Federal grants in Lake County, Illinois
Federal grants for work carried out in Lake County, Illinois totaled $604 million across 615 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $279 million. Illinois Department of Transportation received the most, $280 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$604 million
- Awards615
- Awarded in FY 2025$106 million
- Share of Illinois's total0.3%
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 | 149 | $146 million |
| FY 2022 | 182 | $121 million |
| FY 2023 | 162 | $111 million |
| FY 2024 | 174 | $121 million |
| FY 2025 | 141 | $106 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 210 | $280 million |
| The County of Lake Illinois | Other | 46 | $41.8 million |
| College of Lake County | Colleges and universities | 9 | $40.2 million |
| Lake County Health Department & Community Health Center | State and local governments | 9 | $38.2 million |
| North Chicago Community Unit School District 187 | State and local governments | 11 | $32.6 million |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science | Colleges and universities | 33 | $26.1 million |
| Housing Authority of the County of Lake, IL | Other | 36 | $20.8 million |
| Waukegan Housing Authority | Other | 31 | $12.2 million |
| Waukegan, City of | State and local governments | 12 | $9.3 million |
| Lake Forest College | Colleges and universities | 6 | $8.0 million |
| Lake Forest Open Lands Association | Nonprofits | 1 | $5.8 million |
| Pads Lake County, Inc. | Other | 11 | $4.9 million |
| Department of Natural Resources Illinois | State and local governments | 5 | $4.8 million |
| Trinity International University | Colleges and universities | 2 | $4.6 million |
| County of Lake | State and local governments | 7 | $4.6 million |
| Lake County Crisis Center for the Prevention & Treatment of Domestic Violence Inc | Other | 14 | $4.6 million |
| North Chicago Housing Authority | Other | 13 | $3.7 million |
| Nicasa, NFP | Nonprofits | 3 | $3.2 million |
| Zion Elementary School District 6 | State and local governments | 2 | $3.2 million |
| Community Youth Network Inc | Nonprofits | 4 | $3.1 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Lake County, Illinois?
$604 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 615 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Lake County, Illinois?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $279 million in 208 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.