IL HB1930

Appropriates $56 million from the General Revenue Fund for non-competitively awarded grants to community-based organizations focused on violence prevention using culturally competent approaches

Distributes funds to local governments across 31 Illinois representative districts, with most receiving $2 million each; the 29th District receives $2 million split among five municipalities ($400,000 each to Chicago Heights, Dolton, Ford Heights, Harvey, and South Holland)

Grant recipients include Cook County, City of Chicago, Lake County, Winnebago County, Kane County, Peoria County, Champaign County, St. Clair County, and various townships

Funds must support violence prevention, youth services, after-school programming, trauma-informed counseling, job readiness training, street-level outreach, disconnected youth services, and organizational capacity building

Effective date of July 1, 2025