Please be aware of the fact that the General Assembly increased the appropriation for this year’s Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant funding from $20.0 million to $31.8 million. This is an increase of 11.8 million dollars (59 %) for the OSLAD grant program and would appear to increase the likelihood of an agency receiving a grant award.

Note, applications are due by noon on Monday July 3, 2006 and may be completed on line at the following website:
http://dnr.state.il.us/ocd/OSLADApplication/login.asp

OSLAD grant applications may also be completed as paper copies and mailed in, see the following: http://dnr.state.il.us/ocd/gaoutnew.htm

Should you have any questions regarding the OSLAD grant program, please call our office at 217/782-7481.