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Illinois at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	White, not Hispanic or Latino	7,256,503
	Black or African American	1,643,989
	American Indian and Alaska native	14,528
	Asian	806,129
	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	2,965
	Two or More Races	480,740
	Hispanic or Latino	2,462,768

States in this database with the most similarly-sized populations

Full-time law enforcement staff in Illinois

This information is currently unavailable.

Federal grant funding

Data was last updated March 24, 2026

We identified over $655.8M in federal grant funding, FY 2016-2026

This amount represents funding at the state level, some of which may be passed on to cities and counties via sub-grants. It does not reflect any federal grant funding provided directly to cities or counties in Illinois.

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Key	Awarding Agency	Amount in Dollars
	Department of Homeland Security	$567,006,998
	Department of Justice	$88,847,287

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Illinois
Amount	Start and end dates	Recipient and description	Awarding agency	CFDA program	Type
$43,899,375.00	10/1/2025 8/31/2028	ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY AND OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM	Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency	97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program	Prime
$500,000.00	10/1/2025 9/30/2027	ILLINOIS SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION THE ILLINOIS SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION PROPOSES TO BUILD UPON THE LESSONS LEARNED DURING ITS RECENTLY SUCCESSFUL RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CAMPAIGN TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL DIGITAL BRAND OF STEP UP & SERVE, THAT UPLIFTS THE IMAGE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROVIDES RESOURCES TO DEPARTMENTS, OFFICES, AND AGE…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$292,905.00	10/1/2025 9/30/2027	ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE FOUNDATION THE ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE (ILACP) WILL FOCUS ENDEAVORS TO HELP SMALL AND RURAL AGENCIES BECOME ACCREDITED BY EXPANDING EFFORTS TO; INFORM AGENCIES ABOUT ACCREDITATION, OFFER TRAINING IN ACCREDITATION MANAGEMENT, PRESENT TRAINING ABOUT POWER DMS SOFTWARE TO ADMINISTER ELECTRONIC A…	Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions	16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants	Prime
$126,246.00	11/1/2024 10/31/2026	ILLINOIS CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION AUTHORITY THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (IDOC) MAINTAINS CUSTODY OF APPROXIMATELY 30,000 INDIVIDUALS IN CUSTODY IN 27 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND FOUR ADULT TRANSITION CENTERS (ATCS) FOR A TOTAL OF 31 FACILITIES. SAFETY IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF AGENCY OPERATIONS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON FRONTLINE STAFF TO …	Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs	16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program	Prime

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Military equipment transfers

We were unable to locate any military equipment transfers for this location using the LESO Property Transferred to Participating Agencies database published by the Defense Logistics Agency, or transfer data for this state has not yet been reviewed by our staff. This state may have also acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs which is not reported here.

Counties and cities we’re monitoring in Illinois

Data was last updated September 6, 2022

Counties

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Cities

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