The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting grant applications for the Illinois Habitat Fund Special Funds Grant Program.
Donor Name: Illinois Department of Natural Resources
State: Illinois
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000-$300,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The Illinois Habitat Fund provides grants to appropriate not-for-profit organizations and to governmental entities for projects designated exclusively for the preservation and maintenance of high-quality habitat lands. This Fund is part of the Special Wildlife Funds Grant Program. Grants through the Illinois Habitat Fund are competitive and are evaluated for their merit.
Grant funding through this Fund supports activities and programs undertaken by land managers to preserve, protect, acquire, manage, and maintain high quality habitat for future generations. Goals include improving habitat quality and connectivity. Habitat can be characterized by such parameters as type, native diversity, size, structure, scarcity, and location. Connectivity is defined as linkage with neighboring habitat, whether existing or potential. Illinois’ habitat includes all wetlands, woodlands, grasslands, and agricultural lands, natural or altered, that support or have the potential to support populations of wild animals in any or all phases of their life cycles.
Funding Information
- Total Program Funding: $364,000.00
- Award Ceiling: $300,000.00
- Award Floor: $10,000.00
- Award Start Date: 01/10/2023
- Award End Date: 30/09/2025
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants: Government Organizations, Education Organizations, Nonprofit Organizations
- Must have expertise, equipment, adequate staff/workforce and permission from the landowner (if applicable) to develop and/or manage habitat.
- Eligible recipients are limited to managers of land.
- Eligible projects are limited to those seeking to preserve, protect, acquire or manage habitat in Illinois.
For more information, visit IDNR.
