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Monday, April 21, 2025

EDA awards $993,265 in grants for economic development projects in Jackson County in 2022

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Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership

Cristina Killingsworth, Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development at EDA | https://www.eda.gov/about/leadership

In 2022, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a total of $993,265 in grants for economic development projects in Jackson County, Illinois.

The only grant in the county—$993,265—was awarded to the City of Carbondale.

The following table shows how much the EDA invested in projects across all Illinois counties in 2022.

Total EDA Grant Awards by Illinois Counties (2022)
RankCountyTotal
1DuPage County$34,256,981
1Cook County$34,256,981
3Sangamon County$24,428,423
4Peoria County$16,851,135
5Williamson County$8,467,126
6LaSalle County$7,147,571
7Jefferson County$4,934,400
8Lee County$3,678,291
9Johnson County$3,311,216
10St. Clair County$2,503,200
11Ogle County$2,478,291
12Winnebago County$1,932,500
13Jo Daviess County$1,800,000
14Jackson County$993,265
15Livingston County$948,000
16Tazewell County$911,900
17Grundy County$480,000
18Champaign County$106,000
19McDonough County$65,000

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