Federal grants in Illinois's 1st congressional district (IL-01)
Federal grants for work carried out in Illinois's 1st congressional district totaled $1.8 billion across 1,695 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Mathematical and Physical Sciences, with $190 million. The University of Chicago received the most, $1.3 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.8 billion
- Awards1,695
- Awarded in FY 2025$348 million
- Share of Illinois's total0.9%
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 district that runs a project in another shows up here under the district where the project runs.
Grants recorded for several districts or the whole state count in no district, so district totals add up to less than the Illinois total of $198 billion by place of performance. Districts are the current ones as USAspending maps them.
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 592 | $342 million |
| FY 2022 | 592 | $305 million |
| FY 2023 | 645 | $347 million |
| FY 2024 | 695 | $461 million |
| FY 2025 | 590 | $348 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Chicago | Colleges and universities | 1,105 | $1.3 billion |
| City of Chicago | State and local governments | 22 | $116 million |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Colleges and universities | 133 | $85.7 million |
| Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs | State and local governments | 1 | $64.8 million |
| Chicago State University | Colleges and universities | 37 | $41.5 million |
| Christian Community Health Center | Other | 12 | $19.9 million |
| Board of Trustees of Community College District # 508 | Colleges and universities | 7 | $18.2 million |
| Featherfist | Other | 38 | $14.7 million |
| Wilmington Community USD 209U | State and local governments | 6 | $10.5 million |
| Family Rescue | Other | 10 | $9.7 million |
| Prenosis, Inc | Small businesses | 3 | $6.3 million |
| Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago | Colleges and universities | 12 | $6.1 million |
| The Experimental Station 6100 Blackstone | Nonprofits | 2 | $5.1 million |
| Cook County School District 130 | Other | 1 | $4.2 million |
| Matthew House | Other | 11 | $3.9 million |
| Uchicago Argonne, LLC | Colleges and universities | 1 | $3.8 million |
| Ignite Org | Other | 11 | $3.7 million |
| Village of Manhattan | State and local governments | 2 | $3.6 million |
| Charles a Beckett Associates LP | Nonprofits | 5 | $3.0 million |
| Gary Comer Youth Center | Nonprofits | 3 | $2.9 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Illinois's 1st congressional district?
$1.8 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 1,695 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Illinois's 1st congressional district?
Mathematical and Physical Sciences, with $190 million in 233 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-district work count in no single district.