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TO SUPPORT THE "INL/COLOMBIA NATIONAL POLICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM"

TO IMPROVE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND ASSIST IN THE CONTROL OF ILLICIT CROPS/

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10%, AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.1%. THIS AWARD ADDS A PERMANENT FUNDING TO INCREASE THE BASELINE FUNDING AMOUNT BY $102,005 (115 VSY TIMES $.85) TO ENSURE NO VOLUNTEERS ARE DISPLACED BY $4 INCREASE.

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

**AT THE TIME THIS GRANT IS BEING WRITTEN WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF THE UNCERTAINTIES THAT THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC HAS CREATED. OUR PROGRAM OFFICES ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED AND VOLUNTEERS ARE UNABLE TO BE DEPLOYED DUE TO ALL ACTIVE SITES BEING CLOSED. ONCE OUR NATION/STATE/PROGRAM/AGENCY HAS BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO RE-OPEN IT IS OUR PLAN TO REBUILD OUR PROGRAM, REESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS, REENGAGE OUR VOLUNTEERS AND RECONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE TAKING THESE STEPS WILL PUT OUR PROGRAM IN A POSITION TO MEET AND POSSIBLY CREATE NEW PROGRAM GOALS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE UCAN SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO BE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON LITERACY AND CONTINUED SUPPORT TO LOCAL HEAD-START PROGRAMS. TO MEET OUR OBJECTIVE OF 115 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS OUR PROGRAM WILL VOLUNTEER IN 20 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HEAD-START AND EXCEPTIONAL NEED CENTERS THROUGHOUT SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY. OUR PROGRAM WORK PLANS WILL FOCUS ON SUPPORTING CONTINUED GROWTH IN READING AND MATH FOCUSING ON LITERACY IN THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SITES. FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS SITES WE WILL FOCUS ON WHATEVER NEEDS (I.E. BASIC LIFE SKILLS, SCHOOL WORK, PHYSICAL NEEDS) THEY HAVE THAT THE VOLUNTEERS CAN MEET. IN OUR HEAD-START PROGRAMS WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON SCHOOL PREPAREDNESS WHICH INCLUDES LETTER RECOGNITION, SHAPES, COLORS & NUMBERS. OUR PROGRAM WILL HAVE 115 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS WORKING ONE ON ONE WITH IDENTIFIED CHILDREN ON READING & MATH SKILLS TO IMPROVE COMPREHENSION, GRADES & STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES. CURRENTLY OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE AFTER SCHOOL MATTERS INITIATIVE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OUR VOLUNTEERS WITH THE EXTRA SUPPORT & TRAINING THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS NEED TO BE PREPARED TO INTERACT WITH ASSIGNED STUDENTS AS NEW TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES ARE INTRODUCED INTO THE CLASSROOMS. THIS SUPPORT IS VITAL TO OUR PROGRAM AS IT KEEPS OUR VOLUNTEERS IN TOUCH WITH CURRENT APPROACHES AND TRAINING WITHOUT CREATING ADDITIONAL EXPENSES TO OUR ALREADY STRETCHED BUDGET. IN THE CENTERS WHERE OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE PRESENT WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT NECESSARY AND BE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE ROUGHLY 175 CHILDREN IN THE STATE FUNDED AND PRIVATE HEAD-START PROGRAMS IN OUR SERVICE AREA. A TOTAL OF 30 UNDUPLICATED FOSTER GRANDPARENT VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN HEAD-START PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREAS HELPING PREPARE KIDS AGE 0-5 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE NEXT LEVEL OF PROGRESSION BY HELPING THEM WITH THEIR SOCIAL & DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS. MEETING THESE NEEDS CONTINUES TO BE PARAMOUNT IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE OUR PROGRAM SERVES. WE WILL USE SURVEYS TO MONITOR THE IMPACT THE VOLUNTEER HAS ON EACH CHILD THEY WORK WITH. *THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME FOR OUR TUTORING/LITERACY PERFORMANCE MEASURE WILL BE: AN INCREASED NUMBER OF STUDENTS MATCHED WITH A FOSTER GRANDPARENT WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED READING SKILLS AND TEST SCORES. *THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME FOR OUR HEAD-START PERFORMANCE MEASURE WILL BE: CHILDREN WHO WORKED ONE-ON-ONE WITH A FOSTER GRANDPARENT WILL BE DEVELOPMENTALLY PREPARED TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN OR THE NEXT LEVEL OF THE HEAD-START PROGRAM. THE FEDERAL FUNDING LEVEL FOR THIS EFFORT WILL BE $727,779 AND THE NON-FEDERAL LEVEL IS ROUGHLY $75,500. **AT THE TIME THIS GRANT IS BEING WRITTEN WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF THE UNCERTAINTIES THAT THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC HAS CREATED. OUR PROGRAM OFFICES ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED AND VOLUNTEERS ARE UNABLE TO BE DEPLOYED DUE TO ALL ACTIVE SITES BEING CLOSED. ONCE OUR NATION/STATE/PROGRAM/AGENCY HAS BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO RE-OPEN IT IS OUR PLAN TO REBUILD OUR PROGRAM, REESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS, REENGAGE OUR VOLUNTEERS AND RECONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE TAKING THESE STEPS WILL PUT OUR PROGRAM IN A POSITION TO MEET AND POSSIBLY CREATE NEW PROGRAM GOALS.

THE PRIMARY FOCUS FOR THE SUBURBAN COOK, LAKE/MCHENRY COUNTY FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM WILL BE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FOCUSING ON LITERACY. TO MEET OUR OBJECTIVE OF 145 UNDUPLICATED VOLUNTEERS OUR PROGRAM WILL VOLUNTEER IN 31 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CENTERS AND HEAD-START CENTERS THROUGHOUT SUBURBAN COOK, LAKE & MCHENRY COUNTIES. OUR PROGRAM WORK PLANS WILL FOCUS ON SUPPORTING GROWTH IN READING AND MATH IN THE ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AREA. FOR SPECIAL NEEDS WE WILL FOCUS ON WHATEVER NEEDS THEY HAVE THAT WE CAN HELP MEET (I.E LIFE SKILLS, SCHOOL WORK) AND FOR HEAD-START WE WILL FOCUS ON SCHOOL PREPAREDNESS WHICH INCLUDES LETTER RECOGNITION, SHAPES, COLORS & NUMBERS. THESE COUNTIES COMBINED WILL HAVE 121 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS WORKING ONE ON ONE WITH IDENTIFIED CHILDREN ON READING & MATH SKILLS TO IMPROVE COMPREHENSION, GRADES AND STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES. THE AFTER SCHOOL MATTERS INITIATIVE PROVIDED THE EXTRA SUPPORT & TRAINING THAT OUR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO BE PREPARED TO INTERACT WITH ASSIGNED STUDENTS AS NEW TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES WERE BEING INTRODUCED IN THE CLASSROOMS. THIS SUPPORT HAS BEEN VITAL TO OUR PROGRAM AS IT KEEPS OUR VOLUNTEERS IN TOUCH WITH CURRENT APPROACHES AND TRAINING WITHOUT CREATING ADDITIONAL EXPENSES TO OUR ALREADY STRETCHED BUDGET. IN THE CENTERS WHERE WE ARE PRESENT WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTFUL, NECESSARY AND VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE ROUGHLY 135 CHILDREN IN THE STATE FUNDED AND PRIVATE HEAD-START PROGRAMS IN OUR SERVICE AREA. A TOTAL OF 24 UNDUPLICATED FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL SERVE IN HEAD-START PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT OUR SERVICE AREAS HELPING PREPARE KIDS AGE 0-5 YEARS AGE FOR THE NEXT LEVEL OF PROGRESSION BY HELPING THEM WITH THEIR SOCIAL & DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS. THESE NEEDS ARE PARAMOUNT AND ON-GOING IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE OUR PROGRAM SERVES. WE WILL USE SURVEYS, SCHOOL DISTRICT TEST SCORES TO MONITOR THE IMPACT THE VOLUNTEER HAS ON EACH CHILD THEY SERVICE. THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME FOR OUR TUTORING/LITERACY PERFORMANCE MEASURE WILL BE: AN INCREASED NUMBER OF STUDENTS MATCHED WITH A FOSTER GRANDPARENT WILL DEMONSTRATE IMPROVED READING SKILLS AND TEST SCORES. THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME FOR THE HEAD-START PERFORMANCE MEASURE WILL BE: CHILDREN WHO WORKED ONE-ON-ONE WITH A FOSTER GRANDPARENT WILL BE DEVELOPMENTALLY PREPARED PREPARED TO ENTER KINDERGARTEN OR THE NEXT LEVEL OF THE HEAD-START PROGRAM. THE FEDERAL FUNDING LEVEL FOR THIS EFFORT WILL BE $649,293 AND THE NON-FEDERAL LEVEL ROUGHLY $166,640.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICE TO CHILDREN IN NEED

FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM

EXPANSION OF UCAN SERVICES SUPPORTING FOSTER YOUTH AND COMMUNITY WELLBEING

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2026?27 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2026?27 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 10.16%.

SBIR PHASE II: CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS INTO FURFURAL AND DISSOLVING PULP USING GREEN SOLVENTS

VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES - UCAN’S VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION SERVICES (VIPS) PROGRAM HEALS TRAUMA FROM COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, HELPS PREVENT FUTURE VIOLENCE, AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES THROUGH INDIVIDUAL VIOLENCE INTERVENTION COACHING, GROUP VIOLENCE INTERVENTION COACHING, VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION THROUGH MEDIATION, CLINICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, AND ADDITIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ALSO HAVE WEEKLY CONTACT WITH A VIOLENCE INTERVENTION COACH FOCUSING ON THE GOALS DEVELOPED IN EACH YOUTH’S INDIVIDUALIZED DEVELOPMENT PLAN. ADDITIONALLY, UCAN OFFERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR OUR VIOLENCE INTERVENTION COACHES WHO EXPERIENCE VICARIOUS TRAUMA WHILE WORKING CLOSELY WITH YOUTH. UCAN’S VISION IS THAT YOUTH WHO SUFFER FROM TRAUMA CAN BECOME OUR FUTURE LEADERS AND WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON GENERATIONS TO COME. AT PRESENT, OUR VIPS PROGRAM IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND DEVELOPED. WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING TO EXPAND THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF OUR SERVICE.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

ASOCIACIÓN DE MUJERES INTIBUCANAS RENOVADAS (AMIR) COMPRISED OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN FROM RURAL AREAS OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF INTIBUCÁ AND SAN FRANCISCO DE OPALACA WILL TRAIN ITS MEMBERS IN FARMING METHODS COMPATIBLE WITH THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND IN EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO MARKETING THE FRUIT AND JAM THAT THEY PROCESS AND WILL IMPROVE ITS STORAGE FACILITIES. THE RESULT SHOULD BE A MORE RELIABLE FOOD SUPPLY BETTER USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND IMPROVED HOUSEHOLD INCOME. SOME 300 HONDURANS WILL BENEFIT DIRECTLY AND ANOTHER 3000 INDIRECTLY.

CONGRESSIONAL EARMARK

WASTE DISPOSAL GRANTS - REGULAR

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT

THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES TO CRIME VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS FROM COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED; MARGINALIZED; ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY INEQUALITY; AND DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY CRIME, VIOLENCE, AND VICTIMIZATION. WITH THIS FUNDING, UCAN WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED SUPPORT TO UNDERSERVED VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, PARTICULARLY THOSE IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE. SERVICES INCLUDE IMMEDIATE CRISIS RESPONSE; DE-ESCALATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL, SPIRITUAL, AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOLLOWING VIOLENCE INCIDENTS; AND ASSISTANCE WITH CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION APPLICATIONS, CASE MANAGEMENT, TRAUMA-INFORMED COUNSELING, HOUSING AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, AND EMERGENCY NEEDS SUPPORT. THE TARGET POPULATION WILL BE RESIDENTS OF CHICAGOS SOUTH SIDE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS WEST SIDE COMMUNITIES WITH PRIMARILY AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC RESIDENTS.

SBIR PHASE I: CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS INTO GLUCOSE USING GREEN SOLVENTS

SBIR PHASE I: GREEN SOLVENT-ENABLED SYNTHESIS OF BIOBASED FURANS

ROSS PH SVC COORDINATOR

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

HIGH PURITY CELLULOSE FOR LOW-COST NANOCELLULOSE AND BIOFUEL PRODUCTION

TO DEVELOP SKILLS FOR LIFE - DEMAND REDUCTION

VIOLENCE PREVENTION THROUGH YOUTH LEADERSHIP

STRENGTHENING CLINICAL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR UCAN AND NORTH LAWNDALE

HOMELESS ASSISTANCE

DEMAND REDUCTION

TO SUPPORT THE SCREENING OF 3 AMERICAN FILMS DURING THE 13TH FLYING BROOM (UCAN SUPURGE) INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL BETWEEN MAY 6 - MAY 13