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April 16, 2021 By Shelley Byrne
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) have announced $110 million in grant funding available to the state’s public ports.
The Port Facilities Capital Investment Grant Program is part of the Rebuild Illinois capital plan, and the announcement was made April 12.
IDOT is seeking project proposals from the state’s 19 public port districts to help improve the ports and modernize and revitalize the state’s marine transportation system. Applications are due June 11. The funding is expected to be released later this year.
Grant proposals will be evaluated on their ability to advance the plan’s goals and objectives, which prioritize asset management performance-based decisions and projects that benefit disadvantaged or economically distressed areas