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New NSF awards in Cook County

Organizations in Cook County, Illinois received $182.2 million in new NSF awards so far in 2026 (132 awards) — NSF Award Search, every year since 2015 and every organization.

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How much do organizations in Cook County, Illinois receive in new NSF awards?
Organizations in Cook County, Illinois received $182.2 million in new NSF awards so far in 2026 (132 awards) — NSF Award Search, every year since 2015 and every organization.
How many new NSF awards did organizations in Cook County, Illinois receive so far in 2026?
17 organizations in Cook County, Illinois received 132 new NSF awards worth $182.2 million so far in 2026 (NSF Award Search, estimated total value of each award over its duration).
How did new NSF awards to organizations in Cook County, Illinois change in 2025?
Organizations in Cook County, Illinois received new NSF awards worth $144.9 million in 2025 (214 awards), down 53.2 percent from $309.7 million in 2024 (NSF Award Search, estimated total value of each award over its duration).
Which organization in Cook County, Illinois received the most in new NSF awards so far in 2026?
University of Chicago (Chicago, IL) received the most in Cook County, Illinois so far in 2026: 43 new awards worth $84.9 million (NSF Award Search).

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

YearNew NSF awardsChangeAwardsOrganizations
2015$141.6 million–35238
2016$105.1 million-25.7%29636
2017$151.2 million+43.9%28934
2018$171.6 million+13.5%33737
2019$168.5 million-1.8%30937
2020$178.1 million+5.7%32835
2021$157.9 million-11.4%29440
2022$156.7 million-0.8%27636
2023$265.1 million+69.2%28128
2024$309.7 million+16.8%30344
2025$144.9 million-53.2%21426
2026 (to date)$182.2 million–13217

Which organizations in Cook County, Illinois have received new NSF awards since 2015?

OrganizationNew NSF awards, latest yearAwards
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL ·
$84.9 million43
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
DePaul University
Chicago, IL ·
$941,8423
Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, IL ·
$899,7971
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
Chicago, IL ·
$599,9991
Chicago State University
Chicago, IL ·
$400,0001
HALOGEN POWER, INC
La Grange, IL ·
$305,0001
SILICOAT ENERGY LLC
Chicago, IL ·
$304,9971
Loyola University of Chicago, Health Sciences Campus
Maywood, IL ·
$53,0001
National Opinion Research Center
Chicago, IL ·
$9.0 million3
Roosevelt University
Chicago, IL ·
$2.0 million1
Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, IL ·
$1.9 million2
Adler Planetarium
Chicago, IL ·
$1.3 million1
OPERA BIOSCIENCE, INC.
Evanston, IL ·
$1.2 million1
The Learning Partnership
Western Springs, IL ·
$832,5491
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL ·
$608,2073
Chicago Horticultural Society
Glencoe, IL ·
$465,0891
INERTIAL CORPORATION
Chicago, IL ·
$305,0001
FLUID REALITY INCORPORATED
Chicago, IL ·
$304,9911
Kompass Diagnostics Inc
Chicago, IL ·
$304,9661
qBraid Co.
Chicago, IL ·
$299,9651
INTEGRATED DYNAMICS, INC.
Chicago, IL ·
$245,3001
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
Evanston, IL ·
$149,5491
Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, IL ·
$128,9651
Current Innovation, NFP
Chicago, IL ·
$14.7 million1
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL ·
$1.5 million8
HALO CURES, INC.
Chicago, IL ·
$1.2 million1
AMPHIX BIO, INC.
Chicago, IL ·
$1.0 million1
IRIS LIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Chicago, IL ·
$1.0 million1
MFNS TECH, INC.
Evanston, IL ·
$992,0141
William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL ·
$989,6171
BIOMESENSE, INC.
Chicago, IL ·
$976,7711
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
Chicago, IL ·
$789,9232
Chicago Children's Museum
Chicago, IL ·
$787,0421
Chicago Zoological Society
Brookfield, IL ·
$501,3822
North Park University
Chicago, IL ·
$500,0001
Oakton Community College
Des Plaines, IL ·
$441,0591
Dominican University
River Forest, IL ·
$399,7971
NEW GROWTH INNOVATION NETWORK, INC
Chicago, IL ·
$299,7351
RIVALIA CHEMICAL CO
Lemont, IL ·
$275,0001
MATTIQ INC
Chicago, IL ·
$275,0001
American Bar Foundation
Chicago, IL ·
$206,5741
UI LABS
Chicago, IL ·
$48,2101
RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Chicago, IL ·
$25,6381
MARCONI SOCIETY, INC.
Chicago, IL ·
$1,4001
Society of Women Engineers
Chicago, IL ·
$5.0 million1
Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago, IL ·
$1.6 million1
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, IL ·
$1.2 million1
City Colleges of Chicago Harry S Truman College
Chicago, IL ·
$999,8911
ALTYX SURGICAL, INC.
Evanston, IL ·
$975,7131
GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSHIP
Chicago, IL ·
$330,0001
ZQAI LLC
Chicago, IL ·
$275,0001
TEMPRIAN ONCOLOGY, INC.
Oak Park, IL ·
$275,0001
National-Louis University
Wheeling, IL ·
$272,0482
LAKRIL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Chicago, IL ·
$256,0001
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT #508
Chicago, IL ·
$199,9961
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association
Chicago, IL ·
$49,9981
Inclusive Engineering Consortium, Inc.
Wilmette, IL ·
$49,9971
OXALO THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Chicago, IL ·
$999,9991
TAGORE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Arlington Heights, IL ·
$978,0871
BORON NITRIDE POWER LLC
Chicago, IL ·
$256,0001
CAPORUS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Orland Park, IL ·
$256,0001
SMART HEAT CORP
Skokie, IL ·
$255,6421
DYNAMAC MICROWAVE, INC.
Schaumburg, IL ·
$254,2141
Giant Screen Films
Evanston, IL ·
$3.0 million1
INTUITAP MEDICAL, INC.
Chicago, IL ·
$1.0 million1
NANOPATTERN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Chicago, IL ·
$999,4281
VOLEXION, INC.
Evanston, IL ·
$993,9511
O2M Technologies, LLC
Chicago, IL ·
$982,6761
RHAEOS, INC
Chicago, IL ·
$978,5571
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL ·
$714,2271
City Colleges of Chicago
Chicago, IL ·
$299,9991
DISSECT 360 LLC
Chicago, IL ·
$256,0001
QDIR, INC.
Chicago, IL ·
$256,0001
SUPER.TECH LABS INC.
Chicago, IL ·
$256,0001
VIATECHNIK LLC
Chicago, IL ·
$255,9971
Columbia College
Chicago, IL ·
$187,3211
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago, IL ·
$50,2321
STEMLOOP, INC.
Evanston, IL ·
$256,0001
CELADYNE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Chicago, IL ·
$225,0001
CONFLUENCY LLC
Chicago, IL ·
$224,9361
Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
Oak Park, IL ·
$116,8771
Museum of Science and Industry
Chicago, IL ·
$1.4 million3
American Library Association
Chicago, IL ·
$282,0841
MeshPlusPlus, Inc.
Chicago, IL ·
$225,0001
Interstellar Inc.
Chicago, IL ·
$225,0001
ForgeWorks, LLC
Evanston, IL ·
$224,9821
Kaizen Technologies, Inc
Chicago, IL ·
$224,6531
The Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL ·
$75,7881
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL ·
$1.5 million1
City Colleges of Chicago Wilbur Wright College
Chicago, IL ·
$1.4 million1
Prenosis, Inc.
Chicago, IL ·
$1.4 million2
City Colleges of Chicago Harold Washington College
Chicago, IL ·
$1.0 million1
CycloPure, Inc.
Evanston, IL ·
$725,6651

All figures for Cook County · Illinois · United States

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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