Cunningham Township provides social service grants to help finance various health and human services, especially for low-income individuals and households. Since the elimination of Federal Revenue Sharing in FY 1986-1987, the Township has levied taxes to replace Revenue Sharing Funds to provide grants for community services.

The Township's Grants Program is part of a joint program of the City of Urbana and Cunningham Township. The City Council/Township Board members award grants to specific agencies or programs and divide the financial responsibility between the two units of local government.

Applications are available to non-profit social service/public service agencies in March or April of every year. To be placed on the mailing list, please contact the Grants Management Division of the City of Urbana at 384-2335.

The Day Care Program, which is included in the Grants Program, funds day cares serving Urbana residents who are eligible for Title XX funding. The funding differs from that of the regular social service grants in that a pool of money is budgeted by the Township to be divided among day care facilites in proportion to the number of low-income Urbana child care days provided by each facility.