COOK COUNTY, Ill. — The first Cook County Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction grants haven been awarded, totaling $14 million.

The program is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act and aims to aid communities in Cook Co. which are most impacted by gun violence.


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The five programs receiving this first round of grants are:

Kids Above AllBrighton Park Neighborhood CouncilFriends of the Children ChicagoRoseland Ceasefire ProjectSt. Anthony Hospital

The initiative is expected to award a total of $65 million over the next three years.

Representatives from each organization joined Cook Co. leaders at a Tuesday press conference to discuss their plans for the grant money. Hear from each of them in the video above.

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