June 23, 2022 – Using revenue from adult-use, recreational cannabis sales, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) today announced $45 million in grant funding that will support 148 programs run by organizations in communities hardest hit by the failed war on drugs.
The grants are part of the R3 Program, created as a key equity element of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act signed by Governor Pritzker in 2019. The law requires using 25 percent of all cannabis tax revenue to support communities hurt by economic disinvestment, violence, and the severe and disproportionate damage caused by the war on drugs. These issues largely impact low-income Illinoisans and communities of color.
Grants were awarded to organizations that serve residents of designated eligible R3 zones.
The following local organizations received gifts in the amounts listed:
- Macon County – $243,531
- SkyWalker Outreach Services Inc. – $258,597
- The INCSPOT LTD. – $121,010
