Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation

Applications are now open for our Pollinator Meadows Grant Program! Deadline is Thursday, March 4, 2021.

The Foundation's Pollinator Meadows Program is designed to help local governments and nonprofits convert turf grass to pollinator habitat. Applicants from southern Illinois are strongly encouraged to apply.

Follow the link below to apply:
https://www.illinoiscleanenergy.org/natural-areas-program/pollinator-meadows-program

Pollinator Meadows Program | Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation The Foundation designed its Pollinator Meadows Grant Program to help local governments and nonprofits convert turf grass to pollinator habitat. The Foundation may limit invitations from a geographic region to ensure an equitable distribution of awards.

The Foundation welcomes interested schools and nonprofit organizations to apply for the next cycle of its K-12 Pollinator Schools Grant Program.

Proposal deadline is August 27, 2020.

Grant period runs from November 1, 2020 through April 30, 2022. On the ground work would not have to begin until the latter half of the 18-month grant period.

https://www.illinoiscleanenergy.org/natural-areas-program/k-12-pollinator-schools-program

We look forward to the time when large workdays can be safely held again, as shown in these photos of volunteers from past Community Stewardship grant projects. For those who are planning for that time, the Foundation welcomes interested organizations to apply for the Fall 2020 cycle of its Community Stewardship Challenge Grant Program.

Proposal deadline is August 11.
Grant period runs from November 1, 2020 through April 30, 2022.

Congratulations 2019 Community Stewardship Grantee, Friends of the Forest Preserves for reaching the match goal to support the care of habitat at Dan Ryan Woods. Thank you to Friends of Dan Ryan Woods and private donors. It is your work and support that helped make this happen. Keep up the good work all!