City of Chicago — Federal Grants & Funding Profile

City of Chicago has received 13 federal grant awards totaling $627M across 8 assistance programs and 4 federal agencies, based on USAspending.gov records aggregated by Grantoria.

13awards

$627Mtotal funding

$426.6Mlargest award

$48.2Mavg award

8programs

🏆 Top 5% by total funding · Top 25% by number of awards among U.S. federal grant recipients tracked by Grantoria.

Open grants City of Chicago could apply for now

Live opportunities in the federal programs City of Chicago has previously been funded under — sorted by upcoming deadline.

BJA FY 2026 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program—Local Formula
Bureau of Justice Assistance CFDA 16.738

up to $5M Deadline: Oct 9, 2026 Closing soon
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program
Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants CFDA 20.117

up to $55M Deadline: Oct 19, 2026 Open
NOFO# 3342 – 0726 SCIP: Local FRO Implementation Support
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority CFDA 16.738

up to $1M Deadline: Nov 4, 2026 Open
BJA FY 2026 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Strengthening State and Local Operations to Reduce Crime and Recidivism
Bureau of Justice Assistance CFDA 16.827

up to $4M Deadline: Nov 20, 2026 Open

Federal programs City of Chicago has been funded under

Top programs ranked by total funding received.

Community Development Block Grants/State’s program and Non-Entitlement Grants in HawaiiCFDA 14.228 $426.6M
Airport Infrastructure GrantsCFDA 20.117 $104.7M
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant ProgramCFDA 16.738 $75M
Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing GrantsCFDA 16.710 $12.5M
COPS Hiring ProgramCFDA 16.068 $6.3M
Port Security Grant ProgramCFDA 97.056 $957K
Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary GrantsCFDA 16.582 $821K
Justice Reinvestment InitiativeCFDA 16.827 $111K

Top awarding agencies

Department of Housing and Urban Development$426.6M
Department of Transportation$104.7M
Department of Justice$94.7M
Department of Homeland Security$957K

Private foundation funding

Grants from private foundations (IRS Form 990-PF) — $67K total:

The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation $67K

Where this funding went

Awards recorded across 1 state/territories: IL.

Similar grant recipients

Organizations with a similar federal funding profile.

City of New York 25 awards · $2.64B City of Milwaukee 18 awards · $158.6M City of Cincinnati 8 awards · $37.8M District of Columbia Government 18 awards · $245.8M Department of Public Safety 41 awards · $240M City of Miami 13 awards · $27.5M

Frequently asked questions

How much federal grant funding has City of Chicago received?

City of Chicago has received 13 federal grant awards totaling $627M, based on USAspending.gov assistance records aggregated by Grantoria.

Which federal agencies fund City of Chicago?

Its largest federal funders are Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Transportation, Department of Justice and others.

Can City of Chicago apply for grants that are open now?

Yes — there are federal grants open today in the same programs City of Chicago has previously been funded under. See the open grants section above.

Source: USAspending.gov assistance awards, aggregated by Grantoria. Historical record of awards received; not an endorsement or a guarantee of future funding.