Section 3060.70 Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund Grant Program

Section 3060.70  Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund

Grant Program

a)         Eligibility Requirements

1)         Eligible

recipients are limited to persons.

2)         Eligible

projects are limited to those seeking to preserve, protect, perpetuate or

enhance non-game wildlife and/or native plant resources in Illinois through

research, management or education.

3)         Grants

shall be limited to a maximum of $2,000.

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 April

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)          species

to be preserved, protected, perpetuated or enhanced

ii)         plan

for implementation, operation and maintenance

iii)        property

location and map of property and any neighboring habitat linkage, if applicable

iv)        number

of acres to be improved, preserved or protected

E)        a

comprehensive funding/budget summary, including:

i)          actual

cash contributions other than the grant amount

ii)         labor

equity contributions

iii)        documented

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

sh contributions other than the grant amount

ii)         labor

equity contributions

iii)        documented

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.  Department staff will

select those projects that they determine best fit the purposes of the fund and

prepare a prioritized list of projects recommended for funding.  Staff will

consider the following in making recommendations: completed application,

deadline met, past grant performance of applicant, eligibility, feasibility,

habitat quality on the property, adverse impacts and priority for the

Department.  The staff shall provide to the Director all eligible applications

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

purposes of the Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund.

2)         The

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

Applicants shall be notified of the Director's decision.