Section 3060.50 State Furbearer Fund Grant Program

Section 3060.50  State Furbearer Fund Grant Program

a)         Eligibility Requirements

1)         Eligible

recipients are limited to appropriate not-for-profit organizations,

governmental entities, educational institutions or corporations.

2)         Eligible

projects are limited to those that educate hunters and trappers of fur-bearing

mammals within the State and the general public concerning the role  that

hunting and trapping has upon fur-bearing mammal management; the laws

associated with the harvesting of fur-bearing mammals; the techniques used in

the hunting and trapping of fur-bearing mammals; the conservation, management

and ecology of fur-bearing mammals; and the promotion of products made from

wild fur-bearing mammals.

b)         Application Procedures

1)         Grant

applications for funding assistance under this program shall be submitted to

the Department at One Natural Resources Way, Springfield, Illinois 62702-1271, Attention:  Office of Resource Conservation.  The application deadline will be March

1.  Application forms and instructions are available through the Department.

Applications received after the deadline will be returned to the applicant and

not considered by the Department.

2)         Applications

shall contain all of the following required information:

A)        the

name and address of the applicant

B)        the

name of a contact person

C)        a

daytime telephone number and e-mail address (if available) for a contact person

D)        a

comprehensive project description with justification, including:

i)          furbearers

to benefit from the project

ii)         the

target audience, with objectives, methodology,

measurable

outcomes and

products resulting from the project that can be used after

completion

E)        a

comprehensive funding/budget summary, including:

i)          actual

cash contributions other than the grant amount

ii)         documented

purchase price of equipment or commodities

F)         signature

of the applicant or authorized indivi

target audience, with objectives, methodology,

measurable

outcomes and

products resulting from the project that can be used after

completion

E)        a

comprehensive funding/budget summary, including:

i)          actual

cash contributions other than the grant amount

ii)         documented

purchase price of equipment or commodities

F)         signature

of the applicant or authorized individual for applicant

c)         Project Evaluation and

Procedures

1)         All

applications received on time and containing the minimum required information

will be reviewed by Department staff.  Incomplete applications will be returned

to the applicant for completion and resubmittal.  Submitting an incomplete

application does not extend the application beyond the application deadline.

All complete, eligible and timely applications will be forwarded to the State

Furbearer Committee for funding recommendations.

2)

The State Furbearer Committee shall evaluate and

prioritize each application according to the following criteria: completed

application, past grant performance of the applicant, eligibility, feasibility,

adverse impacts, priority for the Department and the applicant's cost-share

match.  The Committee shall provide to the Director all eligible applications

and a prioritized list of recommended projects deemed to be consistent with the

purposes of the State Furbearer Fund.

3)         The

Director shall make the determination of what grants shall be awarded after

considering the recommendations of the State Furbearer Committee.  Applicants

shall be notified of the Director's decision.