IDNR
Accepting Applications for Snowmobile Trail Establishment Grant
Program
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[September 04, 2020]
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)
today announced applications are now being accepted for grants
through the Snowmobile Trail Establishment Fund (STEF) grant
program. The deadline to apply is Oct. 1, 2020.
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The STEF grant program is offered annually and provides
financial assistance up to 100 percent of eligible
development/rehabilitation and equipment costs incurred by a
local agency for approved projects that benefit public
snowmobiling opportunities.
The primary purpose of the STEF grant program is to provide
financial aid to eligible private, not-for-profit snowmobile
clubs for the purpose of assisting such organizations to
construct, maintain and rehabilitate snowmobile trails and
facilities on public lands, designated roadways, or private land
opened to such use in the state. The following types of projects
are eligible for STEF funding: trail clearing, signs and
fencing; lease of equipment necessary for facility construction;
warming shelters/restrooms; and, other snowmobile trail needs
(considered on a case-by-case basis).
The STEF program is a state-financed program enacted by Sections
9-1 and 9-2 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act [625
ILCS 40/9-1 and 9-2]. Funds for the program are derived from
snowmobile registration fees and for that reason require the use
and oversight of a public entity’s procurement guidelines to
ensure the proper stewardship of the funds.
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The program is managed in Illinois by the IDNR and
applications for this round of grants must be submitted to the IDNR
by 5:00 p.m. Oct. 1, 2020. The Notice of Funding Opportunity can be
found at:
https://www.illinois.gov/sites/gata/Pages/
default.aspx.
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Consult the IDNR website at
https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/AEG
/Pages/Grant-Administration.aspx for more information, or call
the IDNR Grants main line at 217-782-7481.
[Rachel Torbert] |