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.
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.