{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://underwood.house.gov/media/press-releases/underwood-announces-889855-federal-funding-illinois-valley-community-college", "Underwood Announces $889,855 in Federal Funding for Illinois Valley Community College to Provide Telehealth and Virtual Learning, Benefiting Over 6,500 Students", "2023-12-15", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "IL", "Lauren Underwood", "U000040", "underwood.house.gov", "underwood", "https://underwood.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "JOLIET \u2013 Today, Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced that Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC) will receive $889,855 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants Program. The grant will help the college provide telehealth services and virtual dual credit classes to IVCC students and students at 10 partner schools in surrounding areas. Underwood, a Member of the House Committee on Appropriations, secured funding for the Program in the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding omnibus.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to bring home federal resources that will directly benefit students at Illinois Valley Community College and 10 other schools in our community,\u201d said Underwood. \u201cI've heard from so many people who have been affected by recent hospital closures, including families and first responders, about the challenges they face when it comes to accessing medical care. Securing this grant is part of my ongoing work to protect and expand rural health care in northern Illinois. It\u2019s especially important for young people to be able to access mental health services, and I'm pleased to see this grant help connect students to mental health professionals. I\u2019ll keep fighting for investments like these that expand educational opportunities and access to mental health care in La Salle, Bureau, and Putnam Counties.\u201d\n\nThe grant will help IVCC and 10 partner secondary schools purchase technology to connect mental health professionals with students, many of whom live in rural communities and face barriers to accessing care.\n\nThe technology will also be used to set up virtual learning classrooms at IVCC and its partner schools. These dedicated classrooms will create opportunities for students at small or rural schools to take dual credit classes and increase collaboration between students and teachers at different schools.\n\nThis grant will serve 6,876 students at the following schools:\n\nIllinois Valley Community College \u2013 Oglesby\n\nMendota High School District \u2013 Mendota\n\nRegional Office of Education #35 Safe School \u2013 Peru\n\nOttawa Township High School #140 \u2013 Ottawa\n\nHall High School District #502 \u2013 Spring Valley\n\nPutnam County High School \u2013 Granville\n\nHenry-Senachwine High School \u2013 Henry\n\nLaSalle-Peru Township High School District #120 \u2013 LaSalle\n\nMarquette Academy \u2013 Ottawa\n\nSerena High School \u2013 Community Unit School District #2 \u2013 Serena\n\nLa Moille Junior/Senior High School \u2013 La Moille", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://underwood.house.gov/media/press-releases/underwood-announces-889855-federal-funding-illinois-valley-community-college"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8991439826786518, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}