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Illinois

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Illinois

On this page, we’ve included all funds distributed within Illinois from the programs we've evaluated. Many of those funds are distributed to local governments and private entities, not used by the state government.

Program funding

programTotal funding (2022 + 2023)
Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)$2,572,922,822
National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$2,019,019,177
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (project based)$1,313,796,664
US Army Corps of Engineers IIJA Construction Projects$1,109,479,000
Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Area Formula Grants Program$1,071,085,490
Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG)$864,646,592
Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair Grants Program$778,244,468
Bridge Formula Program$594,537,130
Clean School Bus Program$541,326,843
Public Housing Operating Fund$541,168,864
Rail Vehicle Replacement Program grants$398,150,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund for lead service line replacement$389,553,360
Public Housing Capital Fund$337,057,008
Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) Program$333,333,333
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program$320,864,293
National Laboratory infrastructure grants$316,900,000
Capital Investment Grants Program (New Starts/Small Starts)$265,476,132
Continuum of Care (COC) Program$259,355,081
Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program$242,314,326
Clean Water State Revolving Fund$215,158,060
Highway Safety Improvement Program$206,274,440
All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP)$185,080,000
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund$180,028,650
Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant Program (formerly RAISE)$151,199,776
Bridge Investment Program$144,048,000
HOME Investment Partnerships Program$121,822,875
Rural Development Broadband ReConnect Program$121,820,638
Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods (RCN) Program$120,523,031
National Infrastructure Project Assistance Program (Mega Program)$117,000,000
Supportive Housing for the Elderly (Section 202)$113,203,080
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program$100,000,000
National Highway Freight Program$99,599,585
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT)—Formula Program$99,586,757
Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)$97,934,442
Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects Program (INFRA)$95,000,000
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (FSP) Grant Program$93,600,000
Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)$87,581,778
Airport Terminals Program$82,549,404
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund emerging contaminants$80,196,000
Smart Grid Grants$72,569,133
State Planning and Research Program Subpart B (SPR-B)$70,988,663
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program$64,519,735
National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program$53,653,804
Highway Safety Programs$53,117,244
Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program$52,860,638
Low or No Emission Vehicle Program$52,126,191
Housing Trust Fund (HTF)$48,238,806
Metropolitan Planning Program$45,469,633
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program$42,419,549
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program$41,430,404
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)$35,168,722
Weatherization Assistance Program$33,761,146
Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program$30,362,853
Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program$28,391,713
Emergency Solutions Grants Program$28,341,216
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program$28,077,460
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program$27,802,741
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities$25,583,150
Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, Growing State Apportionments, Growing States and High-Density States Program (combined)$24,951,046
Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program$24,000,000
Urban and community forestry grants$23,339,787
Railway-Highway Crossing Program$22,665,502
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)$20,503,717
Clean Water State Revolving Fund supplemental appropriation for emerging contaminants$18,172,000
Carbon Storage Validation and Testing Program$17,736,972
Federal Transit Administration Metropolitan, Statewide, and Non-Metropolitan Planning$17,479,994
Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program$14,962,506
Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program$14,586,009
Enabling Middle Mile Grant Program$14,557,740
Airport Infrastructure Formula Grants$9,949,024
Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program$9,026,212
Port Infrastructure Development Program grants$8,000,000
State Safety Oversight Program$7,323,394
Brownfields Program$7,200,171
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant Program$6,774,196
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)—Leading Edge cohort$5,580,000
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)$4,905,076
Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP)—Elements cohort$3,463,120
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)$2,827,331
Affordable Connectivity (ACP) Outreach Grant Program$1,620,000
US Department of Transportation Thriving Communities Program$1,242,859
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)$929,864
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) discretionary grants$862,500
Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) Program$58,950

Geographic Share

Where Is Funding Distributed?

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Compare funding received by state

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Equity scores

Is Infrastructure Funding Allocated Equitably?

For each federal program, we compared a jurisdiction’s ranking for per capita funding received (measured by percentile) with that jurisdiction’s ranking among different demographic and need indicators. A number above 0 means the jurisdiction is overfunded by that program compared with the selected indicator, and a number below 0 means the jurisdiction is underfunded by the program compared with the selected indicator.

National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)
indicator Equity score
Population share who are people of color visualization of equity score

-0.45

Poverty rate visualization of equity score

-0.24

Population density visualization of equity score

-0.51

Median household income visualization of equity score

-0.1

Annual vehicle miles per household visualization of equity score

0.12

Miles of highway visualization of equity score

0.04

Fatal accident frequency visualization of equity score

-0.02

Transportation staff capacity visualization of equity score

-0.24

Vehicle trips per household visualization of equity score

-0.26

Car access visualization of equity score

-0.67

About

Update: This tool was updated on March 13, 2025 to include data from fiscal year 2023, additional federal infrastructure programs, and new funding distribution measures. The title was also changed to "Are Federal Infrastructure Funds Meeting Your Community’s Needs" to make it clear that the tool tracks funding by a variety of characteristics, including geography, race, income level, and indicators of local need. This tool was originally named "Is Federal Infrastructure Spending Advancing Racial and Economic Equity?”

For this tool, we analyzed 85 grant programs funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, 9 grant programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, 2 programs funded by annual appropriations to the Department of Transportation, and 14 housing programs that use annual HUD appropriations. The data presented here are limited to fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023. We collected program data from federal departmental announcements and project fact sheets. Demographic and need indicator data are sourced from approximately two dozen publicly available sources, including the 2016–20 American Community Survey five-year estimates from the US Census Bureau and data produced by other federal agencies.

To learn more about how to use this tool, see our user guide. To review the complete list of data sources and methods used in this work, see our full report.

Project Credits

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