Subject to appropriation, the Commission may award grants for the following purposes: (1) to research and identify freedom seeker journeys and Underground Railroad sites and landmarks; (2) to develop heritage tourism and promotional activities on the Underground Railroad, including exhibits, lectures, symposiums, and online materials; and (3) to support an Underground Railroad cemetery marker program.
20 ILCS 864/30
Grant program
Known as the Illinois Freedom Trails Commission Act
The act spans §§ 20-864-1 to 20-864-99 (12 sections).
P.A. 104-113, eff. 8-1-25.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.