Federal grants in Jefferson County, Illinois
Federal grants for work carried out in Jefferson County, Illinois totaled $205 million across 197 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $158 million. Illinois Department of Transportation received the most, $158 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$205 million
- Awards197
- Awarded in FY 2025$20.7 million
- Share of Illinois's total0.1%
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 | 52 | $33.2 million |
| FY 2022 | 47 | $29.2 million |
| FY 2023 | 52 | $103 million |
| FY 2024 | 42 | $19.3 million |
| FY 2025 | 47 | $20.7 million |
Largest programs
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Highway Planning and Construction | 73 | $158 million |
| Head Start | 3 | $10.6 million |
| Education Stabilization Fund | 3 | $7.9 million |
| Public Housing Capital Fund | 5 | $5.0 million |
| Public Housing Operating Fund | 12 | $5.0 million |
| Economic Adjustment Assistance | 1 | $4.9 million |
| Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities | 3 | $2.3 million |
| TRIO Student Support Services | 2 | $1.6 million |
| TRIO Upward Bound | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Higher Education Institutional Aid | 1 | $1.5 million |
| Rural Energy for America Program | 3 | $1.4 million |
| Rural Education | 51 | $1.1 million |
| Community Facilities Loans and Grants | 1 | $1.0 million |
| YouthBuild | 1 | $941,208 |
| Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements | 1 | $500,000 |
| Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program | 1 | $281,229 |
| Congressionally Mandated Projects | 1 | $241,572 |
| Delta Area Economic Development | 2 | $185,799 |
| Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning | 1 | $153,428 |
| Child Care Access Means Parents in School | 1 | $149,209 |
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 73 | $158 million |
| Rend Lake College | Colleges and universities | 13 | $18.1 million |
| MT Vernon City Schools District No 80 | State and local governments | 9 | $10.6 million |
| Housing Authority of Jefferson County | Other | 17 | $10.1 million |
| Mount Vernon City Hall | Other | 1 | $1.8 million |
| City of MT Vernon | Other | 3 | $1.7 million |
| Manner Polymers Inc | Other | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Spero Family Services | Nonprofits | 1 | $941,208 |
| Bonnie Village of | State and local governments | 2 | $456,000 |
| HHM Enterprises, LLC | Other | 1 | $426,251 |
| Woodlawn Unit School District 209 | State and local governments | 5 | $212,061 |
| Rome Community Consolidated School District 2 | State and local governments | 5 | $172,102 |
| Department of Natural Resources Illinois | State and local governments | 1 | $153,428 |
| Waltonville CUSD 1 | State and local governments | 5 | $132,587 |
| Spring Garden School District | State and local governments | 10 | $131,779 |
| Bluford Unit School District 318 | State and local governments | 5 | $129,813 |
| Field Community Cons School District 3 | State and local governments | 5 | $114,478 |
| McClellan Community Consolidated School District 12 | State and local governments | 5 | $113,980 |
| Jefferson County Development Corporation | Other | 1 | $78,800 |
| Bethel Community School District 82 | State and local governments | 5 | $63,944 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Jefferson County, Illinois?
$205 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 197 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Jefferson County, Illinois?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $158 million in 73 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.