Federal grants in Illinois's 7th congressional district (IL-07)
Federal grants for work carried out in Illinois's 7th congressional district totaled $6.5 billion across 2,657 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Public Housing Operating Fund, with $865 million. Chicago Housing Authority received the most, $1.2 billion.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$6.5 billion
- Awards2,657
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.6 billion
- Share of Illinois's total3.3%
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 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 | 887 | $1.6 billion |
| FY 2022 | 890 | $860 million |
| FY 2023 | 960 | $1.4 billion |
| FY 2024 | 1,010 | $1.1 billion |
| FY 2025 | 839 | $1.6 billion |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Housing Authority | State and local governments | 29 | $1.2 billion |
| University of Illinois | Colleges and universities | 987 | $989 million |
| City of Chicago | State and local governments | 30 | $732 million |
| Century Aluminum Co | Businesses | 1 | $500 million |
| Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority | State and local governments | 45 | $289 million |
| Illinois Housing Development Authority | Other | 15 | $255 million |
| Rush University Medical Center | Nonprofits | 123 | $236 million |
| Illinois Department of Human Service | State and local governments | 7 | $156 million |
| Cook County | Other | 18 | $131 million |
| Anovion LLC | Small businesses | 1 | $117 million |
| Exelon Business Services Company | Businesses | 1 | $100 million |
| National Opinion Research Center | Nonprofits | 42 | $88.0 million |
| Depaul University | Other | 30 | $78.8 million |
| Board of Education City of Chicago | State and local governments | 40 | $76.6 million |
| Loyola University of Chicago | Colleges and universities | 77 | $75.5 million |
| Metropolitan Family Services | Other | 18 | $69.9 million |
| All Chicago Making Homelessness History | Other | 36 | $59.0 million |
| Chicago Transit Authority | Other | 9 | $55.0 million |
| Alliance NCTN Foundation | Nonprofits | 1 | $50.2 million |
| Action for Healthy Kids, Inc. | Nonprofits | 3 | $49.7 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Illinois's 7th congressional district?
$6.5 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 2,657 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Illinois's 7th congressional district?
Public Housing Operating Fund, with $865 million in 46 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.