Illinois Compiled Statutes 405 ILCS 155/30 – Eligibility criteria; applications; evaluation
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(a) The Secretary shall set priorities and develop criteria for the award of grants to outdoor environmental, ecological, agricultural, or other natural resource-based or outdoor-based therapy programs considering, at a minimum, programs that:
(1) use veterans for at least 50% of the program’s
(1) use veterans for at least 50% of the program’s
implementation or administration;
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(2) contribute to healthy lifestyles through outdoor
recreation;
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(3) will commit matching and in-kind resources;
(4) create partnerships with public and private
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 405 ILCS 155/30
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(4) create partnerships with public and private
entities;
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(5) maximize the number of participants who can be
served, particularly participants who are veterans or who are recovering from substance abuse or physical or mental trauma;
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(6) use a State park, other natural venue, or
Department personnel as a resource;
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(7) use research-based and effective environmental,
ecological, agricultural, or other natural resource-based or outdoor-based therapy;
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(8) provide citizens of the State of Illinois with
opportunities to directly experience and understand nature and the natural world; and
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(9) include ongoing program evaluation and assessment
and reporting of program effectiveness.
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(b) The Secretary shall select activities eligible for the awarding of grants. The activities may include, but need not be limited to, the following:
(1) outdoor recreation;
(2) outdoor environmental studies;
(3) agricultural activities;
(4) natural resource-based activities;
(5) conservation;
(6) ecological activities; and
(7) stewardship or restoration.
(c) The following activities are ineligible for the awarding of grants from the Outdoor Rx Program:
(1) activities that may be perceived to lobby or
(1) outdoor recreation;
(2) outdoor environmental studies;
(3) agricultural activities;
(4) natural resource-based activities;
(5) conservation;
(6) ecological activities; and
(7) stewardship or restoration.
(c) The following activities are ineligible for the awarding of grants from the Outdoor Rx Program:
(1) activities that may be perceived to lobby or
advocate for political purposes;
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(2) activities that are not in compliance with local,
State, or federal laws; and
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(3) organized youth sports, such as a community
league or school team.
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(d) The following criteria shall be used to evaluate applications:
(1) proposals that provide for public or private
(1) proposals that provide for public or private
partnerships;
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(2) proposals that provide for innovative ways to
increase the availability and use of outdoor recreation facilities;
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(3) proposals that show consideration for the
economics of installation or implementation to provide the greatest cost-to-benefit ratio, for example, where private parties contribute more than the minimum amount;
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(4) proposals that commit matching and in-kind
resources;
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(5) proposals that use a State park, other natural
venue, or Department personnel as a resource;
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(6) proposals that contribute to healthy lifestyles
through outdoor recreation and sound nutrition;
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(7) proposals that contribute to the statewide
network of facilities or programs;
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(8) proposals that encourage community involvement;
(9) proposals that encourage sound environmental
(9) proposals that encourage sound environmental
practices;
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(10) proposals that maximize the number of
participants who can be served;
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(11) proposals that provide an opportunity to
experience the outdoors directly and understand nature and the natural world;
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(12) proposals that include ongoing program
evaluation and assessment and reporting of program effectiveness;
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(13) proposals that make use of research-based and
effective environmental, ecological, agricultural, or other natural resource-based therapy; and
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(14) proposals that demonstrate innovative approaches
to outdoor-based therapy.
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