Monthly award list · Illinois
New federal awards in Illinois, September 2026
Prime awards of $1.0M or more with a base obligation date in the month and a primary place of performance in the state.
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; agencies keep reporting into recent months.
19 new federal awards of $1.0M or more were recorded with a primary place of performance in Illinois in September 2026, worth $292M in total award value: $31M in contracts, $262M in grants.
That is fewer than the state's median month over the last two years (131 awards) and 1.4% of the 1,387 such awards recorded nationwide that month.
The most active awarding agencies were Department of Transportation (2 awards), Department of Veterans Affairs (4 awards) and Department of Health and Human Services (6 awards).
By recipient
| # | Recipient organisation | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northeast Illinois Railroad Co | 1 | $250M |
| 2 | Troop Contracting Inc | 1 | $6.7M |
| 3 | The Ross Agency, Inc. | 1 | $4.7M |
| 4 | Department of Public Health Illinois | 1 | $3.8M |
| 5 | United Tactical Systems, LLC | 1 | $3.5M |
| 6 | Roofing Resources Inc | 1 | $2.9M |
| 7 | Panacea Construction Group LLC | 1 | $2.4M |
| 8 | Kobo Utility Construction Corp. | 1 | $2.3M |
| 9 | Dae Sung LLC | 1 | $2.3M |
| 10 | Institute of Gas Technology | 1 | $2.3M |
By awarding agency
| # | Agency | Awards | Award value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of Transportation | 2 | $252M |
| 2 | Department of Veterans Affairs | 4 | $15M |
| 3 | Department of Health and Human Services | 6 | $10M |
| 4 | Department of Homeland Security | 2 | $5.1M |
| 5 | Department of Energy | 2 | $3.3M |
| 6 | Department of Agriculture | 1 | $2.9M |
| 7 | Department of Justice | 1 | $2.3M |
| 8 | General Services Administration | 1 | $1.2M |
Compared with other months awards per month
The awards largest first
| Recipient | Awarding agency | Type | Award value | Begun | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Illinois Railroad CoAPPLICATION PURPOSE: THIS GRANT WHICH INCLUDES SECTION 5337 AND SECTION 5307 FUNDING IS TO BE USED BY METRA FOR REHABILITATION AND IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE S | Department of TransportationFederal Transit Administration | GrantFormula Grant (a) | $250M | 4 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Troop Contracting IncRENOVATIONS BUILDING 217 PHASE 2 578-26-016 CON | Department of Veterans Affairs | ContractDefinitive Contract | $6.7M | 10 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| The Ross Agency, Inc.ORDER 1 | Department of Veterans Affairs | ContractBpa Call | $4.7M | 10 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Department of Public Health IllinoisCDC-RFA-PW-26-2600 PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT ? 2026 - CDC-RFA-PW-26-2600 PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT – 2026 | Department of Health and Human ServicesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention | GrantBlock Grant (a) | $3.8M | 1 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| United Tactical Systems, LLCPEPPER BALL LAUNCHERS AND ACCESSORIES FOR CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION | Department of Homeland SecurityU.S. Customs and Border Protection | ContractDelivery Order | $3.5M | 3 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Roofing Resources IncNCAUR ROOF REPAIR BY REPLACEMENT (NORTH AND SOUTH WINGS) | Department of AgricultureAgricultural Research Service | ContractPurchase Order | $2.9M | 1 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Panacea Construction Group LLC550-23-104 INSTALL ROOFTOP PV MULTIPLE BUILDINGS CON | Department of Veterans Affairs | ContractDefinitive Contract | $2.4M | 9 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Kobo Utility Construction Corp.BUEC TOWER REPLACEMENT & BLDG REFURBISHMENT AT ALTON, IL (ALN) & LAGRANGE, IN (QTZ) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOW AND DRAWINGS. | Department of TransportationFederal Aviation Administration | ContractDefinitive Contract | $2.3M | 11 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Dae Sung LLCFACILITIES MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES | Department of JusticeBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division | ContractBpa Call | $2.3M | 1 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Institute of Gas TechnologyEFFICIENT, HIGH-TEMPERATURE RADIATIVE HEAT EXCHANGER WITH SECONDARY EMITTERS THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO EXTEND THE OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE OF A NOVE | Department of Energy | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $2.3M | 1 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| CDW Government LLCCDC ADOBE SOFTWARE RENEWAL | Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources | ContractDelivery Order | $1.8M | 1 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Olin Winchester LLCAMMUNITION 9MM 100 GRAIN REDUCED HAZARD TRAINING AMMUNITION (RHTA), P/N Q4477A, 3,500,000 ROUNDS | Department of Homeland SecurityFederal Law Enforcement Training Center | ContractDelivery Order | $1.6M | 15 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Northwestern UniversityADVANCED RETINAL IMAGING OF THE CARDIA COHORT - PROGRAM DIRECTOR/PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (LAST, FIRST, MIDDLE): GILL, MANJOT K.; AND LLOYD-JOES, DONALD M. ABSTRA | Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantCooperative Agreement (B) | $1.3M | 2 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| W.W. Grainger, Inc.L858(L) , MO3, S3, 2M, CCR, SF, 2P, LEG, | General Services AdministrationFederal Acquisition Service | ContractBpa Call | $1.2M | 1 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Saros Therapeutics IncDEMONSTRATING SAFETY AND COMBINATION THERAPY POTENTIAL OF A NOVEL NANOPARTICLE DELIVERY SYSTEM - SUMMARY INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOENGINEERING APPROACHES FOR THERAPY | Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.2M | 1 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Surveillance Security, IncUNARMED GUARD SERVICES FOR HITC. | Department of Veterans Affairs | ContractPurchase Order | $1.2M | 8 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Tango Biosciences IncGENERATING PHOSPHOBODIES TO ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES - POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS (PTMS), INCLUDING PHOSPHORYLATION, METHYLATION, AND ACETYLATION, PLAY A | Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.2M | 1 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| Dolor Therapeutics, Inc.FROM FORMULATION TO IND: OPTIMIZATION OF A DUAL CROMOLYN-CETIRIZINE ENTERIC SOFTGEL FOR CHRONIC PROSTATITIS/CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN SYNDROME - ABSTRACT CHRONIC PROS | Department of Health and Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.1M | 2 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
| City of Chicago Department of EnvironmentTHE CITY OF CHICAGO’S LIBRARY SOLAR POWER PROJECT IS BUILDING A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY RESILIENCE HUBS WITHIN NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARIES BY INSTALLING ONSITE SOLAR EN | Department of Energy | GrantProject Grant (B) | $1.0M | 2 Sep 2026 | USAspending |
Descriptions are USAspending's own award text, truncated; those that appear to name a person are withheld. Recipient names link to the organisation's page where it has one.
Questions and answers
How many federal awards were made in Illinois in September 2026?
19 new prime awards of $1.0M or more with a primary place of performance in Illinois carry a base obligation date in September 2026, with a combined award value of $292M. Smaller awards and modifications to older awards are not counted.
Who received them?
Northeast Illinois Railroad Co (1, $250M); Troop Contracting Inc (1, $6.7M); The Ross Agency, Inc. (1, $4.7M); Department of Public Health Illinois (1, $3.8M); United Tactical Systems, LLC (1, $3.5M). Individuals are never listed.
Is award value the same as spending?
No. Award value is the amount obligated to the award so far as USAspending reports it; obligations are commitments, and outlays (actual payments) follow later, often over several years.
Provenance
Source: USAspending.gov API v2 award search (new awards only, award types contracts, grants, loans and other assistance, lower bound $1.0M), loaded 30 Sep 2026. Direct-payment records are excluded because they are aggregates. The month is assigned by base obligation date. See methodology.