Project Grant 90SR0209

The South Suburban College of Cook County was awarded a $907,956 Supplemental Support Under the American Rescue Plan (SSARP) Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education. The grant period runs from July 14, 2022 to July 13, 2023. The grant funding will support South Suburban College's response to and recovery from the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through the Education Stabilization Fund's Supplemental Support Under the American Rescue...

South Suburban Pads, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Homewood, Illinois, received a Project Grant of $362,178 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) for the period June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027. The award supports the organization's operations in delivering comprehensive homeless assistance services in the south suburban Chicago region....

The Housing Authority of Cook County received a $326,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Office under the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (CFDA 14.896), effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. This award funds salary and fringe benefits for FSS Coordinators who deliver employment and economic mobility services to low-income families residing in public housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs. The...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary On April 16, 2026, the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Fair Housing Organization Initiatives program (CFDA 14.417) to South Suburban Housing Center in Homewood, Illinois. The grant funds public education and outreach initiatives designed to inform the general public about fair housing rights and protections under the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C....

Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development awarded South Suburban Pads a Project Grant of $541,418 under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026. This award supports homeless intervention services and housing operations in the south suburban Chicago region, specifically from the organization's Ford Heights location. South Suburban Pads, a...

The Cook County Sheriff's Department (CCSD) in Chicago, Illinois will receive $1.1 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to enhance reentry services for detainees leaving incarceration. The grant funding, provided through the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative program (CFDA 16.812), will be used to expand CCSD's performance-based and outcomes-based contracts with Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC) to provide...

The U.S. Department of Education's Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP), specifically the Small, Rural School Achievement (SRSA) Program, awarded a $1,532,222 formula grant to the Illinois State Board of Education to provide financial assistance to rural school districts in the state. The grant aims to help these districts improve the quality of teaching and learning through targeted funding for activities such as tutoring programs, summer school, summer enrichment, and family...

Cook County's Bureau of Administration received an $848,353 Emergency Solutions Grant (CFDA 14.231) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, awarded December 5, 2025, with a completion date of December 4, 2027. This formula grant funds five core program components designed to address homelessness: street outreach services to engage unsheltered individuals and families; emergency shelter rehabilitation, conversion, and...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary South Suburban Pads, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Homewood, Illinois, received a $1.55 million Project Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. This award supports the organization's delivery of comprehensive housing and supportive services to homeless...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $465,625 Project Grant to the Southland Development Authority NFP on June 3, 2021 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program (CFDA 11.307). The EAA program funding will support technical, planning, and public works and infrastructure assistance to the Oak Forest, Illinois region, which may be experiencing adverse economic impacts that result suddenly or over time from steep economic changes. Specifically, the...