Federal grants in Illinois's 5th congressional district (IL-05)
Federal grants for work carried out in Illinois's 5th congressional district totaled $2.2 billion across 1,289 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs, with $512 million. Northwestern University received the most, $1.2 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$2.2 billion
- Awards1,289
- Awarded in FY 2025$445 million
- Share of Illinois's total1.1%
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 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 | 517 | $488 million |
| FY 2022 | 529 | $371 million |
| FY 2023 | 601 | $428 million |
| FY 2024 | 698 | $486 million |
| FY 2025 | 579 | $445 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Colleges and universities | 754 | $1.2 billion |
| City of Chicago | State and local governments | 26 | $472 million |
| Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago | Nonprofits | 74 | $102 million |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Colleges and universities | 48 | $69.2 million |
| Northwestern University | Colleges and universities | 48 | $51.2 million |
| William Rainey Harper College | Colleges and universities | 12 | $42.8 million |
| Illinois Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 2 | $42.0 million |
| The Thresholds | Other | 51 | $41.9 million |
| Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508 | Other | 4 | $30.3 million |
| University of Illinois | Colleges and universities | 14 | $25.0 million |
| Oakton Community College | Colleges and universities | 9 | $23.7 million |
| The Hektoen Institute for Medical Research | Nonprofits | 15 | $15.8 million |
| UI Labs | Nonprofits | 4 | $10.9 million |
| Loyola University of Chicago | Other | 20 | $10.4 million |
| A Safe Haven Foundation | Other | 25 | $8.1 million |
| National Center for Teacher Residencies, Inc | Nonprofits | 1 | $6.3 million |
| Battery Council International | Nonprofits | 1 | $5.0 million |
| Lead Exposure Elimination Project Inc | Nonprofits | 1 | $5.0 million |
| North Side Housing and Supportive Services, Inc. | Other | 20 | $4.8 million |
| Northwest Compass Inc | Other | 15 | $3.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Illinois's 5th congressional district?
$2.2 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 1,289 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Illinois's 5th congressional district?
Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs, with $512 million in 25 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.