Grant Opportunities

DCEO Grant Opportunities
RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION PROGRAM
Illinois boasts significant potential for renewable power generation: wind, solar, biogas, biomass and hydro-electric production offer both economic and environmental benefits. This program is designed to to foster the investment in and the development and use of renewable energy resources to generate significant amounts of clean, renewable, American made energy that can be generally sold into the electricity market.  Facilitation of such investment in renewable energy projects will bring strong economic development benefits including new income streams, new jobs, new investment, and new property tax revenues for local governments.
Applications due October 26, 2009.
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COMMUNITY RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM
While a number of utility-scale wind projects are under development in Illinois, so-called medium scale, "Community Renewable Energy" projects are not financially viable without assistance.  This program is targeted at solar, wind, and other renewable energy projects that provide energy for the applicants' own energy needs.  Eligible applicants include cooperative electric utilities, schools, universities, local governments, not-for-profit organizations and businesses.
Applications due October 26, 2009.
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