(30 ILCS 738/40-25)

Sec. 40-25. Targets. The Department shall award grants under this Article using the following target areas and populations, and the Board shall monitor the application of these targets to the awarding of grants:

(1) Census tracts in urban metropolitan areas where 20% or more of the population is living in poverty and that suffer from disproportionately high rates of unemployment, underemployment, and poverty as defined by the 2000 Census.

(2) Areas with high concentrations of families with income equal to or less than 60% of the Area Median Income.

(3) Areas with the highest energy costs in relation to income.

(Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09.)