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Grants Help Local Governments
Remove Architectural Barriers
For People With Disabilities

Gov. Jim Edgar recently announced grants totaling $2 million to assist 51 Illinois communities in undertaking projects designed to bring them into compliance with requirements under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA).

"Many community leaders embrace the principles behind the Americans With Disabilities Act but lack the funds necessary to bring public buildings into compliance with the Act's requirements," Edgar said. "These grants will help ensure that communities throughout our state can undertake projects that will make public services accessible to all Illinois citizens."

Many communities will use the grants to renovate restrooms, install TDD telecommunications systems, install lifts or elevators, lower counters, install ramps and provide signage to make public buildings accessible to people with disabilities.

Jan M. Grayson, Director of the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA), said the grants were funded through the federal Community Development Assistance Program (CDAP). DCCA staff evaluated applications based on a community's justification of project need, financial need and eligibility of the activities outlines in the project implementation plans.

CDAP grants are funded with federal block grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Administered in Illinois by DCCA, the grants are awarded to units of local government with populations of 50,000 or less that are not located within one of the six large urban counties that receive funds directly from HUD. The maximum grant available under this component is $150,000.

A list of communities receiving CDAP Removal of Architectural Barriers grants follows.



CDAP REMOVAL OF

ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS GRANTS

Community (County)

Projects

Grant

Arcola (Douglas)

Modify city hall/community center

$ 58,700

Bond County

Rehab courthouse/annex/health dept.

105,200

Bureau County

Modify courthouse/nursing home

12,600

Bureau Junction (Bureau)

Improve village hall/community bldg.

19,500

Carlyle (Clinton)

Install city hall elevator

64,200

Carmi (White)

Rehab municipal building

30,800

Centralia (Clinton)

Rehab city hall restrooms/fixtures

90,000

Chester (Randolph)

Remove barriers at city hall

100,000

Chillicothe (Peoria)

Remove barriers at city hall

23,800

Danvers (McLean)

Modify city hall

12,750

East Moline (Rock Island)

Install vertical lift at city hall

38,800

East Peoria (Peoria)

Rehab city bidg., adjacent curb cuts

15,000

Edwards County

Modify courthouse, install elevator

100,000

Effingham County

Rehab numerous county facilities

48,000

Elkville (Jackson)

Modify village hall/restrooms

16,000

Ellis Grove (Randolph)

Improve village hall accessibility

22,000

Ellisville (Fulton)

Improve village hall accessibility

2,380

Freeport (Stephenson)

Rehab city hall

6,000

Fulton County

Renovate third floor of courthouse

93,000

Galva (Henry)

Modify city hall/police dept.

34,630

Gibson City (Ford)

Modify city hall facilities

14,250

Hamilton County

Modify courthouse

73,000

Harrisburg (Saline)

Modify city hall and Pruett Bldg.

24,350


May 1994 / Illinois Municipal Review / Page 15




CDAP REMOVAL OF

ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS GRANTS

Community (County)

Projects

Grant

Harvard (McHenry)

Chair lift for city hall

16,700

Henderson County

Modify courthouse and health dept.

34,110

Jasper County

Rehab courthouse and health dept.

44,300

Jersey County

Modify courthouse

93,500

Kewanee (Henry)

Renovate new city hall building

29,160

Marshall (dark)

Modify city hall and library

80,000

McLean County

Remove barriers in county facilities

9,010

Menard County

Modify courthouse/install elevator

88,150

Monticello (Piatt)

Rehab city offices and police station

13,700

Mt. Olive (Macoupin)

Modify city hall and library

52,720

Mt. Vernon (Jefferson)

Modify city hall

61,330

Mt. Vernon Township (Jefferson)

Modify town hall

36,450

North Pekin (Tazewell)

Modify village hall/firehouse

8,400

Olney (Richland)

Remove barriers in village facilities

34,900

Patoka (Marion)

Modify village hall/community service center/library

20,180

Paxton (Ford)

Modify city hall

27,000

Peoria Heights (Peoria)

Renovate city hall restrooms/fountains

11,600

Piatt County

Remove barriers in courthouse/annex

54,400

Piper City (Ford)

Renovate village hall restrooms

7,050

Putnam County

Modify courthouse

22,500

Quincy (Adams)

Modify city hall entrance/parking

10,700

Rockton (Winnebago)

Modify municipal bldg./facilities

12,750

Salem (Marion)

Modify library and city hall

19,330

Six Mile Township (Franklin)

Rehab township office/library

11,000

Sun River Terrace (Kankakee)

Modify village hall

44,500

Tuscola (Douglas)

Renovate city hall/police station

39,100

White County

Install courthouse elevator

85,500

Woodstock (McHenry)

Modify city hall

27,000

TOTAL GRANTS AWARDED

$2,000,000


Page 16 / Illinois Municipal review / May 1994


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