Budget and work plan

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s (CMAP) work — on behalf of 7 counties, 284 municipalities, and 8.6 million residents — is guided by ON TO 2050, the region’s 30-year comprehensive plan; a 5-year Strategic Direction; and the annual budget and work plan. CMAP summarizes progress toward our vision in an annual report.

This budget and work plan (approved by the CMAP Board) identifies the functions and responsibilities for the fiscal year (July 1 to June 30) with the funding source and estimated resources needed to accomplish goals and objectives for these priorities.

Proposed FY25 budget and work plan

The CMAP Board approved the proposed FY25 budget and work plan. This document outlines revenues, expenses, and subawards to partner agencies and the associated matching funds for the next fiscal year. This budget advances CMAP's programs and activities which are detailed in the FY25 work plan. Additionally, it tells the story of who we are, what we do, and how we serve the region, as well as where the money comes from and where it goes.

The FY25 Unified Work Program (UWP), a companion document to CMAP's budget and work plan, outlines core activities carried out by CMAP, as well as core and competitive-funded activities. It will go to the Transportation Committee at their March 1 meeting and will be recommended for approval by the MPO Policy Committee at their March 14 meeting.

View CMAP's meetings and agenda website.

FY24 budget and work plan

The FY24 CMAP operations budget is balanced at $29.1 million.

The FY24 Unified Work Program (UWP) budget is $29.6 million with $23.3 million in core funding for CMAP and $6.3 million in grants provided to UWP partner agencies (Chicago Department of Transportation, counties, Council of Mayors Planning Liaisons program, Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace).

View the FY24 budget and work plan and this video overview of CMAP’s work as a metropolitan planning organization, where our funding comes from, where it goes, and our priorities for the fiscal year.

FY24 progress reports are posted quarterly.