Federal grants in Mercer County, Illinois
Federal grants for work carried out in Mercer County, Illinois totaled $23.4 million across 66 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $19.9 million. Illinois Department of Transportation received the most, $19.9 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$23.4 million
- Awards66
- Awarded in FY 2025$6.1 million
- Share of Illinois's totalless than 0.1%
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 | 11 | $2.5 million |
| FY 2022 | 15 | $5.3 million |
| FY 2023 | 14 | $955,500 |
| FY 2024 | 24 | $8.6 million |
| FY 2025 | 14 | $6.1 million |
Largest programs
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Highway Planning and Construction | 28 | $19.9 million |
| Rural Energy for America Program | 17 | $1.3 million |
| Public Housing Operating Fund | 6 | $866,044 |
| Public Housing Capital Fund | 5 | $628,352 |
| Assistance to Firefighters Grant | 2 | $302,294 |
| Congressional Grants | 1 | $225,000 |
| Rural Business Development Grant | 1 | $99,000 |
| Rural Healthcare Services Programs | 1 | $49,529 |
| Very Low-Income Housing Repair Loans and Grants | 5 | $33,070 |
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 28 | $19.9 million |
| Mercer County Housing Auth | Other | 11 | $1.5 million |
| Longley Farms, Inc. | Other | 1 | $362,835 |
| Mercer County Better Together | Other | 2 | $324,000 |
| Greene Township Fire Protection | State and local governments | 1 | $216,580 |
| Richard Macdonald | Other | 1 | $129,857 |
| Dustin Marston | Other | 1 | $102,221 |
| McIntyre & Hill Farms | Other | 1 | $99,770 |
| Mark Olin | Other | 1 | $97,500 |
| Kenneth Reinhardt | Other | 1 | $95,430 |
| Rivoli Fire Protection District | State and local governments | 1 | $85,714 |
| Frieden Farms, LLC | Other | 1 | $72,500 |
| Evan Seefeld | Other | 1 | $67,610 |
| Bradley Welch | Other | 1 | $63,840 |
| Genesis Medical Center, Aledo | Other | 1 | $49,529 |
| Dennis Olson | Other | 1 | $33,578 |
| Benjamin Olson | Other | 1 | $31,080 |
| Charles Seefeld | Other | 1 | $25,625 |
| Ricky Gillespie | Other | 1 | $23,340 |
| Stead Ty Joseph | Other | 1 | $20,000 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Mercer County, Illinois?
$23.4 million from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 66 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Mercer County, Illinois?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $19.9 million in 28 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.