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Federal spending in IL-16: Illinois's 16th congressional district
USAspending caveat. Figures are obligations reported by federal agencies to USAspending.gov, not payments. In USAspending's words: "An outlay occurs when federal money is actually paid out, not just promised to be paid ('obligated')." "Every agency has a Senior Accountable Official who must officially certify that the quarterly financial data submitted by their agency is accurate and complete." "If there are any discrepancies in procurement data, FPDS is the authoritative source." Contract data for the Department of Defense and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is published with a 90-day delay. Data loaded 30 Sep 2026.
Illinois's 16th congressional district received $2.5B in federal award obligations in FY2026: $3,324 for each of its 744,298 residents.
That is below the Illinois rate of $10,184 per resident (33% of it) and below the national rate of $14,744; it ranks 8 of 17 districts in the state.
The FY2026 mix was 92% direct payments.
Obligations were down 17% on FY2025, and the five-year total since FY2023 is $9.8B.
Over FY2022–FY2025, the largest awarding agencies were Social Security Administration ($7.0B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($623M) and Department of Agriculture ($473M).
Per resident, by award type FY2026
- Contracts $44M
- Grants $144M
- Direct payments $2.3B
- Loans (subsidy cost) $511K
- Other assistance $18M
| Per resident | This district | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All award obligations | $3,324 | $10,184 | $14,744 |
| Contracts | $59 | $903 | $2,007 |
| Grants | $193 | $3,196 | $3,528 |
| Direct payments | $3,046 | $6,073 | $9,185 |
| Loans (subsidy cost) | $1 | −$16 | −$16 |
| Other assistance | $25 | $28 | $40 |
| Rank by per-resident rate | 8 of 17 in state · 310 of 436 US | 46 of 51 states | — |
District attribution follows the congressional district USAspending records for the primary place of performance; awards carrying only a state-level location are counted in the state but in no district. Medicare payments are attributed to the district of the administrative contractor.
Obligations by fiscal year
Recipients that dominate the district FY2022–FY2025
| # | Recipient organisation | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois Department of Transportation | $378M | 4% |
| 2 | Fca US LLC | $335M | 4% |
| 3 | Illinois Central College | $59M | 1% |
| 4 | Vermilion Valley Produce Inc | $47M | 1% |
| 5 | Evac North America Inc | $35M | 0% |
| 6 | Alto Ingredients Inc | $25M | 0% |
| 7 | Heartland Community College District 540 | $21M | 0% |
| 8 | Arkel International, L.L.C. | $20M | 0% |
| 9 | Proalliance Corp | $16M | 0% |
| 10 | Tazewell Woodford Head Start | $14M | 0% |
| 11 | Sauk Valley Community College | $10M | 0% |
| 12 | Community Health Partnership of Illinois | $10M | 0% |
| 13 | American Water Operations and Maintenance, LLC | $9.1M | 0% |
| 14 | Bureau County Housing Authority | $7.4M | 0% |
| 15 | Eureka College | $7.3M | 0% |
| 16 | Midwest Construction Co | $7.3M | 0% |
| 17 | County of Lee | $6.6M | 0% |
| 18 | Enduvo Inc | $6.3M | 0% |
| 19 | East Peoria Housing Authority | $6.1M | 0% |
| 20 | Court Place Office | $6.1M | 0% |
| 21 | Seneca Foods Corp | $6.0M | 0% |
| 22 | Woodford County Housing Authority | $6.0M | 0% |
| 23 | Ogle County Housing Authority | $5.9M | 0% |
| 24 | Caterpillar, Inc | $5.7M | 0% |
| 25 | Pekin Housing Authority | $5.6M | 0% |
A further $8.1B among the top 40 went to recipients not shown: individuals, aggregated records and names USAspending withholds.
Who funds the district FY2022–FY2025
Awarding agencies
Assistance programs
Contract industries by NAICS sector
Largest awards performed in the district
Counties in the district
- Grundy County 100% of county area
- Jo Daviess County 100% of county area
- Lee County 100% of county area
- Marshall County 100% of county area
- Ogle County 100% of county area
- Stark County 100% of county area
- Woodford County 100% of county area
- Henry County 86% of county area
- McLean County 85% of county area
- Bureau County 82% of county area
- Winnebago County 75% of county area
- Boone County 67% of county area
- Peoria County 60% of county area
- Putnam County 55% of county area
- Tazewell County 54% of county area
- Stephenson County 46% of county area
- Livingston County 40% of county area
- LaSalle County 39% of county area
- McHenry County 22% of county area
- DeKalb County 17% of county area
- Ford County 10% of county area
Other districts in Illinois
- IL-01 $781
- IL-02 $1,401
- IL-03 $239
- IL-04 $437
- IL-05 $799
- IL-06 $343
- IL-07 $6,553
- IL-08 $4,032
- IL-09 $2,153
- IL-10 $6,425
- IL-11 $3,212
- IL-12 $7,495
- IL-13 $5,831
- IL-14 $2,808
- IL-15 $4,189
- IL-17 $8,046
Questions and answers
How much federal spending goes to Illinois's 16th congressional district?
$2.5B in award obligations in FY2026 and $9.8B since FY2023, counting awards whose primary place of performance is in the district. Obligations are commitments, not payments.
How much federal spending per person is that?
$3,324 per resident in FY2026 (population 744,298), against $10,184 for Illinois and $14,744 nationally. Direct payments such as Social Security and Medicare are included; the table on this page splits the rate by award type.
Which recipients dominate Illinois's 16th congressional district?
By obligations over FY2022–FY2025: Illinois Department of Transportation ($378M), Fca US LLC ($335M), Illinois Central College ($59M), Vermilion Valley Produce Inc ($47M) and Evac North America Inc ($35M). Individuals are never listed.
Which agencies fund Illinois's 16th congressional district?
Social Security Administration ($7.0B), Department of Veterans Affairs ($623M), Department of Agriculture ($473M), Department of Transportation ($380M) and Department of Energy ($340M), over FY2022–FY2025.
What does "place of performance" mean here?
USAspending records where the work is done or the payment is directed, as reported by the awarding agency. Some awards, especially grants to state governments, carry only a state-level location and are not attributed to any county or district; Medicare payments are attributed to the county of the administrative contractor.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2, spending-by-geography (place of performance, congressional district layer, current districts) by fiscal year and award type, loaded 30 Sep 2026; district population as returned by the same endpoint; recipient and agency cross-tabulations for FY2022–FY2025, fetched 18 Sep 2026. Boundaries and county overlap: Census cartographic boundary and relationship files for the 119th Congress. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.