By Kay Shipman-Swiech Key points • An anticipated award in funding of about $1 million to address the digital divide was canceled, which would have helped individuals acquire the digital skills and hardware to engage in the modern economy. • Changes were made to a program that was estimated to bring an investment of about […]

By Kay Shipman-Swiech Key points • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Education funding will be eliminated starting FY 2026 (Oct. 1, 2025) in the budget signed by President Donald Trump. SNAP Education provides low-income families with nutrition education that helps prevent chronic disease and stretches scarce food dollars. • Across McLean County, eight partnerships in […]

The Ecology Action Center has led multiple successful grant proposals in the past few years, each with one or more community partners. Most of these grant projects are focused on environmental justice or climate related issues. In every case, these are larger scale projects that would not be possible with local funding alone. On January […]

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