University profileChicago, ILFiscal year 2025
How much federal money does Illinois Institute of Technology get?
Illinois Institute of Technology received $26.9 million in federal awards in FY2025, 444th of 998 institutions (top 44%).In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies obligated $26.9 million to Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL), counting grants, contracts, loans and other awards.
Ranked 444th of 998 by federal awards
FY2025 federal awards, institutions ranked either side of Illinois Institute of Technology.
| American University of Beirut #441 · NY | $27M |
| Bluegrass Community & Technical College #442 · KY | $27M |
| University of Northern Iowa #443 · IA | $27M |
| Illinois Institute of Technology #444 · IL | $27M |
| University of Michigan (Dearborn) #445 · MI | $27M |
| Ferris State University #446 · MI | $27M |
| Central Washington University #447 · WA | $26M |
What the money is
That is down 46.3% from FY2024 ($50.2 million). Compared with FY2019, the last year before pandemic relief, it is up 32.5%. The largest share came as grants ($17.3 million, 64.3%). The Department of Education was the biggest funder ($9.6 million). Its largest programs were Federal Pell Grant Program ($7.4 million); Food and Drug Administration Research ($2.9 million); Biomedical Research and Research Training ($2.0 million). It ranks 444th of the 998 institutions on this site by FY2025 total.
What is counted: awards made directly to this institution, under the registered names ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (UEI E2NDENMDUEG8). Money that reaches it as a subaward through another organization is not included. Separately incorporated foundations, hospitals and laboratories have their own records and are not added in. Grouping rules are explained in the methodology.
Federal awards by year
Illinois Institute of Technology: $27M in FY2025, up 32% on FY2019
Federal award obligations by fiscal year and type, FY2018–FY2026, nominal dollars. FY26* is preliminary and still filling in.
- Insurance and other
- Loans (subsidy cost)
- Direct payments
- Grants
- Contracts
View every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Contracts | Grants | Direct payments | Loans | Insurance and other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | $0 | $23.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23.4M |
| FY2019 | $37,523 | $20.0M | $0 | $0 | $340,000 | $20.3M |
| FY2020 | $555,905 | $25.5M | $0 | $0 | $26,103 | $26.1M |
| FY2021 | $439,566 | $41.5M | $0 | $0 | $327,065 | $42.2M |
| FY2022 | $694,627 | $19.9M | $2.4M | $0 | $0 | $23.0M |
| FY2023 | $257,305 | $24.9M | $6.8M | $0 | $0 | $32.0M |
| FY2024 | $324,993 | $41.8M | $8.1M | $0 | $0 | $50.2M |
| FY2025 | $964,370 | $17.3M | $8.7M | $0 | -$10 | $26.9M |
| FY2026* | $777,206 | $18.8M | $5.7M | $0 | -$43,317 | $25.2M |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury).
Who pays and for what, FY2025
The agencies that obligated the most to Illinois Institute of Technology, and the largest federal programs. Programs are federal Assistance Listings (formerly CFDA numbers); contracts have no listing number, so they do not appear there.
Top awarding agencies
| Agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | $9.6 million | 35.7% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $7.2 million | 26.9% |
| Department of Defense | $2.7 million | 10.2% |
| National Science Foundation | $2.7 million | 10.2% |
| Department of Transportation | $2.0 million | 7.2% |
| Department of Energy | $1.9 million | 7.2% |
| Department of Agriculture | $476,621 | 1.8% |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $240,876 | 0.9% |
Top programs
| Program | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Pell Grant Program Assistance Listing 84.063 | $7.4 million | 27.4% |
| Food and Drug Administration Research Assistance Listing 93.103 | $2.9 million | 10.8% |
| Biomedical Research and Research Training Assistance Listing 93.859 | $2.0 million | 7.3% |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program Assistance Listing 81.049 | $2.0 million | 7.3% |
| University Transportation Centers Program Assistance Listing 20.701 | $2.0 million | 7.2% |
| STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing 47.076 | $1.8 million | 6.8% |
| Basic and Applied Scientific Research Assistance Listing 12.300 | $1.4 million | 5.3% |
| Computer and Information Science and Engineering Assistance Listing 47.070 | $843,166 | 3.1% |
| Federal Work-Study Program Assistance Listing 84.033 | $761,674 | 2.8% |
| Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health Assistance Listing 93.286 | $594,891 | 2.2% |
Other institutions in Illinois
- Northwestern University$582M
- University of Illinois (Urbana)$429M
- University of Chicago$426M
- University of Illinois (Chicago)$338M
- Northern Illinois University$53M
- Illinois State University$52M
- Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville)$43M
- Depaul University$38M
Questions and answers
- How much federal funding does Illinois Institute of Technology receive?
- $26.9 million in fiscal year 2025, according to USAspending.gov award data for its registered UEI(s).
- Where does Illinois Institute of Technology's federal money come from?
- The largest funder in FY2025 was the Department of Education ($9.6 million, 35.7%). By type, grants were $17.3 million and contracts $964,370.
- Did Illinois Institute of Technology's federal funding go up or down?
- FY2025: $26.9 million; FY2024: $50.2 million (-46.3%).
Sources and notes
- USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), API endpoints spending_over_time and spending_by_category, filtered by recipient ID(s) 8b3a04d0-3e60-b87e-6725-ecdf8f2bae97-C, fiscal years 2018–2026. Amounts are obligations in nominal dollars. Data retrieved 2026-10-04. Public domain.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: sources and methods.