Illinois Administrative Code
Title 17 - CONSERVATION
Part 3060 - SPECIAL WILDLIFE FUNDS GRANT PROGRAM
Section 3060.50 - State Furbearer Fund Grant Program
Universal Citation: 17 IL Admin Code ยง 3060.50
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Eligibility Requirements
1) Eligible recipients are limited to
appropriate not-for-profit organizations, governmental entities, educational
institutions or corporations.
2)
Eligible projects are limited to those that educate hunters and trappers of
fur-bearing mammals within the State and the general public concerning the role
that hunting and trapping has upon fur-bearing mammal management; the laws
associated with the harvesting of fur-bearing mammals; the techniques used in
the hunting and trapping of fur-bearing mammals; the conservation, management
and ecology of fur-bearing mammals; and the promotion of products made from
wild fur-bearing mammals.
b) Application Procedures
1) Grant applications for funding assistance
under this program shall be submitted to the Department at One Natural
Resources Way, Springfield, Illinois 62702-1271, Attention: Office of Resource
Conservation. The application deadline will be March
1. Application forms and instructions are
available through the Department. Applications received after the deadline will
be returned to the applicant and not considered by the Department.
2) Applications shall contain all of the
following required information:
A) the name
and address of the applicant
B) the
name of a contact person
C) a
daytime telephone number and e-mail address (if available) for a contact
person
D) a comprehensive project
description with justification, including:
i)
furbearers to benefit from the project
ii) the target audience, with objectives,
methodology, measurable outcomes and products resulting from the project that
can be used after completion
E) a comprehensive funding/budget summary,
including:
i) actual cash contributions other
than the grant amount
ii)
documented purchase price of equipment or commodities
F) signature of the applicant or authorized
individual for applicant
c) Project Evaluation and Procedures
1) All applications received on time and
containing the minimum required information will be reviewed by Department
staff. Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant for completion
and resubmittal. Submitting an incomplete application does not extend the
application beyond the application deadline. All complete, eligible and timely
applications will be forwarded to the State Furbearer Committee for funding
recommendations.
2) The State
Furbearer Committee shall evaluate and prioritize each application according to
the following criteria: completed application, past grant performance of the
applicant, eligibility, feasibility, adverse impacts, priority for the
Department and the applicant's cost-share match. The Committee shall provide to
the Director all eligible applications and a prioritized list of recommended
projects deemed to be consistent with the purposes of the State Furbearer
Fund.
3) The Director shall make
the determination of what grants shall be awarded after considering the
recommendations of the State Furbearer Committee. Applicants shall be notified
of the Director's decision.
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