Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 887 - GREEN ILLINOIS COMMUNITIES PROGRAM GRANTS
Subpart B - GREEN ILLINOIS COMMUNITIES PROGRAM GRANTS
Section 887.205 - Grant Assistance Criteria
Universal Citation: 35 IL Admin Code ยง 887.205
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Criteria for awarding grants shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
1) The community commits to
developing an environmental vision through a visioning process that is led by a
community visioning facilitator;
2)
The visioning process has support from a broad mix of parties in the community,
as demonstrated by letters of commitment or support from the parties;
3) The community identifies the long-term
environmental and civic infrastructure benefits it expects to receive from the
visioning process. For the purposes of this subsection (a)(3) and Section
887.210(c)(1)(C)
of this Part, the term "civic
infrastructure" means the relationships, abilities and skills within the
community that the community can utilize to address local issues; and
4) The community will use the visioning
process to address at least four of the following environmental issues:
A) Clean air, including but not limited to
the reduction of emissions into the air from businesses, government entities
and citizens;
B) Quality water,
including but not limited to the protection of surface water and groundwater
resources, the reduction of pollutant discharges, and the restoration of
aquatic habitats;
C) Waste
reduction, including but not limited to the reduction of solid waste and
hazardous waste through source reduction, re-use and recycling
alternatives;
D) Efficient resource
use, including but not limited to the conservation of energy, water and
materials, and the use of renewable energy;
E) Parks and recreational areas, including
but not limited to the development of community parks or recreational areas,
bike trails, walking trails, and green ways;
F) The protection and restoration of natural
areas, including but not limited to the protection, restoration and enhancement
of natural habitats, wetlands, woodlands, forests, stream corridors, river
corridors and open spaces;
G)
Environmental education, including but not limited to the development of
environmental stewardship and leadership through greater public awareness,
volunteering and educational activities;
H) Compatible development strategies,
including but not limited to strategies that preserve agricultural lands and
open spaces through cluster, mixed use and other sustainable development
practices; or
I) An environmental
issue facing the community as a whole, other than those listed in subsections
(a)(4)(A) through (H).
b) The Agency may also consider the following when awarding grants:
1) The characteristics
of the community, including but not limited to its geographic location and any
distinguishing features or attributes;
2) Matching funds committed to the visioning
process; and
3) The qualifications
and accomplishments of the key personnel that will be involved in coordinating
or managing the visioning process.
c) Subject to the applications received, the Agency shall award grants to communities of different sizes and characteristics. Communities selected to receive grant awards may include, but are not limited to, the following:
1) An
inner-city neighborhood located in a municipality with a population of greater
than 100,000;
2) A growing suburban
municipality located in a county with a population of greater than
250,000.
3) A community with a
total population of greater than 20,000 but less than 125,000;
4) A community with a total population of
20,000 or less;
5) An
appropriately-scaled watershed area; and
6) A specific geographic area with which
people identify or share common interests other than those identified in
subsections (c)(1) through (5).
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