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| https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-durbin-announce-nearly-11-million-in-federal-funding-for-health-care-research-in-illinois | Duckworth, Durbin Announce Nearly $11 Million in Federal Funding for Health Care Research in Illinois | 2024-09-24 | 2024 | 2024-09 | Democrat | Senate | IL | Tammy Duckworth | D000622 | www.duckworth.senate.gov | duckworth | https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases | scraper | [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced $10,906,668 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) medical research grants for Illinois institutions. The federal funding through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be put toward research programs across the state to support medical advancement in various fields, ranging from lung diseases to mental health research. “Investing in our world-renowned medical research facilities and institutions is a critical part in helping ensure high quality health care for all Illinoisans,” Duckworth said. “I will keep working with Senator Durbin to make sure our health organizations have the federal support they need to continue improving mental health research and advancing medical treatments for patients and families across Illinois.” “Federal investments in medical research pushes our society forward, bringing us new treatments for the serious conditions that impact so many American families,” said Durbin. “Illinois’ world-class research institutions will make good use of this federal funding to make devastating diseases more treatable.” Recipients of HHS grants include: Chestnut Health Systems, Inc (Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs): $759,748 Northwestern University at Chicago (Research for Mothers and Children): $718,900 Northwestern University at Chicago (Nursing Research): $827,872 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Research and Training in Complementary and Alternative Medicine): $671,176 Northwestern University at Chicago (Lung Diseases Research): $2,803,961 Northwestern University at Chicago (Human Genome Research): $745,930 Northwestern University (Aging Research): $388,067 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (Mental Health Research Grants): $535,696 Northwestern University at Chicago (Aging Research): $1,536,774 Northwestern University at Chicago (Cancer Treatment Research): $90,538 -30- | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T18:46:43Z |