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Federal grants to Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

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Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois received $78.3 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 62 awards. Its largest program was ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, with $24.7 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $15.1 million.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 202126$14.7 million
FY 202228$16.7 million
FY 202328$18.2 million
FY 202427$13.7 million
FY 202524$15.1 million

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 Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

The 10 largest programs, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research 93.43313$24.7 million
Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research 93.86520$20.4 million
Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders 93.85310$13.7 million
Military Medical Research and Development 12.4205$10.6 million
Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders 93.1734$4.7 million
Aging Research 93.8661$1.9 million
Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health 93.2861$758,039
Engineering 47.0411$714,227
Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research 93.8461$677,160
VA Grants for Adaptive Sports Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed Forces 64.0345$234,766

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Department of Health and Human Services51$67.0 million
Department of Defense5$10.4 million
National Science Foundation1$714,227
Department of Veterans Affairs5$234,766

Largest awards

The 10 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Enhancing community living and increasing participation through self efficacy (eclipse)
ASST_NON_90RTCP0005_075 on USAspending
ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation ResearchAugust 23, 2021$4.4 million
Critical time window for rehabilitation after incomplete spinal cord injury: early vs late locomotor training
ASST_NON_HT94252310418_097 on USAspending
Military Medical Research and DevelopmentMay 11, 2023$3.9 million
Home and community based services person centered outcomes and measurements
ASST_NON_90RTGE0004_075 on USAspending
ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation ResearchJuly 28, 2021$3.5 million
Locomotor function following transcutaneous electrical spinal cord stimulation in individuals with hemiplegic stroke - project abstract approximately 70% of the more than 7.2 million U.S. Stroke survivors experience persistent gait deficits, including reduced walking speed, asymmetrical walking patt
ASST_NON_R01HD106015_075 on USAspending
Child Health and Human Development Extramural ResearchAugust 12, 2021$3.5 million
Center for smart use of technology to assess real-world outcomes (c-star)
ASST_NON_P2CHD101899_075 on USAspending
Child Health and Human Development Extramural ResearchFebruary 12, 2021$3.0 million
From neural control of movement to treatments for spinal cord injury - project summary/abstract over the last 15 years, our ninds-funded research has focused on understanding transmission in descending motor pathways and spinal cord networks during motor behaviors in humans with and without spinal c
ASST_NON_R35NS122336_075 on USAspending
Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological DisordersMay 17, 2021$2.8 million
Sensor technology applied to rehabilitation in stroke - stars
ASST_NON_90REGE0010_075 on USAspending
ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation ResearchJanuary 21, 2021$2.8 million
Midwest regional spinal cord injury care system
ASST_NON_90SIMS0015_075 on USAspending
ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation ResearchAugust 23, 2021$2.5 million
Error-enhanced learning & recovery in 2 & 3 dimensions
ASST_NON_R01NS053606_075 on USAspending
Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological DisordersJune 12, 2021$2.5 million
International exploration of rehabilitation length of stay following spinal cord injury
ASST_NON_90DPHF0012_075 on USAspending
ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation ResearchAugust 25, 2023$2.5 million

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 Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago get?

$78.3 million in 62 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago the most?

The Department of Health and Human Services, with $67.0 million in 51 awards. The Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation follow.

What is Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's largest federal grant?

$4.4 million under ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, with its first action in the period on August 23, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago?

Its largest are ACL National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research and Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders.

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