UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Total received in grants · trailing 12 months
$38M
$0for every U.S. household÷ 131M U.S. households
In perspective
0.0%of all $162.9B in tracked grants
8separate grants, trailing 12 months
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS has received $38M across 8 federal grants of $1M or more on record.
Data as of July 24, 2026. Source: USAspending.gov, prime contract awards $1M+. Federal spending data lags and has known gaps. This is not a real-time or complete record.
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| Agency | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Energy | ILLINOIS STORAGE CORRIDOR NEW AWARD DE_FE0031892 TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. | $19,721,780 |
| Department of Energy | NEXT-GENERATION FEEDSTOCKS FOR THE EMERGING BIOECONOMY | $4,336,002 |
| Department of Energy | U.S. DOE MIDWEST COMBINED HEAT AND POWER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP (MIDWEST CHP TAP) | $4,218,003 |
| Department of Energy | FISCAL YEAR 2025 CONSOLIDATED INNOVATIVE NUCLEAR RESEARCH, INTEGRATED RESEARCH PROJECT AWARD - UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | $2,471,053 |
| Department of Energy | PROCESS OPTIMIZATION AND REAL-TIME CONTROL FOR SYNERGISTIC MICROALGAE CULTIVATION AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT | $2,000,000 |
| Department of Commerce | PURPOSE: THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO FOSTER A SYNERGETIC COLLABORATION AMONG ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO DEEPEN THE COLLECTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL AIR QUALITY, SPECIFICALLY IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN THE WESTERN, SOUTHERN, AND SOUTHEASTERN REGIONS OF CHICAGO. THIS ENDEAVOR NOT ONLY SEEKS TO EMPOWER THESE COMMUNITIES BY EQUIPPING THEM WITH ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE BUT ALSO TO ENCOURAGE THEIR ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN SHAPING POLICY DECISIONS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE FIRST STAGE INVOLVES THE FORMATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY-BASED AIR MONITORING NETWORK, DEVELOPED THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PROCESS DURING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS. THE SECOND STAGE CENTERS ON AIR QUALITY DATA COLLECTION (INCLUDING PARTICULATE MATTER AMBIENT AIR CONCENTRATION) USING A MIX OF LOW-COST SENSORS MANAGED BY TRAINED RESIDENTS AND CITIZEN SCIENTISTS. THIS WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY ADVANCED MOBILE AIR MONITORING TECHNOLOGY TO CAPTURE MICROSCALE AIR POLLUTANT DATA IN EACH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY. THE FINAL STAGE INVOLVES DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS, INCLUDING VISUALIZATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE COLLECTED DATA. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: IN THIS PROJECT, THE RESEARCHERS WILL CREATE AN EFFECTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE LEADING TO COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, LEADERS, RESIDENTS, ACADEMIC SCIENTISTS, AND SPECIALIZED AIR MONITORING COMPANIES TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY-LED AIR MONITORING INITIATIVE. THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS LOCAL AIR QUALITY ISSUES AND DISPARITIES WITHIN CHICAGO'S ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, AND TO GUIDE LOCAL POLICY DECISIONS. THESE POLICIES WILL FOCUS ON AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT, HEALTH AND RACIAL EQUITY ENHANCEMENT, CLIMATE-RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THIS AIR QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROPOSAL SPAN A BROAD SPECTRUM OF THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY. FOREMOST, THE PROJECT AIMS TO POSITIVELY AFFECT ALL CITY RESIDENTS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES COMPRISING BLACK AND BROWN LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS IN THE SOUTHERN, SOUTHEASTERN, AND WESTERN NEIGHBORHOODS. THE AIR QUALITY MONITORING EFFORTS IN THE PROJECT MAY ALSO UNCOVER UNRECOGNIZED ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, THEREBY PROVIDING THEM WITH A PLATFORM TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR RIGHTS. BEYOND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THE PROJECT IS POISED TO BENEFIT THE REGULATORY COMMUNITIES OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, COOK COUNTY, AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, INCLUDING ENTITIES LIKE THE CDPH, COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, ILLINOIS EPA, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND EPA REGION 5. THE EMPOWERMENT OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND RESIDENTS TO ENGAGE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH REGULATORS AND BE INFORMED PARTNERS IN CITY PLANNING INITIATIVES IS A CRUCIAL OUTCOME. ULTIMATELY, THE PROJECT AIMS TO HONOR SOCIAL AND RACIAL JUSTICE PRINCIPLES AND PROMOTE EQUITY FOR ALL CHICAGO RESIDENTS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT PLANS TO SUBAWARD FUNDS TO THE CENTER FOR NEIGHBORHOOD TECHNOLOGY (CNT) TO DESIGN THE AIR MONITORING NETWORK, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI), OTHER PROJECT PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. CNT WILL SET UP A STATIONARY AIR MONITORING NETWORK USING PURPLEAIR SENSORS AND CONDUCT MOBILE MONITORING WITH AIRBEAM SENSORS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CHICAGO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NETWORK (CEJN) PARTNERS AND RHP RISK MANAGEMENT FIELD PERSONNEL. THE CNT WILL ALSO MANAGE THE COLLECTION OF AIR QUALITY DATA, PERFORM DATA ANALYSIS USING STATISTICAL METHODS, AND GENERATE REPORTS ALONG WITH DATA VISUALIZATION PLATFORMS FOR DATA DISSEMINATION AMONG COMMUNITIES. FURTHERMORE, THEY WILL SPEARHEAD THE DATA INTERPRETATION PROCESS TO EMPOWER COMMUNITIES. | $2,000,000 |
| Department of Energy | NEW BLADE MATERIALS FOR MARINE ENERGY CONVERTERS OPERATING IN HIGHLY TURBULENT CURRENTS | $1,498,211 |
| Department of Energy | UNDERSTANDING FUNCTIONAL DYNAMICS ON THE NANOSCALE THROUGH AN INTEGRATED EXPERIMENTAL–COMPUTATIONAL FRAMEWORK | $1,328,400 |