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Alternative Schools Network — 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 ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS NETWORK.
$172,176,282
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
315
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Jun 23, 1994
$10,158,126
Largest single award
Jul 13, 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$124,477,062
- Mayors Office Of Workforce Development$37,979,757
- Department Of Children And Youth Services$6,424,282
- Mayors Office For People With Disabilities$1,677,616
- Department Of Human Resources$1,617,565
Largest individual contracts
- DFSS-CORP-YS-SYEP: — 2025$10,158,126
- YK-WIA YOUTH PROGRAM PY2005 OUT-SCHOOL Dollar Amount $2,125,486.00. — 2005$8,502,000
- FY '10 WIA YOUTH — 2010$6,572,535
- FY '09 - '11 WIA YOUTH — 2008$6,424,282
- TITLE XX IDHS DONATED FUNDS INITIATIVE (GN) — 2005$6,278,053
- FY'10 WIA YOUTH — 2011$4,788,561
- DFSS-CORP-YS-SYEP: — 2026$4,740,459
- DFSS-CORP-YS-SYEP: — 2025 (2)$4,155,597
How the work was procured
- RFP21 contracts
- SOLE SOURCE5 contracts
- RFQ1 contracts
Contract types
- DELEGATE AGENCY277 contracts
- Delegate Agency2 contracts
- Modification1 contracts
Alternative Schools Network contracts most heavily with Department Of Family And Support Services, which accounts for $124,477,062 across 251 contract records.
Alternative Schools Network contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Alternative Schools Network?
- City of Chicago contract records show $172,176,282 awarded to Alternative Schools Network across 315 contract records approved since Jun 23, 1994. 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 Alternative Schools Network?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Alternative Schools Network are: Department Of Family And Support Services ($124,477,062); Mayors Office Of Workforce Development ($37,979,757); Department Of Children And Youth Services ($6,424,282); Mayors Office For People With Disabilities ($1,677,616); Department Of Human Resources ($1,617,565).
- What is the largest Alternative Schools Network contract?
- The largest single award on file is $10,158,126, described by the city as "DFSS-CORP-YS-SYEP:", approved Jun 6, 2025, 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.