Village Of Oak Lawn

Village Of Oak Lawn is a U.S. local government entity headquartered in Oak Lawn, Illinois, that has been registered with the federal government since June 2007 to receive federal grant funding. As a municipality, the village provides a range of public services and infrastructure development to its residents and receives federal grant support to enhance community safety, economic development, and municipal infrastructure projects. The Finance Department Division serves as the administrative entity managing the village's federal grant awards and related financial matters.

The village has demonstrated significant capacity in securing and managing federal grant funding across multiple program areas. Since 2021, Village Of Oak Lawn has received prime federal grant awards from three primary funding agencies: the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The village received two Assistance to Firefighters Grants from FEMA, awarded in August 2023 and September 2025, to support fire department operations and capabilities. Additionally, the village secured a FY24 COPS Office Technology and Equipment Program grant in March 2024 to develop law enforcement technology and communications systems. The village has also been a consistent recipient of Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) through HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, receiving formula-based entitlement grants in September 2021, October 2022, and October 2023 to support community development and housing initiatives. Beyond prime awards, Village Of Oak Lawn has received federal sub-grant funding from both Cook County and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for significant water infrastructure projects, including watermain installations and sanitary sewer rehabilitation work totaling thousands of linear feet of infrastructure improvements across multiple neighborhoods.