Federal grants in Illinois's 17th congressional district (IL-17)
Federal grants for work carried out in Illinois's 17th congressional district totaled $1.8 billion across 1,988 awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025. The largest program was Highway Planning and Construction, with $558 million. Illinois Department of Transportation received the most, $573 million.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.8 billion
- Awards1,988
- Awarded in FY 2025$335 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 | 528 | $554 million |
| FY 2022 | 510 | $235 million |
| FY 2023 | 566 | $359 million |
| FY 2024 | 560 | $323 million |
| FY 2025 | 500 | $335 million |
Largest programs
Largest recipients
| Recipient | Type | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Department of Transportation | State and local governments | 453 | $573 million |
| Board of Trustees of Illinois State University | Colleges and universities | 52 | $95.3 million |
| Rockford Housing Authority | State and local governments | 81 | $79.5 million |
| Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria | State and local governments | 13 | $73.1 million |
| Commonwealth Edison Co | Businesses | 1 | $50.0 million |
| Crusaders Central Clinic Association | Other | 9 | $47.9 million |
| Western Illinois University | Colleges and universities | 12 | $42.9 million |
| Tri-County Opportunities Council | Other | 3 | $35.5 million |
| Metropolitan Airport Authority of Rock Island County, Illinois | State and local governments | 12 | $34.0 million |
| Peoria Housing Auth | Other | 67 | $31.8 million |
| City of Rockford | Other | 26 | $30.6 million |
| City of Peoria | Other | 29 | $29.6 million |
| Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center | Nonprofits | 2 | $27.5 million |
| Sal Family and Community Services | Other | 3 | $26.8 million |
| Bradley University | Colleges and universities | 13 | $24.8 million |
| Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, Inc | Nonprofits | 2 | $24.8 million |
| Housing Authority of the City of Bloomington | Nonprofits | 38 | $23.9 million |
| Chestnut Health Systems Inc | Other | 37 | $23.8 million |
| Agricultural Research Service | Other | 19 | $23.8 million |
| Rock Valley College | State and local governments | 8 | $22.8 million |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money goes to Illinois's 17th congressional district?
$1.8 billion from fiscal 2021 to 2025, counted by where the work happens, across 1,988 awards.
What is the largest federal grant program in Illinois's 17th congressional district?
Highway Planning and Construction, with $558 million in 428 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.