2020 Adopted
Grant Funds
Cook County
receives grant funds from federal, state, and private agencies for a variety of
services. The FY2020 adopted grant budget is $256.6 million in total,
including $75.8 million in new anticipated awards and $180.8 million in expected carryover.
Various
programs and services are supported by grant funds: 48% of FY2020
grant funds ($123.6 million) support public safety programs, such as the Child
Support Enforcement Program and Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), and
about 23.5% support Economic Development initiatives.
The County’s
grant programs are heavily reliant on federal funding. About 32.7% of grant
funds are expected to come directly from federal agencies and 57.8% of funds
are federal funding passing through non-federal agencies (like the state of Illinois), making
up 90.5% of the county’s grant funds.
Glossary
An alphabetical list of budget related terms with helpful explanations can be found in our glossary.
Financial Policies
A guide to Cook County's budgeting procedures is available on our Financial Policies page.