Governor Rauner Announces Public Infrastructure Grant Recipients
36 communities across 29 Illinois counties receive public infrastructure funds
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced the recipients of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for Public Infrastructure. Thirty-six communities across the state will receive federal funds totaling $14.5 million.
“Public infrastructure is important not only for the day-to-day function of Illinoisans, but to bolster growth and economic development within a community,” said Governor Rauner. “These grant dollars will be used for projects such as water, sanitary and sewer system improvements that will greatly support our low-income communities and attract more opportunities for residents.”
CDBG recipients:
Alexander County
Village of Thebes – $208,650 – Water treatment plant improvements
Bond County
Village of Sorento – $500,000 – Construction of new elevated water storage tank
Bureau County
Village of DePue – $288,104 – Replace the current Princeton Street booster station
City of Princeton – $500,000 – Sanitary sewer line replacement
Christian County
Village of Morrisonville – $500,000 – Sanitary sewer improvements
Village of Mount Auburn – $500,000 – Proposed water system improvements
Coles County
Village of Ashmore – $500,000 – Water distribution improvements
Cumberland County
Village of Greenup – $170,000 – New water main distribution and appurtenances
Cottonwood Township – $500,000 – Water distribution improvements
Edgar County
Hunter Township – $185,000 – Water distribution improvements
Effingham County
Village of Watson – $103,425 – Sanitary sewer improvements
Watson Township – $500,000 – Water distribution improvements
City of Effingham – $500,000 – Water distribution improvements
Fayette County
City of St. Elmo – $500,000 – Water distribution improvements
Village of Ramsey – $500,000 – Sanitary sewer improvements
Fayette County – $500,000 – New water main distribution and appurtenances
Franklin County
Village of Royalton – $500,000 – Improvements to existing sewage treatment plant
Hancock County
City of LaHarpe – $500,000 – Water distribution improvements
Iroquois County
Village of Loda – $500,000 – Construction of new elevated water storage tank
Jasper County
Village of Willow Hill – $144,900 – Replace a lift station and upgrade sewer lagoon
Jo Daviess County
Village of Stockton – $453,700 – Water distribution improvements
Knox County
City of Abingdon- $500,000 – Sanitary sewer improvements
LaSalle County
City of LaSalle – $500,000 – Separate storm sewer flows
Lawrence County
City of Bridgeport – $500,000 – Sanitary sewer improvements
Macon County
Village of Niantic – $500,000 – Water distribution improvements
Massac County
Massac County – $199,890 – New water lines to the Southland Subdivision
Mercer County
Village of Joy – $500,000 – Construction of new elevated water storage tank
Montgomery County
Audubon Township – $500,000 – Water distribution improvements
Morgan County
Village of Chapin – $483,600 – Replace existing wastewater lagoon aeration system
Putman County
Village of Standard – $81,500 – New storm water pumping station
Shelby County
Clarksburg Township – $500,000 – Water distribution improvements
Warren County
City of Monmouth – $500,000 – Water distribution improvements
Wayne County
Big Mound Township – $111,018 – Install new rural waterlines and connect homes
White County
City of Carmi – $90,387 – New lift station, and replacement of sewer line
Williamson County
City of Carterville – $500,000 – Water system improvements
Winnebago County
Village of Durand – $500,000 – Potable water well improvements
The CDBG program was established by the federal Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (Act). Administered nationally by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), DCEO administers the State of Illinois CDBG – Small Cities Program. State-administered funds are only available to units of general local government (i.e., cities, villages, townships and counties). Municipalities must be 50,000 or less in population and must not be located in an urban county that receives entitlement program funds (there are 42 entitlement communities in Illinois that receive their own allocation of CDBG funds).
