Grants for Dependents of Correctional Officers

Grants for Dependents of Correctional Officers are available to the dependents of Illinois Department of Corrections officers. The officer must be killed or disabled in the line of duty for the spouses, natural children, legally adopted children, or any children in the legal custody of the officers to be eligible for this renewable grant. You must also be a U.S. citizen or eligible non-citizen and enrolled at least half-time at an Illinois Student Assistance Commission-approved two- or four-year college.