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Federal grants to Rockford Area Arts Council

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Rockford Area Arts Council in Rockford, Illinois received $1.7 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 5 awards. Its largest program was Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements, with $1.5 million. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $1.5 million.

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

By year

Federal grants to Rockford Area Arts Council by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20210-$13,000
FY 20222$170,000
FY 20231$20,000
FY 20241$30,000
FY 20251$1.5 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 Rockford Area Arts Council

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements 66.8181$1.5 million
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals 45.0244$207,000

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Environmental Protection Agency1$1.5 million
National Endowment for the Arts4$207,000

Largest awards

The 5 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Description: brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. This agreement provides funding under the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA) to rockford ar
ASST_NON_00E06050_068 on USAspending
Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative AgreementsSeptember 28, 2025$1.5 million
Purpose: to support subgranting to the nonprofit arts sector in response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
ASST_NON_1895875-66-22_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsJanuary 14, 2022$150,000
Purpose: to support an arts apprenticeship program for youth.
ASST_NON_1931441-62-24_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsJune 5, 2024$30,000
Purpose: to support a skill-building arts apprenticeship program for youth.
ASST_NON_1913654-62-23_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsJune 14, 2023$20,000
Purpose: to support arts programming for youth in winnebago, boone, ogle, and dekalb counties, Illinois.
ASST_NON_1887728-62-22_417 on USAspending
Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and IndividualsApril 20, 2022$20,000

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 Rockford Area Arts Council get?

$1.7 million in 5 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives Rockford Area Arts Council the most?

The Environmental Protection Agency, with $1.5 million in 1 award. The National Endowment for the Arts follow.

What is Rockford Area Arts Council's largest federal grant?

$1.5 million under Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements, with its first action in the period on September 28, 2025. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund Rockford Area Arts Council?

Its largest are Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements and Promotion of the Arts Grants to Organizations and Individuals.

Other grant recipients in Rockford

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