Federal grants to Metropolitan Family Services
Metropolitan Family Services in Chicago, Illinois received $106 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 26 awards. Its largest program was Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects, with $37.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $34.3 million.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$106 million
- Awards26
- Awarded in FY 2025$34.3 million
- Largest award$25.4 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 7 | $14.6 million |
| FY 2022 | 6 | $11.8 million |
| FY 2023 | 8 | $11.1 million |
| FY 2024 | 7 | $33.8 million |
| FY 2025 | 7 | $34.3 million |
Programs that fund Metropolitan Family Services
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | 2 | $37.0 million |
| Head Start | 3 | $31.6 million |
| Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative | 2 | $12.2 million |
| Continuum of Care Program | 6 | $11.4 million |
| Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services | 1 | $5.0 million |
| YouthBuild | 3 | $3.8 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 2 | $1.5 million |
| Congressionally Recommended Awards | 1 | $800,000 |
| Services for Trafficking Victims | 1 | $732,661 |
| Legal Assistance for Victims | 1 | $600,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | 4 | $38.6 million |
| Department of Health and Human Services | 6 | $37.0 million |
| Department of Justice | 7 | $15.0 million |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | 6 | $11.4 million |
| Department of Labor | 3 | $3.8 million |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head start and early head start | Head Start | May 20, 2022 | $25.4 million |
| Expanding full service community schools in Illinois | Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | November 28, 2023 | $18.5 million |
| Expanding full service community schools in rural Illinois | Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects | November 28, 2023 | $18.5 million |
| Metropolitan family services (MFS) through the metropolitan peace initiative (MPI) is requesting $2,000,000 over 36 month project period through the us department of justice - C-BJA-2022-00115-PROD – cvpi capacity building grant – to provide sub-awards to up to four (4) local community based organiz | Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative | September 29, 2022 | $10.2 million |
| Continuum of care program | Continuum of Care Program | February 29, 2024 | $6.8 million |
| Head start and early head start | Head Start | May 18, 2021 | $5.6 million |
| Metropolitan family services community mental health centers - metropolitan family services is requesting funds from substance abuse mental health administration FY21 community mental health centers to provide high quality out-patient mental health (MH) services that are trauma-informed, culturally | Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services | September 22, 2021 | $5.0 million |
| Metropolitan family services (MFS) through the metropolitan peace initiative (MPI) is requesting $2,000,000 over the 36 month project period under category 3 to expand the delivery of community-based violence intervention and prevention (CVIP) services throughout the city of chicago. Mpi is a divisi | Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative | September 29, 2022 | $2.0 million |
| Applicant name: metropolitan family services (MFS)project title: metro youthbuild (metro yb)project summary: metro yb is a program of mfs community-based calumet center located in chicagos far south side. This program will enroll and train 70 low-income youth through three cohorts in seven - nine-mo | YouthBuild | May 31, 2023 | $1.4 million |
| Purpose: the continuum of care (COC) program is designed to promote community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness; provide funding for efforts by nonprofit providers, states, and local governments to quickly house homeless individuals and families while minimizing the trauma and dislo | Continuum of Care Program | May 5, 2025 | $1.3 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Metropolitan Family Services get?
$106 million in 26 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Metropolitan Family Services the most?
The Department of Education, with $38.6 million in 4 awards. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice follow.
What is Metropolitan Family Services's largest federal grant?
$25.4 million under Head Start, with its first action in the period on May 20, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Metropolitan Family Services?
Its largest are Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects, Head Start and Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative.
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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