Federal grants to Legal Aid Chicago
Legal Aid Chicago in Chicago, Illinois received $5.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 14 awards. Its largest program was Private Enforcement Initiatives, with $2.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.0 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$5.7 million
- Awards14
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.0 million
- Largest award$1.3 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 4 | $1.1 million |
| FY 2022 | 3 | $1.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 3 | $712,160 |
| FY 2024 | 4 | $1.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 3 | $1.0 million |
Programs that fund Legal Aid Chicago
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Private Enforcement Initiatives | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Legal Assistance for Victims | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program | 3 | $932,293 |
| Services for Trafficking Victims | 1 | $800,000 |
| Low Income Taxpayer Clinics | 5 | $546,238 |
| AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America 94.013 | 1 | $80,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Justice | 3 | $2.1 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | 3 | $932,293 |
| Department of the Treasury | 5 | $546,238 |
| Corporation for National and Community Service | 1 | $80,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private enforcement initiatives | Private Enforcement Initiatives | June 7, 2023 | $1.3 million |
| This award will fund the continuation of legal aid chicago’s trafficking survivors assistance project (TSAP), which has provided specialized services to survivors. Tsap’s primary objectives are to address the individualized civil legal needs of trafficking victims from four highly vulnerable populat | Services for Trafficking Victims | September 27, 2022 | $800,000 |
| The legal assistance for victims (LAV) grant program, authorized by 34 u.s.c. 20121, is intended to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance needed to effectively aid victims (ages 11 and older) of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by providing | Legal Assistance for Victims | August 2, 2024 | $750,000 |
| Private enforcement initiatives | Private Enforcement Initiatives | June 3, 2021 | $731,921 |
| Comprehensive legal assistance for survivors project (CLASP) | Legal Assistance for Victims | September 9, 2021 | $600,000 |
| Va is providing funding to assist with the costs to provide legal services to eligible veterans and participants | Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program | September 5, 2025 | $500,000 |
| Va is providing funding to assist with the costs to provide legal services to eligible veterans and participants | Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program | August 1, 2024 | $282,293 |
| The purpose of the low-income taxpayer clinic litc grant is to provide financial assistance to, 1. A clinical program at an accredited law, business, or accounting school in which students represent low-income taxpayers in controversies arising under irc 7526. 2. An organization described in section | Low Income Taxpayer Clinics | June 8, 2023 | $180,000 |
| Va is providing funding to assist with the costs to provide legal services to eligible veterans and participants | Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program | August 1, 2023 | $150,000 |
| The purpose of the low-income taxpayer clinic litc grant is to provide financial assistance to, 1. A clinical program at an accredited law, business, or accounting school in which students represent low-income taxpayers in controversies arising under irc 7526. 2. An organization described in section | Low Income Taxpayer Clinics | February 4, 2025 | $136,632 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Legal Aid Chicago get?
$5.7 million in 14 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Legal Aid Chicago the most?
The Department of Justice, with $2.1 million in 3 awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs follow.
What is Legal Aid Chicago's largest federal grant?
$1.3 million under Private Enforcement Initiatives, with its first action in the period on June 7, 2023. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Legal Aid Chicago?
Its largest are Private Enforcement Initiatives, Legal Assistance for Victims and Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program.
Other grant recipients in Chicago
- Chicago Transit Authority
- Northeast Illinois Railroad Co
- The University of Chicago
- University of Illinois
- Illinois Department of Employment Security
- Chicago Housing Authority
- Chicago Department of Public Health
- City of Chicago
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