Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced $700,000 in grant funding for 32 community-based organizations to support the City’s efforts in educating and engaging residents about the upcoming 2020 U.S. Census. The City partnered with Forefront’s IL Count Me In 2020 initiative to disperse a portion of its $2.7 million Census investment – the largest amount of funding Chicago has ever committed to the Census – to grant funding for community organizations. These grant funds will be used to support targeted community outreach and other initiatives to help increase Census participation for hard-to-count communities. Grant funds will be used by organizations for outreach within the City’s hardest-to-count community areas. A few of the awardees include, Center for Changing Lives, Chicago Veterans, Institute for Positive Living, and Spanish Coalition for Housing to name a few. For the complete list or for more information, visit www.census2020.chicago.gov.