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CFNIL neighborhood grants program updates and webinar 2025

Neighborhood Grants Program reopens with new rolling deadline

Neighborhood Grants are available to groups in Boone, Ogle, Stephenson, and Winnebago Counties. Applications will now be accepted, reviewed, and awarded on a rolling basis until annual funds are depleted. Attend a webinar to learn more!

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spring artscene 2025 infinite forms

Join us for Spring ArtScene 2025

CFNIL will again host artists from The Arc's Project Art program, in an exciting exhibit called "Infinite Forms".

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Jefferson and Wallace Scholarship

Announcing the new Jefferson & Wallace Scholarship

A new scholarship has been established to honor the life and legacy of former Illinois State Representative Charles E. Jefferson.

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