Recipient of federal assistance · CHICAGO, IL

COOK COUNTY

COOK COUNTY received $261.3M in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 17 actions, +98,365% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $392.2M. Its largest awarding agency was Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development ($261.3M).

Assistance · FY2026
$261.3M
New awards
13
Actions
17
Since FY2021
$392.2M
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Parent organization
COUNTY OF COOK
Location
CHICAGO, IL
Other recipients
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Federal grants & assistance received

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

Assistance by fiscal year

  1. 76.5MFY2021
  2. -309.3KFY2022
  3. 36.1MFY2023
  4. 18.3MFY2024
  5. 265.4KFY2025
  6. 261.3MFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$261.3M100.0%
  2. Direct payments$38K0.0%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 14.228 · Community Development Block Grants/State's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii$244.2M93%
  2. 14.218 · Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants$10.5M4.0%
  3. 14.239 · Home Investment Partnerships Program$5.8M2.2%
  4. 14.231 · Emergency Solutions Grant Program$848.4K0.3%
  5. 21.016 · Equitable Sharing$38K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development$261.3M100.0%
    Department of Housing and Urban Development
  2. Departmental Offices$38K0.0%
    Department of the Treasury

Largest awards

  1. PURPOSE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY (CDBG-DR) AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MITIGATION (CDBG-MIT) GRANT…$244.2M
    14.228 · Community Development Block Grants/State's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii· Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development· Project grant· Dec 19, 2025 – Dec 19, 2025· B-25-UU-17-0001
  2. PURPOSE: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL GRANTS ON A FORMULA BASIS TO STATES, CITIES, AND COUNTIES TO…$10.5M
    14.218 · Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants· Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development· Formula grant· Dec 5, 2025 – Dec 5, 2025· B-25-UC-17-0001
  3. PURPOSE: THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (HOME) PROVIDES NEED-BASED FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE USED…$5.8M
    14.239 · Home Investment Partnerships Program· Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development· Formula grant· Dec 5, 2025 – Dec 5, 2025· M25-DC170213
  4. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CHICAGOLAND SOLAR COLLABORATIVE (CSC) IS TO PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OF THE SOLAR MARKETPLACE AND…$1.1M
    81.117 · Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance· Department of Energy· Cooperative agreement· May 15, 2024 – Oct 10, 2025· DEEE0010832
  5. PURPOSE: THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT (ESG) AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) TO MAKE GRANTS TO STATES…$848.4K
    14.231 · Emergency Solutions Grant Program· Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development· Formula grant· Dec 5, 2025 – Dec 5, 2025· E-25-UC-17-0001
  6. PURPOSE: THE EQUITABLE SHARING PROGRAM ENHANCES COOPERATION AMONGST FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BY PROVIDING VALUABLE…$6,742
    21.016 · Equitable Sharing· Departmental Offices· Direct payment for specified use· Jun 24, 2026 – Jun 24, 2026· 371058TAQGTNNU9YC3

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $8.8M (65 subawards)

60 sub-recipients

  1. CALUMET PARK, VILLAGE OF$490K5.5%
    CALUMET PARK, IL · 1 subaward
  2. HAZEL CREST VILLAGE$400K4.5%
    HAZEL CREST, IL · 1 subaward
  3. VILLAGE OF PARK FOREST$400K4.5%
    PARK FOREST, IL · 1 subaward
  4. VILLAGE OF PHOENIX$395K4.5%
    PHOENIX, IL · 1 subaward
  5. VILLAGE OF SUMMIT$370K4.2%
    SUMMIT ARGO, IL · 1 subaward
  6. CITY OF HOMETOWN$365K4.1%
    HOMETOWN, IL · 1 subaward
  7. VILLAGE OF OAK LAWN$347.4K3.9%
    OAK LAWN, IL · 1 subaward
  8. ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS$305K3.5%
    HILLSIDE, IL · 3 subawards
  9. MCCOOK FIRE DEPARTMENT$300K3.4%
    LA GRANGE, IL · 1 subaward
  10. VILLAGE OF RIVER GROVE$300K3.4%
    RIVER GROVE, IL · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

  • Sub-grants: $4M (2 subawards)

1 prime

  1. ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT COMMERCE & ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY$4M100%
    SPRINGFIELD, IL · 2 subawards

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $190K received
  • FY2022: $0 paid out · $149.9K received
  • FY2023: $0 paid out · $675K received
  • FY2024: $18.3M paid out · $325K received
  • FY2025: $10.9M paid out · $975K received
  • FY2026: $8.8M paid out · $4M received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 6, 2026, loaded Oct 6, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.