The University of Illinois Springfield recently received a nearly $700,000 federal grant to conduct diversity and anti-bias training for law enforcement officers.
The grant of $699,100 was awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice with support from the longtime and influential U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat.
The university’s Alliance for Experiential Problem-Based Learning, which described itself as focused on “frontline” training that addresses “physiological needs, safety needs, love and acceptance, esteem building and resiliency, and self-actualization,” will oversee the training.