School Lunch Program | November 7, 2024 | $764 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2022 | $702 million |
| Title i part a basic grants to leas | Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies | July 1, 2021 | $685 million |
| School food programs | National School Lunch Program | October 22, 2020 | $659 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Illinois State Board of Education get?
$20 billion in 159 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Illinois State Board of Education the most?
The Department of Education, with $16 billion in 94 awards. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Labor follow.
What is Illinois State Board of Education's largest federal grant?
$5.1 billion under Education Stabilization Fund, with its first action in the period on March 24, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Illinois State Board of Education?
Its largest are Education Stabilization Fund, National School Lunch Program and Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies.
Other grant recipients in Springfield
- Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services
- Illinois Department of Transportation
- Illinois Department of Human Service
- Illinois Department Commerce & Economic Opportunity
- 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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