These grant awards are agreements between the State of Illinois acting through the Illinois Community College Board and the Brainerd community Development Corporation for a literacy program focusing on adult learners and eliminating the digital divide; between Chicago State University and the Student Financial Outreach Center to offer city and state resident information and assistance in accessing financial aid; between the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Young Scientist Program to continue enriching the lives of participating students; and between the State of Illinois acting through the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Youth Conservation Corps, Inc. to work in the Lake County Forest completing conservation, small construction and maintenance projects.
These are agreements between the State of Illinois acting through the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and the African-American Leadership Partnership awarding a grant to establish the Vernon Jarrett Museum of Civil Rights; between the State of Illinois acting through the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Village of Evergreen Park acting through the Village of Evergreen Park Public Works for a streetscape project on 95th Street between Western and Pulaski; and between the State of Illinois acting through the Illinois Community College Board and SERJobs for Progress Inc. to increase and enhance their English as a second language program.
These grant awards are in the form of agreements between the State of Illinois, acting through the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Ashunti Residential Management System to support ex-offenders and reduce recidivism; between the State of Illinois, acting through the Illinois Department on Aging and Lifescape Community Services, Inc for assisting Illinois senior citizens and their families; between the State of Illinois, acting through the Illinois Department of Human Services and each of The Carpenters Place for their initiatives, Daisys Resource and Development Center for services to the clients of Daisys Rose House Transitional Residential Home for women and children, and the Regional Access and Mobilization Project.
These grant awards are in the form of agreements between the State of Illinois, acting through the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Autism Project for the early detection and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders; between the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Crusaders Central Clinic Association for providing health care services to the uninsured in the Rock River Valley area; between the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Gilead Outreach and Referral Center to increase access to health care for uninsured people through outreach, enrollment and their community partner organizations; between the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Truth and Deliverance Christian Center for outreach and administrative costs of their HIV-AIDS program; between Chicago State University and the HIV/AIDS Policy and Research Institute in the College of Health Sciences at Chicago State University for the primary activities of the institute; between the Illinois Department of Public Health and the ALS Association for the Lou Gehrig Challenge: Cure ALS Research program; between the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Village of Oak Park Department of Public Health for HIV/AIDS testing and screening; between the Illinois Department of Human Services and the Rosecrance Health Network for treatment services; between the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Sacred Heart Hospital; and between the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Westside Holistic Family Services for Project Decrease HIV/AIDS.
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