Underwood Secures More Than $35 Million in Federal Funding to Support Nursing Education, Health Care, Child Care, and More in Northern Illinois
WASHINGTON — This week, Representative Lauren Underwood announced a new round of federal funding she has secured for nursing education, health care, child care, research, airport improvements, and quantum computing supply chain and manufacturing development in northern Illinois.
As a member of the Appropriations Committee, Underwood has made securing federal resources for our community a top priority. The following funds will support programs in the 14th District with federal resources:
Head Start, Joliet, Illinois – $1,946,280
Head Start in Joliet has been awarded $1,946,280 in federal funding through the Administration for Children and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
This grant supports Early Head Start Child Care Partnerships, programs designed to enhance and support early learning settings to provide comprehensive and continuous services. These programs increase access to high-quality, full-day, full-year child care, including family child care, for low-income working families.
Family Service Agency of DeKalb County, Inc, DeKalb, Illinois – $582,504
The Family Service Agency of DeKalb County has been awarded $582,504 in federal funding through the Administration for Children and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
This grant supports programming that provides homeless youth with supervised transitional housing, case management, independent service planning, counseling, and developing life skills.
Will County Community Health Center, Will County, Illinois – $1,153,424
The Will County Community Health Center has been awarded $1,153,424 in federal funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Health Center Program (H80).
This grant supports health centers that treat medically underserved communities.
City of Mendota, Mendota, Illinois – $375,000
The City of Mendota has been awarded $375,000 in federal funding administered through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
This grant expands the availability of substance abuse treatment and recovery services available to Americans to improve the lives of those affected by alcohol and drug addictions, and to reduce the impact of alcohol and drug abuse on individuals, families, communities. The funding also addresses priority mental health needs of regional and national significance and assists children in dealing with violence and traumatic events through by funding grant and cooperative agreement projects.
University of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois – $337,661
The University of St. Francis has been awarded $337,661 in federal funding through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program.
This grant supports the training and graduation of advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) students/trainees in these disciplines. The grant provides awardees with funding for tuition and other eligible supports to build academic-clinical partnerships to facilitate clinical training, and continue to develop and sustain clinical faculty and preceptors as needed. The program seeks to increase the number of primary care nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse midwives trained and prepared to provide primary care services, mental health and substance use disorder care, and/or maternal health care.
Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois – $218,502
The University of St. Francis has been awarded $218,502 in federal funding through the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education.
This project aims to serve the national interest of training the next generation of scientists by helping faculty access and implement evidence-based laboratory teaching practices. Chemistry laboratory training is a central component of all undergraduate degrees in STEM fields. These hands-on experiences will push students to apply theoretical ideas, deepen their understanding, and develop the skills necessary for success in future STEM careers.
Aurora University, Aurora, Illinois – $396,032
Aurora University has been awarded $396,032 in federal funding through the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Division of Undergraduate Education.
This project seeks to serve the national interest by helping undergraduate students learn chemistry in ways that reflect how modern science is practiced. Computation, data analysis, modeling, and simulation are now central to chemistry research and many STEM careers. Yet chemistry courses often emphasize step-by-step procedures and calculations rather than computational problem solving. This gap is especially important in general chemistry, an introductory course that enrolls large numbers of students and influences persistence in STEM pathways.
Lewis University Airport, Romeoville, Illinois – $444,673
Lewis University Airport has been awarded $444,673 in federal funding through the Illinois State Block Grant Program at the Department of Transportation.
This project constructs a new 40,000 square foot non-exclusive use hangar for aircraft storage to assist the airport to be as self-sustaining as possible by generating revenue.
DeKalb Airport, DeKalb, Illinois – $287,640
DeKalb Airport has been awarded $287,640 in federal funding through the Illinois State Block Grant Program at the Department of Transportation.
This project rehabilitates 5,700 feet of existing paved Taxiway B to maintain the structural integrity of the pavement and to minimize foreign object debris to extend its useful life.
Block Quantum Tech Hub, Illinois – $30,000,000
Block Quantum Tech Hub has been awarded $30,000,000 in federal funding through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
This grant supports the development of a quantum supply chain to position the Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin region as a center for quantum manufacturing. The Block Quantum Tech Hub is working to scale manufacturing in the Midwest and grow and strengthen our nation’s base of quantum manufacturing and supply-chains. More information about the Block Quantum Tech Hub can be found here.
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