For a more detailed program description, click here . Eligibility is limited to state-supported colleges and universities. This program provides both technical and financial assistance to help entities increase the quantity of materials recycled in Illinois. The program also works to advance the self-sufficiency of the recycling industry in Illinois. For a more detailed program description, click here .
Funding is provided through a competitive grant round process.
An applicant investment of at least 50 percent is required for all proposals. The purpose of the market development program is to provide grants for the purchase or conversion of equipment to manufacture products from recycled products, and procurement and end-use testing of recycled content products. For a more detailed program description, click here . The mission of the Used Tire Recovery Program is to develop self-sustaining markets for Illinois used and waste tires. The program offers funding assistance in the form of grants and loans for projects which reuse, recycle, or recover energy from used tires.