The State Treasurer, ex officio, may receive from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and the Department of Human Services (as successor to the Department of Public Aid) any moneys which either Department has received or shall receive from the federal government for the payment of compensation awards for injuries or death suffered by any person during the course of his or her employment by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly the State Department of Public Aid) or the County Department of Public Aid or the Department of Human Services (as successor to the Illinois Department of Public Aid) or upon any project entered into between the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly the State Department of Public Aid) or the Department of Human Services (as successor to the Illinois Department of Public Aid) and any other department or agency of the State. Such moneys, or any part thereof may be paid over from time to time by the Department, to be held in trust by the Treasurer, ex officio, and disbursed by the Treasurer to the beneficiaries as directed by the Department.