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Erikson Institute — City of Chicago contracts
Every contract the City of Chicago has on file with this vendor: what was awarded, which departments issued it, and how the awards were procured. Figures are computed live from the city's official contracts dataset.
Recorded in city contract data as ERIKSON INSTITUTE.
$1,319,755,836
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
141
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Nov 22, 1995
$1,293,257,963
Largest single award
May 14, 2026
Most recent approval
A note on the totals: the city files revisions and de-obligations as their own records with negative award amounts, so the total above is the net of awards and adjustments. An awarded amount is also not money paid — it is the ceiling the city agreed to, and actual spending can come in lower.
Departments, by total awarded
- Department Of Family And Support Services$1,316,475,476
- Office Of Budget & Management$2,000,000
- Department Of Children And Youth Services$686,486
- Department Of Human Resources$593,874
Largest individual contracts
- DFSS-CCP-CS-EH: SSS — 2020$1,293,257,963
- DFSS-HHS-CS-SS: — 2022$1,985,403
- DFSS-HHS-CS-ECSS: ECH SUPPORT SERVICES — 2018$1,657,109
- DFSS-HHS-CS-SS: — 2024$1,653,700
- DFSS-HHS-CS-SS: — 2021$1,420,999
- EARLY HEAD START SUPPORT SERVICES - CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP — 2016$1,133,790
- CHICAGO DAYCARE ACCREDITATION PROGRAM — 1999$1,000,000
- CHICAGO DAYCARE ACCREDITATION PROGRAM — 2000$1,000,000
How the work was procured
- RFP20 contracts
- SOLE SOURCE1 contracts
Contract types
- DELEGATE AGENCY129 contracts
- Delegate Agency2 contracts
- Modification1 contracts
Erikson Institute contracts most heavily with Department Of Family And Support Services, which accounts for $1,316,475,476 across 100 contract records.
Erikson Institute contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Erikson Institute?
- City of Chicago contract records show $1,319,755,836 awarded to Erikson Institute across 141 contract records approved since Nov 22, 1995. That figure is the net of awards and later adjustments, and an award is not the same as money actually paid out.
- Which city departments contract with Erikson Institute?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Erikson Institute are: Department Of Family And Support Services ($1,316,475,476); Office Of Budget & Management ($2,000,000); Department Of Children And Youth Services ($686,486); Department Of Human Resources ($593,874).
- What is the largest Erikson Institute contract?
- The largest single award on file is $1,293,257,963, described by the city as "DFSS-CCP-CS-EH: SSS", approved Aug 5, 2020, through Department Of Family And Support Services.
- Why can a contract amount be negative?
- The city records revisions and de-obligations as separate rows with negative award amounts. That means a vendor total is the net of original awards plus every later adjustment, not a running tally of payments. Awarded dollars are also not the same as dollars spent — a contract can be awarded and only partly drawn down.
Source
- City Contractsupdated dailyofficial portal ↗
Contracts are matched on the vendor name exactly as the city records it, so a company filed under more than one spelling may appear on more than one page. Award amounts can be negative on revisions and de-obligations; totals are the net of awards and adjustments, not payments made.