Site Improvements
Grants Management Program
CSFA Number: 420-00-1960
STATE AGENCY INFORMATION
Agency Name
Department Of Commerce And Economic Opportunity (420)
Agency Identification
20-3
Agency Contact
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Short Description
The Governor and the General Assembly direct the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to administer grants for specific miscellaneous purposes to bolster the state’s economy, promote a clean environment, and improve the overall quality of life throughout the state of Illinois. This grant program is available to any entity receiving funding via lump sum appropriation. Eligible costs for this program are bondable costs associated with site improvements. This includes demolition; grading/earthwork; landscaping; sidewalks; replacement of bridges; construction and/or upgrade of roads, parking lots, curb and gutter, parks and other open spaces as well as structures within them; etc. This may include associated streetscaping.
Federal Authorization
N/A
Illinois Statue Authorization
20 ILCS 605/605-55 and/or 20 ILCS 605/605-30; Public Act 100-0586
Illinois Administrative Rules Authorization
N/A
Objective
Bolster the state’s economy, promote a clean environment, and improve the overall quality of life throughout the state of Illinois.
Eligible Applicants
Nonprofit Organizations; Government Organizations;
Applicant Eligibility
N/A
Beneficiary Eligibility
N/A
Types of Assistance
Project Grants
Subject / Service Area
Economic Development
Credentials / Documentation
N/A
Preapplication Coordination
Applications are due by the deadline identified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity Supplement. All applications received by the deadline will be scored on merit and finalists will be notified via a Notice of State Award.
Application Procedures
submission via email to ceo.ogmgrants@illinois.gov in response to, and by the listed deadline for, a posted NoFO
Criteria Selecting Proposals
Awards issued as long as project receives all required program approvals for the proposed project & for a capital project.
Award Procedures
Awards issued as long as project receives all required program approvals for a capital project. Disbursements via working capital advance (if needed) & reimbursement per submitted financial reports approved
Range of Approval or Disapproval Time
N/A
Uses and Restrictions
For bondable costs. No indirect costs.
Reports
PFR & PPR on either Qtly or Monthly basis depending on Risk Assessment Specific Conditions &/or project details
Records
standard 3-yr records retention policy as referenced in the executed Grant Agreements.
Account Identification
Multiple/Various, as the program processes grants for many separate projects from lump sum appropriations
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Various
Program Accomplishments
Multiple/Various, as the program processes grants for many separate projects from lump sum appropriations
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Federal Guidance of 2 CFR 200; the Illinois Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (30 ILCS 708); the Illinois Administrative Rules for the State Administration of the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (44 Ill. Adm. Code, Subtitle F, Chapter 1, Part 7000).
Regional or Local Assistance Location
Statewide
Headquarters Office
500 East Monroe, Springfield IL 62701
Example Projects
Multiple/Various, as the program processes grants for many separate projects from lump sum appropriations
Published Date
10/19/2021
FUNDING INFORMATION
Funding By Fiscal Year
FY 2020 : $151,379
FY 2023 : $4,000,000
Federal Funding
None
Notice of Funding Opportunities
| Agency ID | Award Range | Application Range |
TOP 5 ACTIVE AWARDS
| Agency ID | Grantee Name | Start Date | End Date | Amount |
| 21-203463 | City of Chicago | 01/01/2023 | 12/31/2024 | 5,000,000 |
| 21-203464 | City of Chicago | 01/01/2023 | 12/31/2025 | 5,000,000 |
| 20-203430 | County of Winnebago | 04/01/2022 | 03/31/2025 | 1,100,000 |
| 20-203408 | City of Dixon | 10/01/2021 | 09/30/2025 | 1,000,000 |
| 23-203257 | GREATER CHATHAM INITIATIVE INC | 05/01/2024 | 04/30/2025 | 858,400 |