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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Cook County Justice Advisory Council
Grantee: Cook County Justice Advisory Council
Grantor: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: To deliver violence prevention services, entirely through pass-through agreements, for the benefit of Cook County residents in the suburban municipalities of Ford Heights, Robbins, and Harvey.
Grant Amount: $600,000.00
Grant Period: 2/1/2021 - 1/31/2022
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any
Summary: The Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) Program was created as a key equity element of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (CRTA), signed by Governor Pritzker in 2019. The law requires that 25 percent of all cannabis revenue be used to support communities impacted by economic disinvestment, violence, and the severe and disproportionate damage caused by the war on drugs, largely and disproportionately impacted low income Illinoisans and communities of color. The R3 program, funded through the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, has made a grant to the Cook County Justice Advisory Council to deliver coordinated services through community partners for the south suburban municipalities of Robbins, Ford Heights, and Harvey. These services and supports will be delivered by the following organizations: Restoration Ministries, Adults Active in Youth Development, Lawlor Consulting Group, Youth Guidance, Roseland CeaseFire, and Cabrini Green Legal Aid; the terms of the grant indicate a 100% pass-through of funds in the amount of $100,000.00 each to these six (6) organizations.
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