Assistance
Financial Support
Alternate Fuels Rebate Program
The Alternate Fuels Rebate Program provides
rebates to local governments who acquire an alternate fuel vehicle, convert
an existing conventional vehicle to an alternate fuel vehicle, or purchase
domestic renewable fuel to operate an alternate fuel vehicle. The Illinois
Green Fleets web site provides additional information about the Rebate
Program.
Brownfields
Grants and technical assistance for redevelopment of abandoned or underused
industrial and commercial properties, called Brownfields, are available
from the Office of Brownfields
Assistance. The Brownfields grant application checklist and package,
the loan application package, and other Brownfields
forms are available online.
Delegated Local Governments
The Waste Reduction and Compliance Section provides grant
funding to local governments for oversight, inspection, and enforcement
programs from the State's Solid Waste Management Fund.
Drinking Water Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program
This program is designed for local governments, offers low
interest loan for the construction of drinking water facilities.
Pre-application forms
and checklists for this loan program are available online.
Local Government Reimbursement Program for Emergency Response to Hazardous
Substance Releases
This program provides federal
funds to eligible local governments for costs related to temporary
emergency measures conducted in response to releases or threatened releases
of hazardous substances.
Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Grant Program
Grants for this
program, also known as Section 319, are available to implement corrective
or preventative projects or develop public education programs about
nonpoint source pollution, which occurs when water run-off picks up
pollutants and carries the pollutants to lakes, rivers, and groundwater.
Nonpoint Source Pollution Control/Section 319 grant
forms are available online.
Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) Idea Bank
The Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP)
Idea Bank provides a method
for local governments to submit environmental improvement projects for
their communities. SEPs are projects voluntarily undertaken by companies
as part of the settlement of an enforcement case. When selecting a project
to undertake, these companies may choose projects listed in the Idea Bank.
Unsewered Grant Program
This program provides grant assistance to unsewered units of local
government for the construction of centralized collection and treatment
facilities.
Wastewater Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program
This program, designed for local government, offers low
interest loans for the construction of wastewater facilities.
Pre-application forms
and checklists for this loan program are available online.
Technical Outreach
Brownfields
Brownfields Representatives in the Office
of Brownfields Assistance will explain cleanup options, help municipalities
secure public and private financial assistance, and guide grant recipients
through the brownfields cleanup and redevelopment process.
Community Relations
The Office of Community Relations
provides information and assistance to local government officials and
the public during site investigations, cleanups, and permit decisions.
Environmental Helpline
The Environmental Helpline
is a toll free service that connects you with Illinois EPA via telephone
or Internet to obtain answers to your environmental questions.
Municipal Wastewater Assistance Program
This program provides technical
assistance to help municipalities achieve and maintain compliance
and provides information about security concerns.
Pollution Prevention
The Office of Pollution Prevention provides assistance
that can help local government facilities identify ways to reduce pollution
while saving money and improving operating efficiency.
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