Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grants

Two Hancock County communities to receive $600,000 OSLAD grants for outdoor recreation

January 30, 2024 | By Muddy River News

ALEDO, Ill. — Five communities in Illinois’ 47th District — two of them in Hancock County — have been awarded $3 million in state grants through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) program. Dallas City and Nauvoo both will receive $600,000. Dallas City’s proposed project will add a five-foot…

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Pritzker announces $60 million park grants; allotments put added emphasis on ‘distressed’ communities

March 2, 2023 | By JERRY NOWICKI, Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday announced the release of nearly $60 million in grant funding to help local governments develop public parks and open spaces, over 20 percent of which will go to “distressed” communities. The money through the Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grants was distributed to 118 projects, all but…

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