At least one major new grant program is on the horizon
for park districts and other local governments in Illinois:
the Open Land Trust (OLT) program, approved by the
General Assembly last spring and signed into law by
Governor Ryan on July 21, 1999. Assisted by representatives of several organizations, including the Illinois
Association of Park Districts, the Department of Natural
Resources (DNR) has developed an administrative rule
which will outline more details of the program. This was
filed with the General Assembly's Joint Committee on
Rules (JCAR) in late November. At this writing, DNR
staff were completing application forms and instructions
as well as an evaluation instrument for ranking projects.
The statute from the General Assembly required the
program to be matching. The DNR has proposed the
match to be a 50% local share and a 50% state share
except for local governments that meet "disadvantaged
community" criteria where the state match can be up to
90%. The maximum state share for a project will be two
million dollars. The statute limits grants to those projects
acquiring land from willing sellers and the Department
will require an encumbrance on the deed when it is filed
to provide that the land acquired is operated "in perpetuity" for the purposes it was originally acquired. (See grant
matrix on page 30c for more details.)
The outlook for funding of other state grant programs
managed by the DNR reveals more good news. It is
expected that the Open Space Lands Acquisition and
Development (OSLAD) program will increase from
$17.5 million to a new level of $20 million for the fiscal
year beginning July 1. No other OSLAD changes are
anticipated but the Department's
Natural Resources Advisory Board .
regularly reviews issues such as grant
maximums and types of projects being
funded. Minor changes for caps for
several of the larger local governments
were recommended by the board and
approved by the Department for the
last round of OSLAD grants.
In other welcome news, Congress
and the President have approved for
the first time in several years funding
of the state and local portion of the
federal Land and Water Conservation (LWCF) program
for federal fiscal year 2000 which began last October 1.
Congress is also discussing methods of establishing a
mechanism for permanent funding of both the LWCF
and the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act
(UPARR) programs. LWCF had not been funded since
federal fiscal year '95. If FY 2000 funds are released
promptly, the estimated $700,000 available for local
grants will be used against the unmet $11 million
demand in the current OSLAD cycle. If not, funds will
be combined with the next OSLAD appropriation for a
joint program. Grant objectives and management of the
two programs are parallel.
Most of the grant programs managed by the DNR
continue to be heavily oversubscribed. Exceptions are the
relatively small Snowmobile and Off-Highway Vehicle
trail grant programs. The table below reflects percentages
related to appropriations, demand and success ratios for
the most recent round of applications for major grants.
The Illinois Department of Transportation's Enhancements program is also shown.
Staff at the Department's C2000 program report that
about 70% of the state is now included in one of the 30
partnership areas, which is a prerequisite for participating in that program. The General Assembly approved
extension of the program through the year 2009 in their
session last year.
A great deal of interest has been generated during the
last year in Governor Ryan's Illinois FIRST program. The
grant projects approved under this program are typically
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|
Program
|
Available Funds
|
$ Requested %
|
$ Funded
|
|
OSLAD
|
$17,928,500
|
$29,037,050
|
61.7
|
|
Bike Path
|
3,486,390
|
7,179,150
|
48.6
|
|
Boat Access
|
725,000
|
1,848,978
|
39.2
|
|
Museum Capital
|
10,000,000
|
14,981,570
|
66.7
|
|
Enhancennents (3/99)
|
86,200,000
|
326,000,000
|
26.4
|
Note: 1. For DNR programs, a available funds include new (FY 2000) appropriations and any appropriated funds.; 2. Enhancements funded from more than one federal fiscal year.
WINTER 2000 SUPPLEMENT
January/Feburary 2000 | 35
2000 STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR
|
Program Title
|
Boat Access Area Development
|
Clean Vessel
|
Conservation 2000 Ecosystem Program
|
IL Bicycle Path Grant
|
IL Clean Lakes
|
IL Wildlife Preservation Fund
|
|
Acronym / Nickname
|
BOAT ACCESS
|
—
|
C2000
|
BIKE PATH
|
ICLP
|
---
|
|
Purpose
|
Acquire and develop public boat access areas
|
Construct and renovate pumpout and dump stations a boat access areas
|
Provide financial and technical assistance for Ecosystem Partnerships
|
Acquire and develop local areas for public non-motorized bike paths
|
Technical and financial assistance for inland lakes
|
Mgt., site inventories or education related to wtewardship of land, water, plant and animal
|
|
Administrative Agency
|
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
|
Illinois Deportment of Natural Resources
|
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
|
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
|
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
|
Illinois Deportment of Natural Resources
|
|
Division
|
Division of Grant Administration
|
Federal Aid / Special Funds
|
Office of Realty and Environmental Planning
|
Division of Grant Administration
|
Division of Water Pollution Control
|
Division of Natural Heritage
|
|
Program Manager
|
Ron Hallberg
|
Rose Ragland
|
Paul Vehlow
|
Ron Hallberg
|
Gregg Good
|
Carl Becker
|
|
Address
|
524 S. Second St.
Springfield, IL
62701
|
524 S. Second St.
Springfield, It
62701
|
524 S. Second St.
Springfield, IL
62701
|
524 S. Second St.
Springfield, 11
62701
|
Box 19276
Springfield, IL
62794-9276
|
524 S. Second St.
Springfield, IL
62701
|
|
Phone
|
217.782.7481
|
217.782.2602
|
217.782.7940
|
217.782.7481
|
217.782.3362:
|
217.785.8774
|
|
Fax
|
217.782.9599
|
217.785.6040
|
217.524.4177
|
217.782.9599
|
217.785.1225
|
217.785.8277
|
|
E-mail
|
rhallberg@dnr.state.il.us
|
rragland@dnr.state.il. us
|
pvehlow@dnr.state.il.us
|
rhalberg@dnr.state.il.us
|
epa1156@epa.slate.il.us
|
cbecker@dnr.state.il.us
|
|
Funding Formula and Source
|
Up to 90% Acq.
Up to 100% Dev.
State Funding
|
Up to 75%
Federal Funding
|
Up to 100%
State Funding
|
Up to 50%
State Funding
|
Up to 60%
State Funding
|
Up to 100%
State Funding
|
|
Max
|
$200,000 motorized
$500,000 non-motorized
|
$30,000
|
None
|
Acq. None
Dev. $200,000
|
$75,000 (Phase I)
$300,000 (Phase II)
|
$1,000
|
|
Annual Application Deadline
|
September 1
5:00 p.m.
|
Not yet determined
|
February 16
|
March 1
5:00 p.m.
|
August 31 (pre-app)
October 31 (final app)
|
April 16
(*1)
|
|
Payment Method
|
Reimbursement of approved and accured costs
|
Reimbursement
|
Reimbursement
|
Reimbursement after project completed
|
Reimbursement
|
Varies
|
|
Eligibility
|
Local units of government
|
Local units of government and others
|
Individuals, units of government, organizations, corporations
|
Local units of government
|
Owners/managers of publicity owned lakes
|
Local units of government and other organizations
|
|
Available Funds FY00
|
$725,000
|
To be announced in spring of 2000
|
$3,800,000
|
$3,300,000
|
$750,000
|
$40.000
|
* 1 Approximate annual date
* 2 No funding FYOO
* 3 National total $
* 4 Approximate total
* 5 Future cycles to be determined
36 | Illinois Parks and Recreation
PARKS, RECREATION, CONSERVATION LANDS & FACILITIES
|
Land and Water Conservation Fund
|
Local Government Snowmobile
|
Off-highway Recreation Trails Program
|
Open Land Trust
|
Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development
|
Public Museum Capital & Operating Grants
|
Recreational Trails Program
|
|
LWCF / LAWCON
|
SNOWMOBILE
|
OHV
|
OLT
|
OSLAD
|
—
|
RTP
|
|
Acquire and develop outdoor recreation areas
|
Acquire, develop and rehabilitate public areas for snowmobiling
|
Acquire, develop, operate and maintain off-highway vehicle parks and trails
|
Acquire land for resource protection and resource-related outdoor recreation
|
Acquire and develop outdoor recreation areas
|
Assist museums expand facilities to enhance educational programming
|
Provide and maintain recreational trails and trail-related projects
|
|
Illinois Deportment of Natural Resources
|
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
|
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
|
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
|
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
|
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
|
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
|
|
Division or Grant Administration
|
Division of Grant Administration
|
Division of Grant Administration
|
For local grants:
Division of Grant Administration
|
Division of Grant Administration
|
Illinois State Museum
|
Division of Grant Administration
|
|
Ron Hallberg
|
David Sellman
|
David Sellman
|
For local grants:
Ron Hallberg
|
Ron Hallberg
|
Karen Fyfe
|
David Sellman
|
|
524 S. Second St.
Springfield, IL
62701
|
524 S. Second St.
Springfield, IL
62701
|
524 S. Second St.
Springfield, IL
62701
|
524 S. Second St.
Springfield, IL
62701
|
524 S. Second St.
Springfield, IL
62701
|
Spring & Edwards
Springfield, IL
62706-5000
|
524 S. Second St.
Springfield, 11
62701
|
|
217.782.7481
|
217.782.7481
|
217.782.7481
|
217.782.7481
|
217.782.7481
|
217.782.5992
|
217.782.7481
|
|
217.782.9599
|
217.782.9599
|
217.782.9599
|
217.782.9599
|
217.782.9599
|
217.782.9226
|
217.782.9599
|
|
rhallberg@dnr.state.il.us
|
dsellman@dnr.state.il.us
|
dsellman@dnr.state.il.us
|
rhallberg@dnr.state.il.us
|
rhollberg@dnr.state.il.us
|
kfylie@museum.state.il.us
|
dsellman@dnr.state.il.us
|
|
Up to 50%
Federal Funds
|
Up to 100% Dev.
Up to 90% Acq.
State Funding
|
Up to 100%
State Funding
|
For local grants:
Up to 50%
State Funding
|
Up to 50%
State Funding
|
Capital: Up to 33 1/3%
State Funding
Operating: based on annual expenses
|
Up to 80%
Federal Funding
|
|
Acq. $400,000
Dev. $200,000
|
None
|
None
|
$2,000,000
|
Acq. $400,000
Dev. $200,000
|
10% of annual appropriations
|
None
|
|
July 1
5:00 p.m.
|
May 1
5:00 p.m.
|
March 1
5:00 p.m.
|
April 1
(*1)
|
July 1
5:00 p.m.
|
Not yet determined
|
March 1
5:00 p.m.
|
|
Reimbursement after
project completed
|
Reimbursement after
project completed,
|
Reimbursement after
project completed
|
Reimbursement after
project completed
|
Reimbursement after
project completed
|
Capital: Reimbursement
Operating: based on annual expenses
|
Reimbursement
|
|
State and Local units of government
|
Local units of government
|
Local units of government, private organizations, individuals
|
State and Local units of government
|
Local units of government
|
Capital: local government units
Operating: gov. units or attendance
|
Federal, state and local government, private organizations
|
|
$1,300,000
(*4)
|
$65,000
|
$200,000
|
$40.000,000
|
$17,715,700
|
Capitol:
$10,000,000
Operating:
$5,000,000
|
$1,000,000
|
* 1 Approximate annual date
* 2 No funding FYOO
* 3 National total $
* 4 Approximate total
* 5 Future cycles to be determined
January/February 2000 | 37
GRANTS OUTLOOK 2000 CONTINUED
|
Program Title
|
TEA-21 Enhancement
|
Urban and Community Forestry Grant
|
|
Acronym / Nickname
|
Enhancements or ITEP
|
UCFG
|
|
Purpose
|
Transportation-related historical, pedestrain and bike development phase
|
Assist local units of government to create or enhance local forestry programs
|
|
Administrative Agency
|
Illinois Department of Transportation
|
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
|
|
Division
|
Office of Planning and Programming
|
Division of Forest Resources
|
|
Program Manager
|
Traci Sisk
|
Reinee Hildebrandt
|
|
Address
|
2300 S. Dirksen
Pkwy., #307
Springfield, IL 62764
|
524 S. Second St.
Springfield, IL
62701
|
|
Phone
|
800.493.3434
|
217.782.2361
|
|
Fax
|
217.785.8140
|
217.785.5517
|
|
E-mail
|
sisk@nt.dot.stale.il.us
|
rhildebrandt@dnr.state.il.us
|
|
Funding Formula and Source
|
Up to 80% Dev.
Up to 50% Acq.
Federal Funding
|
Up to 50%
State Funding
|
|
Max
|
None
|
No more than 5% of total available funds
|
|
Annual Application Deadline
|
November 1, 2000
|
April 30
5:00 p.m.
|
|
Payment Method
|
DOT pays eligible costs on a reimbursement basis
|
Reimbursement after project completed
|
|
Eligibility
|
State and local units of government
|
Units of government with forestry ordiances
|
|
Available Funds FY00
|
$21,000,000
|
$100,000
|
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proposed directly by members of the General Assembly and included in
legislation which then is reviewed by the Governor. Various state
agencies such as DNR, DCCA and IEPA manage individual projects
which have been detailed specifically in authorizing legislation. For park
districts and others who receive such grants, it is important to be
prepared to provide the state agency that manages the grant with full and
prompt information when requested. Failure to do so can result in
significant delays in providing funding for the projects.
by Ron Hallberg, CLP
Chief, Division of Grant Administration
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
GRANTS-RELATED INTERNET WEB SITES
State
Department of Natural Resources
Recreation Grants........................... dnr.state.ii.us/ildnr/offices/ocd/newgrnts.htm
Museum Grants.......................................................................... museum.state.il.us
C2000................................................................. dnr.state.il.us/oreap/c2000/index
Department of Transportation, TEA-21 .............................................dot.state.il.us
Illinois Arts Council ................................................... www.state.il.us/agency/iac
Federal
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA).................... www.gsa.gov/fdac
Department of Education.....................................................................www.ed.gov
Department of Housing and Urban Development.............................. www.hud.gov
Department of Interior ................................................................ www.ios.doi.gov
Department of Labor ........................................................................ www.dol.gov
Environmental Protection Agency ........................... www.epa.gov/epapages/slate
Federal Emergency Management Agency ................www.fema.gov/fema/5-in.htm
National Endowment for the Arts................................................... arts.endow.gov
National Endowment for the Humanities ......................................www.neh.fed.us
Foundation
The Foundation Center....................................... fdncenter.org/aboutfc/about.html
Philanthropy Journal ........................................... www.philanthropy-journat.org/
Other
Enhancements Clearinghouse ......................................... www.railtrails.org/ntec
Land and 'water Conservation Fund .......... www.capweb.net/outdoors/lwcf.cfm
38 ¦ Illinois Parks and Recreation
