Federal grants to Openlands
Openlands in Chicago, Illinois received $4.1 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 9 awards. Its largest program was Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program, with $3.0 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $50,100.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated October 31, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$4.1 million
- Awards9
- Awarded in FY 2025$50,100
- Largest award$3.0 million
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 1 | $199,569 |
| FY 2022 | 1 | $125,985 |
| FY 2023 | 1 | $73,125 |
| FY 2024 | 6 | $3.7 million |
| FY 2025 | 1 | $50,100 |
Programs that fund Openlands
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Cooperative Forestry Assistance | 4 | $825,554 |
| International Forestry Programs | 2 | $163,225 |
| Environmental Education Grants Program | 1 | $75,000 |
| Partners for Fish and Wildlife | 1 | $50,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture | 7 | $4.0 million |
| Environmental Protection Agency | 1 | $75,000 |
| Department of the Interior | 1 | $50,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation reduction act advancing urban canopy equity through community forestry | Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program | August 5, 2024 | $3.0 million |
| Great lakes restoration initiative trees and equity in the lake Michigan watershed a storm water reduction partnership | Cooperative Forestry Assistance | September 11, 2024 | $300,000 |
| Great lakes restoration initiative protecting sustaining and growing tree canopy with school communities | Cooperative Forestry Assistance | January 22, 2024 | $200,000 |
| Great lakes restoration initiative: openlands treeplanters program IV | Cooperative Forestry Assistance | December 13, 2020 | $199,569 |
| Great lakes restoration initiative: openlands treeplanters program v | Cooperative Forestry Assistance | February 25, 2022 | $125,985 |
| Partnership for conservation of migratory species and initiatives in urban natural resource management | International Forestry Programs | August 16, 2023 | $113,125 |
| Description: this project provides funding to openlands to implement its project, which will design, demonstrate, and disseminate environmental education practices, methods, and techniques, that will serve to increase environmental literacy and encourage behavior that will benefit the environment in | Environmental Education Grants Program | May 18, 2024 | $75,000 |
| This agreement is for the outreach, training, and education associated with the conservation of migratory birds. | International Forestry Programs | September 11, 2025 | $50,100 |
| The purpose of the project is to create resilient wildlife habitat for the hackmatack national wildlife refuge through ecological restoration at openlands otrebla property within the refuge. The project will suppress invasive species through establishment of a cover crop on 65 acres of land that was | Partners for Fish and Wildlife | April 22, 2024 | $50,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Openlands get?
$4.1 million in 9 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Openlands the most?
The Department of Agriculture, with $4.0 million in 7 awards. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Interior follow.
What is Openlands's largest federal grant?
$3.0 million under Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program, with its first action in the period on August 5, 2024. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Openlands?
Its largest are Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program, Cooperative Forestry Assistance and International Forestry Programs.
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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