The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (the “Department”) is issuing this Notice of Funding Opportunity to solicit applications for the 2022 Public Infrastructure Grant opportunity funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Donor Name: Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity
State: Illinois
County: Selected Counties
City/Village: Selected Cities and Villages
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/19/2023
Size of the Grant: $300,000 – $1,500,000
Details:
The purpose of grants relative to the Public Infrastructure (PI) Notice of Funding Opportunity is to fund water and sanitary systems and storm sewer construction projects that alleviate public health, safety, and public welfare and help communities with substantial low to moderate-income populations. Project areas must be primarily residential in character. Projects that are designed to benefit a commercial/business area are not eligible.
All grant funded projects must meet the following requirements:
- Low-to-Moderate Income Benefit Requirements: Projects must benefit at least 51.0 percent low-to-moderate income persons. Those projects benefiting less than 51.0 percent LMI persons will not be considered for funding.
- Documentation of Threat to Health and Safety: Projects must address present conditions that affect public health and safety.
- Water and Sewer Rates: Water or sewer rates must currently meet or exceed 1 percent of the Median Household Income (MHI) per 5,000 gallons. This requirement does not apply to storm sewer or drainage projects.
Funding Information
Total amount of funding expected to be awarded through this NOFO is $17,500,000. Awards will range from $300,000 to $1,500,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include:
- Only units of general local government (i.e., cities, villages, townships and counties) may apply for funding. County and township applicants should not include areas that are incorporated within a city or village. Incorporated areas must apply on their own behalf, regardless of whether a water district or sanitary district is involved. Only units of local government recognized by the Illinois Constitution and able to support economic development activities on a sufficient scale are eligible to apply for Economic Development grant funding. This includes cities, villages, and counties.
- Municipalities must not be a HUD direct Entitlement community or be located in an urban county that receives “entitlement” funds. Communities receiving an annual allocation directly from HUD on an entitlement (formula) basis are not eligible to apply for the State’s CDBG funding. In 2022, Illinois has 33 metropolitan cities and eight urban counties names as Entitlements. This includes the Counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison, McHenry, St. Clair and Will; and the Cities or Villages of Arlington Heights, Aurora, Berwyn, Bloomington, Champaign, Chicago, Cicero, Danville, Decatur, DeKalb, DesPlaines, Elgin, Evanston, Hoffman Estates, Joliet, Kankakee, Moline, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Normal, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Palatine, Pekin, Peoria, Rantoul, Rockford, Rock Island, Schaumburg, Skokie, Springfield, Urbana, Waukegan.
For more information, visit IDCEO.
