Lightfoot Announces $56M Funding to Increase Contact Tracing

Chicago officials will allocate $56 million in COVID-19 relief funding to expand contact tracing throughout the city, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced in a coronavirus briefing Tuesday. The $56 million Request for Proposals seeks organizations to lead a coordination of contact tracing efforts across the city. The RFP requires a lead agency to allocate 85% of contact tracing funding to at…