Ticket for the Cure Fund

Section 970.310  Ticket for the Cure Fund From funds appropriated from the Ticket for the Cure Fund, the Department shall award grants to public or private entities in Illinois for the purpose of funding research concerning breast cancer and for funding services for breast cancer victims.  For purposes of this Section, the term "research" includes, without limitation, expenditures to develop and advance the understanding, techniques, and modalities effective in the detection, prevention, screening, and treatment of breast cancer and may include clinical trials.  The grant funds may not be used for institutional, organizational, or community-based overhead costs, indirect costs, or levies (i.e., fees, fines or assessments such as tax levies, tax penalties, or association dues). [20 ILCS 1605/21.5]