Recipients › Illinois › Cook County
Recipient organisation · UEI TAQGTNNU9YC3
Cook County
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. View the USAspending recipient profile.
USAspending records $316M in award obligations to Cook County (Chicago, IL) over the fiscal years it is listed for (2023, 2024, 2026).
In FY2026, the most recent complete fiscal year, obligations were $261M, with contracts under the listing floor.
Cook County ranks 59 of 781 listed organisations located in IL by five-year obligations, and 2,160 of 30,989 nationally.
Its $1.0M-plus awards since FY2023 came from Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Energy: 10 awards worth $313M in total award value.
Obligations by fiscal year contracts vs assistance
| Fiscal year | All obligations | Contracts | Assistance | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $36,066,979 | under $1.0M | $36,066,979 | — |
| FY2024 | $18,255,906 | under $1.0M | $18,255,906 | -49% |
| FY2025 | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
| FY2026 | $261,341,981 | under $1.0M | $261,341,981 | — |
| FY2027 to date | under $1.0M | — | — | — |
A fiscal year runs 1 October to 30 September. "Contracts" are procurement award types A–D; "assistance" is everything else (grants, direct payments, loan subsidy cost, insurance, other). The contracts column is listed only where contract obligations alone reached $1.0M; the assistance figure is the remainder and may therefore include up to $1.0M of contracts.
Compared with its state and the largest recipients five listed years
| Measure | This organisation | Largest in IL | Largest nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five-year obligations (listed years) | $316M | $89B | $416B |
| FY2026 obligations | $261M | $26B | $118B |
| Contracts, five years | under $1.0M | under $1.0M | $94B |
| Assistance, five years | $316M | $89B | $416B |
| Rank by five-year obligations | 2,160 of 30,989 | 1 of 781 in IL | 1 |
Largest in state: Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services. Largest nationally: Health Care Services, California Department of. Rankings count organisations located in the state, by the sum of their listed fiscal years.
Awarding agencies $1.0M+ awards since FY2023
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | 9 | $311M | 100% |
| 2 | Department of Energy | 1 | $1.1M | 0% |
Assistance programs listings
Places of performance $1.0M+ awards
Counties: Cook County, IL $313M
Largest awards begun since FY2023
| Awarding agency | Type | Industry or program | Award value | Begun | Place | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantProject Grant (B) | 14.228 Community Development Block Grants/State's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii | $244M | 19 Dec 2025 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.218 Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | $11M | 29 Aug 2024 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.218 Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | $11M | 5 Dec 2025 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.218 Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | $10M | 26 Oct 2022 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.218 Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants | $10M | 11 Sep 2023 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program | $7.2M | 26 Oct 2022 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program | $7.0M | 11 Sep 2023 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program | $5.8M | 5 Dec 2025 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentAssistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development | GrantFormula Grant (a) | 14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program | $5.7M | 29 Aug 2024 | IL | USAspending |
| Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | 81.117 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance | $1.1M | 15 May 2024 | IL | USAspending |
Award value is the amount obligated to the award to date as USAspending reports it. Descriptions below are USAspending's text, unedited and truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld.
- $244M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 19 Dec 2025: PURPOSE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DISASTER RECOVERY (CDBG-DR) AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MITIGATION (CDBG-MIT) GRANT FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED
- $11M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 29 Aug 2024: PURPOSE: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL GRANTS ON A FORMULA BASIS TO STATES, CITIES, AND COUNTIES TO DEVELOP VIABLE URBAN
- $11M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 5 Dec 2025: PURPOSE: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL GRANTS ON A FORMULA BASIS TO STATES, CITIES, AND COUNTIES TO DEVELOP VIABLE URBAN
- $10M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 26 Oct 2022: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS
- $10M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 11 Sep 2023: PURPOSE: THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM PROVIDES ANNUAL GRANTS ON A FORMULA BASIS TO STATES, CITIES, AND COUNTIES TO DEVELOP VIABLE URBAN
- $7.2M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 26 Oct 2022: HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
- $7.0M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 11 Sep 2023: PURPOSE: THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (HOME) PROVIDES NEED-BASED FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE USED TO FUND ACTIVITIES INC
- $5.8M, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 5 Dec 2025: PURPOSE: THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (HOME) PROVIDES NEED-BASED FORMULA GRANTS TO STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE USED TO FUND ACTIVITIES INC
Questions and answers
How much federal money does Cook County receive?
$316M in award obligations over the fiscal years it is listed for (FY2023: $36M; FY2024: $18M; FY2026: $261M). Years not listed were under the $1.0M floor. Obligations are binding commitments, not payments made.
Which agencies award to Cook County?
By the value of $1.0M-plus awards begun since FY2023: Department of Housing and Urban Development ($311M) and Department of Energy ($1.1M).
What is the money for?
Assistance falls under Community Development Block Grants/State's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii (14.228), Community Development Block Grants/Entitlement Grants (14.218) and Home Investment Partnerships Program (14.239).
Where is the work performed?
Primary places of performance for its larger awards: IL ($313M).
Is Cook County a large federal recipient?
It ranks 2,160 of 30,989 organisations on this site by five-year obligations and 59 of 781 located in IL. The site covers organisations with at least $1.0M in a fiscal year; individuals are excluded.
Where does this data come from?
USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury), award transactions as loaded on 30 Sep 2026; fiscal-year totals via the spending-by-category endpoint and award lists via the award search endpoint. The USAspending recipient profile is the authoritative record.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 (U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service), CC0. Fiscal-year obligations from the spending-by-category recipient ranking by recipient state (listing floor $1.0M per year); awards from the award search endpoint (new awards of $1.0M or more by base obligation date); parent and business categories from the recipient profile where fetched. Closed fiscal years are snapshots taken after year end; FY2027 is refreshed on each build. Data loaded by USAspending on 30 Sep 2026. Individuals and sole proprietors are excluded at ingest. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections and the methodology.