Federal grants in Cook County, Illinois
Federal grants for work carried out in Cook County, Illinois totaled $18 billion across 9,669 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $2.2 billion. Illinois Department of Transportation received the most, $2.4 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$18 billion
- Awards9,669
- Awarded in FY 2025$4.1 billion
- Share of Illinois's total9.3%
Where these numbers come from
This page counts grants by place of performance: where the funded work happens, as recorded on each award. The Illinois page and recipient pages count by the recipient's address instead. A university based in one county that runs a project in another shows up here under the county where the project runs.
Grants for statewide or multi-county work name no county. In Illinois that came to $139 billion of $198 billion, so county totals add up to less than the state total.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3,257 | $4.4 billion |
| FY 2022 | 3,332 | $3.0 billion |
| FY 2023 | 3,448 | $3.5 billion |
| FY 2024 | 3,571 | $3.6 billion |
| FY 2025 | 2,950 | $4.1 billion |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 1,275 | $2.4 billion |
| The University of Chicago | Colleges and universities | 1,213 | $1.4 billion |
| Northwestern University | Colleges and universities | 919 | $1.4 billion |
| Chicago Housing Authority | State and local governments | 29 | $1.2 billion |
| University of Illinois | Colleges and universities | 1,023 | $1.1 billion |
| City of Chicago | State and local governments | 31 | $734 million |
| Northwestern University | Colleges and universities | 768 | $608 million |
| City of Chicago | State and local governments | 36 | $600 million |
| Century Aluminum Co | Businesses | 1 | $500 million |
| Chicago Department of Public Health | Other | 44 | $410 million |
| Chicago, City of | State and local governments | 7 | $343 million |
| Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority | State and local governments | 45 | $289 million |
| Institute of Gas Technology | Nonprofits | 12 | $273 million |
| Rush University Medical Center | Nonprofits | 133 | $258 million |
| Illinois Housing Development Authority | Other | 15 | $255 million |
| Start Early | Nonprofits | 3 | $195 million |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago | Nonprofits | 86 | $176 million |
| Illinois Department of Human Service | State and local governments | 9 | $157 million |
| Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, Inc. | Nonprofits | 4 | $152 million |
| Heartland Human Care Services, Inc. | Other | 31 | $145 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Cook County, Illinois?
$18 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 9,669 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Cook County, Illinois?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $2.2 billion in 1,252 awards.
Why is this different from the Illinois total?
The Illinois page counts grants by where the recipient is based. This page counts where the work is done, and grants for statewide or multi-county work count in no single county.