Illinois Administrative Code

Section 3050.60 Eligible Project Costs a) Grant assistance may be obtained for land acquisition costs for the conservation of open space, natural resources and public natural resource related recreation purposes, including associated eligible appraisal and relocation costs. Eligi…

Section 3050.70 Project Evaluation Priorities a) The following factors shall be used by the Department in evaluating and recommending local project applications for funding assistance consideration: 1) Statewide Natural Resource and Natural Resource Related Outdoor Recreation Pri…

Section 3050.80 Program Compliance Requirements a) Any property acquired through assistance from the Illinois OLT grant program must be open to the public for outdoor natural resource related recreation purposes unless the Department determines that public accessibility would be …

Section 3050.90 Program Information/Contact For information on the OLT Grant Program, contact: Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Grant Administration One Natural Resources Way Springfield IL 62702-1271 Telephone: 217/782-7481 FAX: 217/782-9599 (Source: Amended …

Section 3051.10 Purpose The purpose of this Part is to implement the Illinois Natural Areas Stewardship Grant Program that provides operational grants to conservation land trusts for stewardship of natural areas dedicated as an Illinois nature preserve or dedicated buffer or regi…

Section 3051.20 Definitions "Act" means the Illinois Natural Areas Stewardship Act [525 ILCS 31]. "Commission" means the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission. "Conservation Land Trust" means entities exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Cod…

Section 3051.30 Funding a) The Grant Program is funded by the Natural Areas Acquisition Fund (see 35 ILCS 200/31-35). b) The Department will determine annually the availability of funds for purposes of the Grant Program. Annual funds for the Grant Program will be determined solel…

Section 3051.40 Applicant Eligibility a) Applicants must meet the following requirements to be eligible for the Grant Program: 1) Applicants must be conservation land trusts; 2) Applicants must be in good standing with the federal Internal Revenue Service by holding current statu…

Section 3051.50 Application Procedures and Required Information a) This State funded program is subject to GATA. Specific GATA rules are cross-referenced in this Part. b) Applications for funding assistance under the Grant Program shall use application forms and instructions avai…

Section 3051.60 Application Evaluation and Selection a) All applications received by the application deadline will be reviewed by DNR staff. b) Applications will be screened for applicant eligibility (see Section 3051.40) and application completeness (see Section 3051.50(e)). c) …

Section 3051.70 Grant Requirements a) Grant Agreement 1) Upon grant award, the grantee and the Department shall execute a written Grant Agreement. All grants shall be in compliance with GATA. 2) The Department will enter into a Grant Agreement with the grantee using the Grant Agr…

Section 3051.80 Program Information/Contact For information on the Illinois Natural Areas Stewardship Grant Program, contact: Illinois Department of Natural Resources Office of Grant Management and Assistance One Natural Resources Way Springfield IL 62702-1271 Telephone: 217/782-…

Section 3051.90 Final Administrative Decision Application decisions are final administrative decisions by the Department subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law [735 ILCS 5/Art. III].

Section 3060.10 Overview a) The Department of Natural Resources receives fees derived from the sale of State Habitat Stamps and State Migratory Waterfowl Stamps and through a voluntary check-off designation on State income tax return forms. These monies are deposited in several f…

Section 3060.20 Definitions "Appropriate Not-For-Profit Organization" means a not-for-profit corporation that is organized pursuant to the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986 [805 ILCS 105], is in good standing as a not-for-profit corporation and is authorized to condu…

Section 3060.30 Illinois Habitat Fund Grant Program a) Eligibility Requirements 1) Eligible recipients are limited to managers of land. 2) Eligible projects are limited to those seeking to preserve, protect, acquire or manage habitat in Illinois. b) Application Procedures 1) Gran…

Section 3060.40 State Pheasant Fund Grant Program a) Eligibility Requirements 1) Eligible recipients are limited to appropriate not-for-profit organizations. 2) Eligible projects are limited to projects with the purpose of wild pheasant conservation. The projects may include land…

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 h…

Section 3060.60 State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp Fund Grant Program a) Eligibility Requirements 1) Eligible recipients are limited to appropriate not-for-profit organizations. 2) Eligible projects are limited to development of waterfowl propagation areas within the Dominion of Can…

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 resourc…

Section 3060.75 Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund Grant Program − Maintenance of Wildlife Rehabilitation Facilities That Take Care of Threatened or Endangered Species Pursuant to the Illinois Non-Game Wildlife Protection Act [30 ILCS 155/4(c)], 5% of the Illinois Wildlife Prese…

Section 3060.80 General Requirements a) Grant Compliance 1) Agreement A) When a grant has been awarded, the grantee and the Director of the Department, or the Director's designee on behalf of the Department, shall execute an agreement. In order for the costs to be eligible for fu…

Section 3070.10 Program Objective a) The Park and Recreational Facility Construction Act (PARC) provides for grants to be disbursed by the Department of Natural Resources (Department) to eligible local governments for park and recreation unit construction projects. b) Park or rec…

Section 3070.20 Eligibility Requirements Any unit of local government is eligible for assistance under the PARC grant program. Local government means counties, townships, municipalities, park districts, conservation districts, forest preserve districts, river conservancy district…

Section 3070.30 Assistance Formula The PARC program shall operate on a reimbursement basis providing up to the following maximum percentages for funding assistance: a) Of the total amount of PARC project funds awarded statewide, 20% shall be awarded to the Chicago Park District, …

Section 3070.40 General Procedures for Grant Applications and Awards a) Grant applications for assistance under this program will be due no later than 45 days after the public announcement by the Department that funds have been made available for this program. Failure to submit a…

Section 3070.50 Eligible Project Costs a) Grant assistance may be obtained for the following items: 1) Rehabilitation or Construction Projects with Capital Expenditures. Capital expenditure means an outlay of capital that confers long-term benefits that permanently improve the pr…

Section 3070.60 Project Evaluation Priorities The following factors are used by the Department in evaluating and recommending local project applications for funding consideration. These priorities are listed in this Section and also available in the Department's PARC Local Partic…

Section 3070.70 Program Compliance Requirements a) Any property acquired or developed through assistance from the Illinois PARC grant program must be open to the public for indoor/outdoor recreation use as set forth in this Part without regard to race or color, creed, national or…

Section 3070.80 Program Information/Contact For information on the PARC Grant Program, contact: Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Grant Administration One Natural Resources Way Springfield IL 62702-1271 Telephone: 217/782-7481 FAX: 217/782-9599

Section 3075.10 Definitions Department – Means the Department of Natural Resources. Hourly Rate – The rate of payment to youth employees hired under a grant issued under this Part shall not be lower than the current minimum wage rate established by the Minimum Wage Law [820 ILCS …

Section 3075.20 Grant Program Objective a) The Illinois Youth Recreation Corps grant program provides grants to be disbursed by the Department to eligible local sponsors to provide wages to youth working, operating and instructing in conservation or recreational programs f. b) Th…

Section 3075.30 Eligibility Requirements To be eligible for this grant program, local sponsors must have the ability to provide suitable facilities, materials and management staff for summer conservation or recreational programs within the local community. (Source: Amended at 37 …

Section 3075.40 Eligible Project Costs, Payments and Compliance Requirements a) Grant assistance is available to provide wages for managing supervisors and eligible youth hired by the local sponsor to conduct conservation or recreational programs. Local sponsors may fill or repla…

Section 3075.50 General Procedures for Grant Applications and Awards a) Applications for assistance under this grant program will be due no later than 30 days after the public announcement by the Department that applications are to be accepted. Failure to submit a completed appli…

Section 3075.60 Project Evaluation Priorities Application for grants will be evaluated on the basis of conservation or recreational program content, location, need, minority percentage of population served, Equalized Assessed Valuation amount for property values in the local appl…

Section 3075.70 Employment Criteria a) The local sponsor shall make public notification of the availability of jobs for managing supervisors and eligible youth in the Illinois Youth Recreation Corps by the means of newspapers, electronic media, educational facilities, units of lo…

Section 3075.80 Program Information/Contact For information on the Illinois Youth Recreation Corps Grant Program, contact: Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Grant Administration One Natural Resources Way Springfield IL 62702-1271 Telephone: 217/782-7481 FAX: 21…

Section 3080.10 Definitions Department – The Department of Natural Resources. Hourly Rate – The rate of payment to veteran employees hired under a grant issued under this Part shall not be lower than the current minimum wage rate established by the Minimum Wage Law [820 ILCS 105]…

Section 3080.20 Grant Program Objective a) The Illinois Veteran Recreation Corps grant program provides grants to be disbursed by the Department to eligible local sponsors to provide wages to veterans working, operating and instructing in conservation or recreational programs. b)…

Section 3080.30 Eligibility Requirements To be eligible for this grant program, local sponsors must have the ability to provide suitable facilities, materials and management staff for conservation or recreational programs within the local community.

Section 3080.40 Eligible Project Costs, Payments and Compliance Requirements a) Grant assistance is available to provide wages for managing supervisors and eligible veterans hired by the local sponsor to conduct conservation or recreational programs. Local sponsors may fill or re…

Section 3080.50 General Procedures for Grant Applications and Awards a) Applications for assistance under this grant program will be due no later than 30 days after the public announcement by the Department that applications are to be accepted. Failure to submit a completed appli…

Section 3080.60 Project Evaluation Priorities Applications for grants will be evaluated on the basis of conservation or recreational program content, location, need, minority percentage of population served, Equalized Assessed Valuation amount for property values in the local app…

Section 3080.70 Employment Criteria a) The local sponsor shall make public notification of the availability of jobs for managing supervisors and eligible veterans in the Illinois Veteran Recreation Corps by means of newspapers, electronic media, educational facilities, units of l…

Section 3080.80 Program Information/Contact For information on the Illinois Veteran Recreation Corps Grant Program, contact: Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Grant Administration One Natural Resources Way Springfield IL 62702-1271 Telephone: 217/782-7481 FAX: …

Section 3085.10 Definitions "Act" means the Youth and Young Adult Conservation Education Act [525 ILCS 60]. "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources. [525 ILCS 60/10] "Entity" means a unit of local government or a non-profit organization that is located in the State…

Section 3085.20 Purpose a) The purpose of this Part is to provide rules pertaining to the allocation of grants to units of local government or non-profit entities selected by the Department that currently provide a conservation education or conservation internship program to the …

Section 3085.30 Selection of Grantees a) The Department will award grants to entities to provide conservation education and employment opportunities for youth and young adults of this State. The Department will select grantees based on the grantee's ability to meet the goals of t…

Section 3085.40 Eligible Costs a) Grant funding may be used for costs associated with providing conservation education and employment opportunities for youth and young adults of this State as set forth in the grant agreement. [525 ILCS 60/25] b) Costs shall be evaluated and a bud…