Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Requests for funding assistance through
the STEF grant program may be made through written application to the Illinois
Department of Natural Resources, hereafter referred to as the Department.
Necessary application forms and instructions are available through the
Department.
b) To be eligible for
funding consideration, project applications must be submitted to the
Department's Division of Grant Administration. The application deadline will be
publicly announced by the Department . Notice of grant awards are generally
announced within 180 days after the application submission deadline date.
Awarding of grants is made solely under the authority and directive of the
Director of the Department.
c)
Grant Applications shall consist of the following basic components:
1) Completed Application Forms;
2) Copy of Club's Articles of Incorporation
papers;
3) Project Narrative
Statement describing the project concept, location, need for and objectives of
the project, anticipated benefits and approach for accomplishing the
project;
4) Location Map showing
general location of proposed snowmobile facility and how the facility ties in
with other public snowmobiling areas, if any, in the county and other
snowmobiling areas maintained by the project sponsor;
5) Plat Map showing detailed location and
dimension of property being proposed as a snowmobile trail/area under the scope
of the project;
6) Detailed Site
Development Plan illustrating proposed project development;
7) Environmental Assessment Statement briefly
describing the physical characteristics of the area being proposed for
development and the impact snowmobiling will have on the area;
8) Sign-off letters from property owner(s) of
land where snowmobile facility is proposed indicating approval/cooperation with
project; or copy of signed property lease;
9) A Public Hearing soliciting public comment
on the proposed project is required. Minutes of the hearing, as well as all
written comments received, must be submitted to the Department as part of the
application. Notice for the hearing must be advertised in a local newspaper of
general circulation at least 7 days prior to the date of the hearing;
and
10) Proof of Liability
Insurance.
