Metro East Park and Recreation District Funding and Grants:

MEPRD FY12 Park and Trail Grant Matching Program:

The Metro East Park and Recreation District has committed funds, not to exceed a total program distribution of eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000), to be awarded to successful applicants of the MEPRD FY12 Park and Trail Grant Matching Program. For more information about this grant program, please review the grant application by clicking on the link .

***The MEPRD FY12 Park and Trail Grant Matching Program has been very successful, and as of January 10, 2012 MEPRD has awarded $682,050.00 in Grants. We encourage all communities to still apply for the remaining funds, and wish to congratulate those who have already been awarded a grant.***

MEPRD FY12 Park and Trail Grant Matching Program

MEPRD Event Sponsorship:

MEPRD has allocated a set amount of funds to assist with certain types of community events relating to parks, trails or recreation in Madison and St. Clair Counties, IL.  Funds were made available on July 1, 2011 and will be available for request till June 30, 2012 or until the funds are depleted.  Requests are reviewed on a first come first served basis.   Please review the application packet to see the types of events MEPRD will and will not assist.  If your organization qualifies please fill out the application and return it to MEPRD.

MEPRD FY12 Event Sponsorship Application - Information and Application

Madison and St. Clair County Funding:

Both the creation of the Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) and a one-tenth of one percent Sales Tax were approved by Madison and St. Clair County, Illinois voters in November 2000. Of these said funds, fifty percent is retained by the MEPRD organizational body (located at 104 United Dr, Collinsville, IL) and the other half is distributed back to the respective Counties. In Madison County the funds are received by the Madison County Park and Recreation Grant Commission, whereas in St. Clair County the funds are distributed equally between the St. Clair County Park and Recreation Grant Commission and the St. Clair County Property and Recreation Committee. Information pertaining to the availability and distribution of grant funds by these entities can only be obtained by contacting each individual County agency.

Other Funding Sources:

Illinois Trail Funding:

• IDOT Safe Routes to Schools
• Illinois Trail Grant Program
• OSLAD

Illinois Park Funding:

• Illinois Youth Recreation Corp. Program
• OSLAD
• PARC Grant Program

Federal Trail Funding:

• Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Program (CMAQ)
• General Search
• Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)
• National Park Service- Land and Water Conservation
• National Park Service- Preserve America Grant
• National Park Service- Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Program
• National Recreational Trails
• National Scenic Byways Program
• National Transportation Enhancements Clearing House
• Safe Routes to School (SRTS)
• Transportation Enhancement Activities
• US DOT Transportation, Community, and System Preservation

Other Funding Opportunities:

• Bikes Belong Coalition
• The Grantsmanship Center Online
• The Foundation Center
• Kodak American Greenways
• Park Pride

Handout on Grant Funding: