To date, there has been $8,143,724.00 in grants obtained since Jim was elected Mayor.
To learn more specifics about grants that have supported City of Marseilles initiatives, click the + on the left of any grant listing.
$125,000.00 grant was obtained from the Secretary of State’s Office to assist with $259,000.00 spent for concrete/copper gutters, roof, and tuckpointing for bricks and facia.
$500,000 grant for constructing a sidewalk on Rutland Street up to the Medical Center
$650,000 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development grant for renovation of Broadway Park and installation of splash pad
$40,000 grant from IDOT Safe Routes to School to perform audit and develop Community Travel Plan; additional $250,000 for repair/replacement of sidewalks on Lincoln, Broadway and Illinois Street, installation of handicap access ramps at intersections and illuminated speed warning signs
$200,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for Municipal Boat Launch
Two, $450,000 Housing Rehabilitation Grants for low to moderate income families. More than 10 homes were renovated with over $1,000,000 invested. The City is working on the application to cover costs through grants for Round 3.
$1,500,000 Brownfield Grant to address environmental issues at Washington School and the Nabisco building
$40,000 grant for housing demolition for residences too damaged to be rehabilitated
$1.2 million grant to build a levee around the north Wastewater Treatment Plant to prevent flooding
$50,000 grant from Environmental Protection Agency for Lead Water Pipe Survey and inventory
$1,000,000 grant to line sanitary sewers on Illinois Street
$538,724 grant to line sanitary sewers on East Bluff, Union and Washington Street
$1,200,000 Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant from Federal Emergency Management Agency for floodwall and pumping station construction to protect north wastewater treatment plant