Congressionally Directed Spending Requests - Fiscal Year 2026
Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) is a program that enables Members of Congress to request direct funding for projects that benefit the communities they represent. Senator Duckworth worked with an Independent Review Board to examine and evaluate projects focused on building infrastructure, stimulating economic development and providing essential services for Illinois communities. This page will be updated on a rolling basis.
In compliance with Senate Rule XLIV and Committee Requirement, Senator Duckworth has certified that she, her spouse and her immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects requested below.
Following the Independent Review Board's examination, Senator Duckworth has requested federal funding for the following Illinois projects:
AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Recipient Name: Herrin CUSD No. 4
Project Location: Herrin, Illinois
Amount Requested: $550,000
Project Purpose: This project will help expand capacity at the Herrin CUSD No. 4 Pre-K Center.
Recipient Name: Memorial Hospital Association
Project Location: LaHarpe, Illinois
Amount Requested: $1,700,000
Project Purpose: This project will help construct an additional health clinic in LaHarpe, Illinois to expand access to healthcare in this community.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE AND SCIENCE AND RELATED AGENCIES
Recipient Name: Urbana School District 116
Project Location: Urbana, Illinois
Amount Requested: $336,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund the development of a community school initiative in Urbana School District 116.
Recipient Name: William Rainey Harper College
Project Location: Palatine, Illinois
Amount Requested: $765,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund the development of a quantum workforce education and training network at William Rainey Harper College.
Recipient Name: Youth Advocate Programs, Inc
Project Location: Chicago, Illinois
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund community-based, youth violence prevention efforts in Chicago, Illinois.
Recipient Name: City of Aurora
Project Location: Aurora, Illinois
Amount Requested: $128,000
Project Purpose: This project will fund crisis intervention training for law enforcement in Aurora, Illinois.
Recipient Name: Defy Ventures
Project Location: Chicago, Illinois
Amount Requested: $300,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund additional programming and training dedicated to Defy Ventures' efforts to reduce recidivism in Illinois.
Recipient Name: Eastern Illinois University
Project Location: Charleston, Illinois
Amount Requested: $990,000
Project Purpose: This project will fund new technology and equipment upgrades for cybersecurity enhancement for the Eastern Illinois University Student Security Operations Center.
Recipient Name: Army Corps of Engineers (Civil)
Project Location: Illinois
Amount Requested: $73,000,000
Project Purpose: The Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) would improve the capacity and efficiency of the navigation system of the Upper Mississippi River by updating lock and dam infrastructure as well as restoring the riverine and riparian habitat and ecosystem.
Recipient Name: Madison and St. Clair Counties, IL (Cahokia Heights East Interceptor System)
Project Location: Cahokia Heights, Illinois
Amount Requested: $7,300,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund sanitary infrastructure improvements in Cahokia Heights, Illinois.
FINANCIAL SERVICES, GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES
Recipient Name: Chicago's Sunshine Enterprises, Inc.
Project Location: Chicago, Illinois
Amount Requested: $550,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund programming support for Sunshine Enterprises, an organization dedicated to empowering entrepreneurs in Chicago's historically underserved communities.
Recipient Name: The Growing Season
Project Location: Evanston, Illinois
Amount Requested: $750,000
Project Purpose: This funding will support the mission of The Growing Season and The Aux in empowering entrepreneurs from underserved communities in Chicago in gaining access to small business opportunities.
Recipient Name: City of Rockford
Project Location: Rockford, Illinois
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund vital flood mitigation infrastructure upgrades in Rockford, Illinois.
Recipient Name: City of Chester
Project Location: Chester, Illinois
Amount Requested: $1,445,400
Project Purpose: This project will help fund a water main replacement in Chester, Illinois.
Recipient Name: Bonnie Brae Forest Manor Sanitary District
Project Location: Lockport, Illinois
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund water main infrastructure improvement projects in the Bonnie Brae Forest Manor Sanitary District.
Recipient Name: City of Markham
Project Location: Markham, Illinois
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund water infrastructure improvements in the City of Markham, Illinois.
Recipient Name: Winnebago County
Project Location: Rockford, Illinois
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Project Purpose: This project will help address PFAS contamination through funding water infrastructure upgrades in Rockford, Illinois.
Recipient Name: City of Paris
Project Location: Paris, Illinois
Amount Requested: $1,460,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund wastewater improvement initiatives in Paris, Illinois.
Recipient Name: Village of Park Forest
Project Location: Village of Park Forest, Illinois
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund water main improvements in Park Forest, Illinois.
Recipient Name: City of Carbondale
Project Location: Carbondale, Illinois
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund critical stormwater infrastructure upgrades in Carbondale, Illinois.
LABOR, HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES AND EDUCATION
Recipient Name: Parkland College
Project Location: Champaign, Illinois
Amount Requested: $1,050,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund upgrades to Parkland College's Aviation Training program.
Recipient Name: College of DuPage
Project Location: Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Amount Requested: $350,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund the expansion of the College of DuPage’s electric vehicle curriculum.
Recipient Name: Stroger Hospital
Project Location: Chicago, Illinois
Amount Requested: $500,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund Cook-County Health-Stroger Hospital programs.
Recipient Name: Collinsville Area Vocational Center
Project Location: Collinsville, Illinois
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Project Purpose: Funding for this project will help expand programs at the Collinsville Area Vocational Center.
Recipient Name: E-CADEMY Preparing Tomorrow's Engineers Today
Project Location: Chicago, Illinois
Amount Requested: $200,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund educational improvements at E-CADEMY.
Recipient Name: Waubonsee Community College
Project Location: Sugar Grove, Illinois
Amount Requested: $600,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund innovations to the Waubonsee Community College.
Recipient Name: Chinese Mutual Aid Association
Project Location: Elgin, Illinois
Amount Requested: $152,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund the Chinese Mutual Aid Association adult day service program.
Recipient Name: Jackson County Health Department
Project Location: Murphysboro, Illinois
Amount Requested: $176,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund improvements to the Jackson County Health Department.
Recipient Name: Share Our Spare
Project Location: Chicago, Illinois
Amount Requested: $627,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund Share Our Spare's family relief initiatives.
Recipient Name: City of Chicago
Project Location: Chicago, Illinois
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund the design, construction and operation of a new Regional Senior Center in Bronzeville.
Recipient Name: Illinois Eye Institute
Project Location: Chicago, Illinois
Amount Requested: $750,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund program and training initiatives for the Illinois College of Optometry.
Recipient Name: Eagle View Community Health System
Project Location: Oquawka, Illinois
Amount Requested: $525,000
Project Purpose: This project will help expand Henderson County Rural Health Center's rural health program initiatives.
Recipient Name: Rosecrance, Inc
Project Location: Rockford, Illinois
Amount Requested: $1,038,175
Project Purpose: This project will help fund initiatives within the
Recipient Name: Sauk Valley Voices of Recovery
Project Location: Dixon, Illinois
Amount Requested: $222,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund the Sauk Valley Voices of Recovery Crossroads Mobile Outreach unit.
TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Recipient Name: Home First Housing
Project Location: Edwardsville, Illinois
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Project Purpose: This project will help expand affordable housing units in Edwardsville, Illinois.
Recipient Name: Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago
Project Location: Chicago, Illinois
Amount Requested: $750,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund accessibility upgrades at the Boys and Girls Club True Value in Little Village, Chicago.
Recipient Name: North Lawndale Community Revitalization with Economic Empowerment Hub
Project Location: Chicago, Illinois
Amount Requested: $1,600,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund infrastructure developments in the North Lawndale community in Chicago, Illinois.
Recipient Name: City of Marseilles
Project Location: Marseilles, Illinois
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund a bridge replacement in Marseilles, Illinois.
Recipient Name: Hazel Johnson Job Training and Community Center
Project Location: Chicago, Illinois
Amount Requested: $900,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund the development of the Hazel M. Johnson Job Training Community Center
Recipient Name: MidAmerica St. Louis Airport
Project Location: Mascoutah, Illinois
Amount Requested: $4,000,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund infrastructure upgrades at the MidAmerica St. Louis Airport.
Recipient Name: City of Carbondale
Project Location: Carbondale, Illinois
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund the development of a new homeless center facility in Carbondale, Illinois.
Recipient Name: The Outlet Mentoring Program
Project Location: Springfield, Illinois
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund the development of a youth mentoring center in Springfield, Illinois.
Recipient Name: BEDS Plus, Inc.
Project Location: Chicago, Illinois
Amount Requested: $650,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund the expansion of transitional shelter services at BEDS, Plus Inc.
Recipient Name: VOA Illinois
Project Location: Joliet, Illinois
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Project Purpose: This project will help fund the expansion of Hope Manor Village Joliet's housing development initiative.