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Chicago Southland Green Infrastructure. Project Funding Workshop Lynn Boerman, IDNR June 22, 2011. Partners for Conservation. Formerly Conservation 2000. IDNR Recreation Grants-in-Aid. Conservation 2000. 41 Ecosystem Partnerships covering 84% of Illinois.
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Chicago Southland Green Infrastructure Project Funding Workshop Lynn Boerman, IDNR June 22, 2011
Partners for Conservation Formerly Conservation 2000 IDNR Recreation Grants-in-Aid
Conservation 2000 41 Ecosystem Partnerships covering 84% of Illinois. 98% of the state's citizens live in an Ecosystem Partnership area. 63,000 acres restored. 5,980 acresprotected easements or acquisition. $37.2 millionin project grants have been awarded. $39,800,000 in match 1.5 Million Citizens of all ages educated on natural resource protection.
Status…. • No grants have been awarded since FY ’07 • Closing out the few remaining grants
41 Ecosystems Partnerships • At various degrees of activity • Assist IDNR and others with local activities
Trying to capture funding for future Support Grants • Partnerships promote local watershed opportunities to private landowners • CREP • Conservation Opportunity Areas • Goals of IL Wildlife Action Program • IL Recreational Access Program (IRAP)
Open Space Land Acquisition Development (OSLAD) Grant • Annual application cycle: May 1- July 1 • Agencies are limited to a maximum of 1 acquisition & 1 development grant application annually • Grants announcement date ranges December to January
Open Space Land Acquisition Development (OSLAD) Grant • Up to 50% reimbursement - acquisition and development of lands for public parks & open space • Eligible applicants: units of local government,Park District, FPD, Conservation Districts, Municipalities, Townships & County Governments • Maximum acquisition grant = $750,000 • Maximum development grant = $400,000 • 2011 -$12 million for Parks and Open Space Thirty-six OSLAD projects will boost local economies, enhance park development
OSLAD – 2011 Projects (D) CALUMET MEMORIAL PARK DISTRICT (Cook County) $225,000.00, to renovate Commissioners Park in Calumet City on Wilson Avenue. Proposed improvements include a softball field with dugouts and bleachers, swings and 2-5 and 5-12 year old play structures, a shelter with picnic tables, two bean bag courts, a multi-use trails and fitness station, soccer field, landscaping and a connection to the regional Burnham Greenway Trail. (D) HODGKINS PARK DISTRICT (Cook County) $400,000.00, to develop 9.5 acre Hodgkins Park on Lyons Street. Amenities include a splash pad, play equipment, shelter, full court basketball, walking trail, fitness stations and landscaping.
To request grant application manuals or additional information regarding any of the referenced grant programs, contact: Illinois Department of Natural ResourcesDivision of Grant AdministrationOne Natural Resources WaySpringfield, Illinois 62702-1271Tele: (217)782-7481or email
The Benefits of the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan for Illinois The most immediate benefit of the Illinois Wildlife Action Plan for Illinois will be continued eligibility for State Wildlife Grant Program funding after the October 1, 2005, deadline. In recent years, Illinois has received about $2 million per year in additional federal aid for nongame wildlife conservation. If funded at the level proposed for the Conservation and Reinvestment Act, Illinois could receive $12 million each year in SWGP funding. Green Cities Campaign Lynn Boerman or Nancy Williamson Region 2 Office 847-608-3100
Campaigns Grouped by habitats and issues, these seven interrelated Wildlife Action Plan campaigns outline steps needed to reach goals emphasizing a broad spectrum of natural resource benefits including: clean water, soil conservation, human health and safety, economic diversity and sustainability. • Streams • Invasive Species • Land and Water Stewardship • Farmland and Prairie • Forests •Wetlands • Green Cities For more about Illinois’ Wildlife Action Plan, visit dnr.state.if.us/orc/wildliferesources/
