Illinois Climate Pollution Reduction Grants: Stretch Code Adoption Grant Application - Third Round

Who can apply

Government Organizations Applicant Eligibility: Only a municipality defined in the Energy Efficient Building Act (20 ILCS 3125/1) as any city, village, or incorporated town is eligible to apply. Any entity that is not defined as a municipality is not eligible to apply. Applicants included in the SAM.gov Exclusion List and status on the Illinois Stop Payment List will not be eligible for an award. Beneficiary Eligibility: The Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program in Illinois supports initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions across five key sectors. For the Stretch Code Adoption Grant, beneficiaries include local governments that receive financial and technical support to adopt and implement energy-efficient building codes. Indirect beneficiaries include community members who will benefit from lower utility bills, improved building performance, and reduced exposure to pollution as energy efficiency measures are adopted across the building stock. Credentials Documentation: To submit an application, the applicant must register and pre-qualify through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Grantee Portal, www.grants.illinois.gov/portal. Registration and pre-qualification are required annually. Selected applicants must also register with the federal SAM.gov and must have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) assigned in the sam.gov. Applicants included in the SAM.gov Exclusion List and status on the Illinois Stop Payment List will not be eligible for an award. The Grantee Portal alerts the entity alerts of “qualified” status or informs how to remediate a negative verification (e.g., missing UEI Unique Entity Identifier assigned in SAM.gov, not in good standing with the Secretary of State). Inclusion on the SAM.gov Exclusion List cannot be remediated.