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New NSF awards in Illinois

Organizations in Illinois received 212 new NSF awards worth $265.7 million so far in 2026 — NSF Award Search, by organization and county since 2015.

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How much do organizations in Illinois receive in new NSF awards?
Organizations in Illinois received 212 new NSF awards worth $265.7 million so far in 2026 — NSF Award Search, by organization and county since 2015.
How did new NSF awards to organizations in Illinois change in 2025?
Organizations in Illinois received new NSF awards worth $217.1 million in 2025 (344 awards), down 48.4 percent from $420.7 million in 2024 (NSF Award Search, estimated total value of each award over its duration).
Which organization in Illinois received the most in new NSF awards so far in 2026?
University of Chicago (Chicago, IL) received the most in Illinois so far in 2026: 43 new awards worth $84.9 million (NSF Award Search).
Which county in Illinois received the most in new NSF awards so far in 2026?
Cook County led Illinois with 132 new awards worth $182.2 million so far in 2026 (NSF Award Search).
Which NSF directorate made the most new awards to organizations in Illinois so far in 2026?
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) accounted for the most: $110.2 million of the $265.7 million in new NSF awards to organizations in Illinois so far in 2026 (NSF Award Search).

How much did organizations in Illinois receive in new NSF awards each year since 2015?

YearNew NSF awardsChangeAwardsOrganizations
2015$245.3 million–58470
2016$317.7 million+29.5%50958
2017$257.4 million-19.0%54359
2018$283.8 million+10.3%57070
2019$263.5 million-7.1%51957
2020$350.5 million+33.0%54456
2021$260.1 million-25.8%46862
2022$289.9 million+11.5%44456
2023$450.8 million+55.5%46856
2024$420.7 million-6.7%49567
2025$217.1 million-48.4%34445
2026 (to date)$265.7 million–21230

Which organizations in Illinois received the most in new NSF awards so far in 2026?

OrganizationNew NSF awards 2026Awards
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL ·
$84.9 million43
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL ·
$78.7 million63
Northwestern University at Chicago
Evanston, IL ·
$69.9 million42
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL ·
$9.3 million23
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, IL ·
$8.5 million8
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago, IL ·
$1.6 million2
BECISE LLC
Evanston, IL ·
$1.6 million1
SMARTCHARTS INC.
Chicago, IL ·
$1.2 million1
MOLECULAR INTERFACES, LLC
Chicago, IL ·
$1.2 million1
PRAIRIELEARN, INC.
Champaign, IL ·
$1.2 million1
Board of Trustees of Illinois State University
Normal, IL ·
$1.1 million3
DePaul University
Chicago, IL ·
$941,8423
Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, IL ·
$899,7971
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
Chicago, IL ·
$599,9991
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Carbondale, IL ·
$432,5773
Chicago State University
Chicago, IL ·
$400,0001
Aurora University
Aurora, IL ·
$396,0321
Knox College
Galesburg, IL ·
$349,7282
Lewis and Clark Community College
Godfrey, IL ·
$321,1691
HALOGEN POWER, INC
La Grange, IL ·
$305,0001
AK INNOVATIONS LLC
Savoy, IL ·
$305,0001
SILICOAT ENERGY LLC
Chicago, IL ·
$304,9971
Bradley University
Peoria, IL ·
$294,2171
Lewis University
Romeoville, IL ·
$218,5021
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL ·
$120,0001
Loyola University of Chicago, Health Sciences Campus
Maywood, IL ·
$53,0001
North Central College
Naperville, IL ·
$49,9891
University of Illinois at Springfield
Springfield, IL ·
$49,8991

NSF Award Search: new awards by the date NSF made them (calendar year), valued at the estimated total amount of the award over its duration — not the amount paid out in that year. Awardees in the 50 states, DC and territories. County from the awardee's ZIP code (Census ZCTA-county relationship 2020). No investigator names are stored. Source record.

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