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Costs for the projects are covered by public and private funding from the Program's partners: the United States Department of Transportation, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Cook County, the City of Chicago, and public and private railroads (represented by the Association of American Railroads).
Tax incentives Another way landowners can be persuaded to conserve their private land is through tax incentive programs. For example, Louisiana has a tax exemption program providing tax relief for landowner that commit to specific management plans.
A block grant in the United States is a grant-in-aid of a specified amount from the federal government of the United States to individual states and local governments to help support various broad purpose programs, such as law enforcement, social services, public health, and community development.
The board of directors decided a name change was in order. Logan County was added to the list of locations being served and assets had grown to $800,000. In April 2004, CFMC officially became Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, Inc. In fiscal 2007 (July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007), the Foundation and its donors distributed $484,841 in grants.
Categorical grants, also called conditional grants, are grants issued by the United States Congress which may be spent only for narrowly defined purposes. They are the main source of federal aid to state and local governments and can be used only for specified categories of state and local spending, such as education or roads.
About 90% of federal aid dollars are spent for categorical grants. Project grants are grants given by the government to fund research projects, such as a research project for medical purposes. An individual must acquire certain qualifications before applying for such a grant and the normal duration for project grants is three years.
In other words, a community foundation is like a public foundation. This type of foundation requires community representation in the governing board and grants made to improve the community. Often, a city has a community foundation with a governing board composed of many leaders of the business, religious, and local interests.
Illinois Commerce Commission; Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability; Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service; Illinois Community and Residential Services Authority; Illinois Community College Board; Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan; Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities