Getting Grants for Land and Water Improvement Projects

  A free seminar hosted by UDPREP
   

On May 16, 2006, UDPREP hosted this seminar at the Buffalo Grove Village Hall. Nearly 70 participants representing municipalities, nonprofits, businesses, and private interests heard presentations by four managers of major funding programs in the State of Illinois.
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UDPREP would like to thank the following individuals and organizations for their help in making this event such a success:

SPEAKERS

     - Greg Akers, IL Dept. of Natural Resources
     - Amy Burns Walkenbach, IL Environmental Protection
        Agency
     - Mike Redmer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
     - Nancy Williamson, IL Dept. of Natural Resources

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FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS

     - IDNR C2000 Program
     - Lake Co. Stormwater Management Commission
     - Starbucks Coffee Company
     - UDPREP Members and Donors
     - Village of Buffalo Grove
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FEATURED FUNDING PROGRAMS

319 Grant Program
Supports efforts to reduce water pollution through “best management practices,” watershed planning, and educational programs

Learn more at www.epa.state.il.us/water/forms.html. Scroll down to “Financial Assistance” and click on “Section 319 Application Form”.

Download Amy Burns Walkenbach's presentation from the May 16, 2006 seminar (pdf document - 2.6 MB).

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USFWS Regional Grant Programs
Support:
     - Wetland creation and restoration; wetland-related      educational projects
     - Conserving waterfowl and non-game migratory birds      through surveys, monitoring, or applied research
     - Efforts by private landowners, municipalities, and
   nonprofits      to restore fish and wildlife habitat

Learn more at www.fws.gov/midwest/Chicago/fundsources.htm.

Download Mike Redmer's presentation from the May 16, 2006 seminar (PowerPoint document - 400k).

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OSLAD & LAWCON Grant Programs
Supports efforts by towns, townships, and park districts to acquire and/or develop land for public parks and open space

Learn more at http://dnr.state.il.us/ocd/newoslad1.htm

Download Greg Akers' presentation from the May 16, 2006 seminar (PowerPoint document - 4.5 MB).

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C2000 Grant Program
and
IDNR Online Funding Source Database
The C2000 Program puts Acquisition, Restoration, Planning, & Outreach funds into the hands of landowners, both private and public.

Learn more at www.dnr.state.il.us/orep/c2000/

IDNR offers an online, searchable database of funding sources. The database is available at http://dnr.state.il.us/orep/c2000/grants/default.asp

 

 

Photo by Alison Cook.

Seminar speakers included Nancy Williamson (standing) of Conservation 2000, Mike Redmer (left) of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Amy Burns Walkenbach of the IL Environmental Protection Agency, and Greg Akers of the IL Dept. of Natural Resources.

 

Photo by Alison Cook.

Amy Burns Walkenbach answers questions from a potential applicant.

 

Photo by Alison Cook.

Greg Akers takes questions from the audience.

 

Photo by Alison Cook.

Mike Redmer (left) discusses the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding programs with a potential applicant.

 

Photo by Alison Cook.

Nancy Burgess (center) of Integrated Lakes Management and Chris and Paul Geiselhart of the Liberty Prairie Area Homeowners Association smile for the camera at the end of a successful event.

 

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