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Green Communities Demonstration Grant Program

The Governor's Office and Illinois EPA created the Green Communities Demonstration Grant Program to help communities find more effective ways for dealing with environmental challenges and planning for a sustainable future. This grant program supports community-visioning processes that build the capacity of communities to address local environmental issues through collaborative problem solving and consensus based decision-making.

Under the program, the community visioning process must address at least four broad environmental topics, such as clean air and water; energy efficiency; waste reduction; natural areas protection and restoration; green space development; renewable energy; compatible growth; and environmental education. The visioning process also must be designed to involve participation from broad segments of the community.

The end result for each participating community will be an environmental vision for the area, long-term goals and action plan for achieving the desired vision. Communities that receive grants will be eligible for technical assistance and priority consideration for state funds to help them implement their environmental strategies.

Demonstration Communities

The following sixteen communities were awarded environmental visioning grants in May 2002.

Green Communities	Grant Award
City of Chicago (focus area: Kinzie Industrial Corridor)	$110,000
City of Chicago Heights & Village of South Chicago Heights	$91,800
City of Du Quoin	$67,000
Community Environmental Council (focus area: Macon County)	$35,000
Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (focus area: Little Village Community of Chicago)	$110,000
St. Clair County	$41,740
Southern Five Regional Planning District and Development Commission (focus area: five most southern counties)	$108,525
Village of Chebanse	$110,000
Village of Homer Glen	$110,000
Village of Monee	$110,000
Village of Oswego	$31,000
Village of Robbins	$110,000
Village of Sleepy Hollow	$68,000
Warren County (working with Western Illinois Regional Council)	$12,177
Western Illinois Regional Council (focus area: Counties of Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Knox and McDonough)	$74,800
Winnebago County (focus area: Rock River Valley)	$72,944

Future Funding

Funding for the Green Communities Demonstration Grant Program is not available this fiscal year.

For More Information

If you have questions regarding the Green Communities Demonstration Grant Program, please contact Norma Van Valkenburg at (217) 524-5810 or Kevin Greene at (217) 785-0833.

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