Illinois is making $56 million in grant funding available to help low-income communities improve public infrastructure, update housing and enhance public safety for their residents through its Community Development Block Grant program.
Funding categories include:
- $25 million for public infrastructure, which includes construction of storm sewer pipes, waterline replacements, and water storage tank construction, and other critical projects that help mitigate flooding and support sewage management, water delivery and other public water necessities.
- $15 million for housing rehabilitation, designed to assist low-to-moderate income homeowners with improvements to ensure safe and sanitary living conditions. Funding can be used for structural work, lead remediation, electrical, plumbing, new appliances, flooring, accessibility accommodations, and more.
- $13 million for community revitalization, which includes projects that address structures that pose a health and safety hazard, crumbling sidewalks and streetscapes that make pedestrian traffic difficult, commercial facades with deferred maintenance, preservation of historic structures, and renovating closed buildings that could be used for new purposes.
- $3 million for emergency projects that can be funded on an as-needed basis.
Public infrastructure grants can range up to $1.5 million, housing rehabilitation grants up to $800,000 and community revitalization grants up to $2 million.
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will accept applications for public infrastructure and housing rehabilitation grants until Aug. 27.
Applications for community revitalization funding will be accepted on a rolling basis once the notice of funding opportunity is posted.
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