Recipient of federal assistance · LISLE, IL

THE MORTON ARBORETUM

THE MORTON ARBORETUM received $176.8K in federal grants and other assistance in FY2026, on 11 actions, −80% vs FY2025. It has no federal contracts in the loaded years. Since FY2021: $24.5M. Its largest awarding agency was Forest Service ($100.7K).

Assistance · FY2026
$176.8K
New awards
3
Actions
11
Since FY2021
$24.5M
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Location
LISLE, IL
Nonprofits
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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. 1.8MFY2021
  2. 1.9MFY2022
  3. 2.5MFY2023
  4. 17.3MFY2024
  5. 885.4KFY2025
  6. 176.8KFY2026

By type

  1. Grants$180.3K100%
  2. Other assistance-$3,4420.0%

Top programs · Awarding agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

Top programs

  1. 10.031 · Plant Pest and Disease Management (PPDM)$100.6K57%
  2. 10.680 · Forest Health Protection$98K55%
  3. 10.684 · International Forestry Programs$2,6741.5%
  4. 10.001 · Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research-$3,4420.0%
  5. 15.944 · Natural Resource Stewardship-$21K0.0%

Awarding agencies

  1. Forest Service$100.7K57%
    Department of Agriculture
  2. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$100.6K57%
    Department of Agriculture

Largest awards

  1. THE MORTON ARBORETUM WILL IMPROVE THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE IN ITS ASIAN PLANT COLLECTIONS BY UPDATING EXHIBIT DESIGN AND INTERPRETATION. THE…$180.9K
    45.301 · Museums for America· Institute of Museum and Library Services· Project grant· Jul 12, 2022 – Aug 19, 2026· MA-251815-OMS-22
  2. COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION OF OAK ECOSYSTEMS IN MEXICO$125K
    10.684 · International Forestry Programs· Forest Service· Cooperative agreement· Sep 14, 2022 – Mar 10, 2026· 22CA11132762363
  3. AWARD PURPOSE: EARLY DETECTION OF EXOTIC FOREST PESTS IS CRITICAL TO MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF THE FOREST AND LANDSCAPE PLANTS. THIS…$100.6K
    10.031 · Plant Pest and Disease Management (PPDM)· Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service· Cooperative agreement· Jun 29, 2026 – Jun 29, 2026· AP26PPQFO000C262
  4. THIS AGREEMENT WILL RESTORE AND PROTECT HABITATS FOR MIGRATORY SPECIES, ESPECIALLY MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, THROUGH ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH…$99.3K
    10.684 · International Forestry Programs· Forest Service· Grant· Sep 21, 2026 – Sep 21, 2026· 26DG11132762223
  5. AWARD PURPOSE: EARLY DETECTION OF EXOTIC FOREST PESTS IS CRITICAL TO MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF THE FOREST AND LANDSCAPE PLANTS. THIS…$99.2K
    10.025 · Animal Disease and Animal Care· Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service· Cooperative agreement· May 5, 2025 – Nov 19, 2025· AP25PPQFO000C081
  6. TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND EXISTING OAK-HICKORY-ASH FORESTS, AND MITIGATE FOREST HEALTH THREATS FOR NATURAL FORESTS, NATURAL AREAS, AND TREES…$98K
    10.680 · Forest Health Protection· Forest Service· Project grant· Feb 6, 2026 – Feb 6, 2026· 25DG11094200196

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: $380K (6 subawards)

6 sub-recipients

  1. FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY$100K26%
    RIVER FOREST, IL · 1 subaward
  2. OPENLANDS$75K20%
    CHICAGO, IL · 1 subaward
  3. THE LAND CONSERVANCY OF MCHENRY COUNTY$75K20%
    WOODSTOCK, IL · 1 subaward
  4. FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT$50K13%
    GENEVA, IL · 1 subaward
  5. FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF DUPAGE COUNTY$50K13%
    WHEATON, IL · 1 subaward
  6. FRIENDS OF THE PITTSBURGH URBAN FOREST$30K7.9%
    PITTSBURGH, PA · 1 subaward

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $452K paid out · $44.8K received
  • FY2022: $268.5K paid out · $0 received
  • FY2023: $269.4K paid out · $848.5K received
  • FY2024: $261.6K paid out · $623.6K received
  • FY2025: $7.9M paid out · $0 received
  • FY2026: $380K paid out · $0 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 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 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 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.