Section 3070.30  Assistance Formula

The PARC program shall operate on a reimbursement basis providing up to the following maximum percentages for funding assistance:  

a)         Of the total amount of PARC project funds awarded statewide, 20% shall be awarded to the Chicago Park District, provided that the Chicago Park District complies with the provisions of State law and this Part, and 80% shall be awarded to local government units outside of the City of Chicago.

b)         Any grant under the Park and Recreational Facility Construction Act [30 ILCS 764] (Act) to a local government shall be conditioned upon the State providing assistance up to 75% of the approved project costs, with the exception of those local governments defined as disadvantaged, which shall be eligible for up to 90% State funding assistance provided that no more than 10% of the amount so appropriated in any fiscal year under the Act is made available for disadvantaged local governments.

c)         The Department will determine which local governments are considered disadvantaged based on calculations using the most current published Illinois Census data and Illinois Department of Revenue information.  The Department may consider a unit of local government's request for inclusion as a disadvantaged applicant.  If so requested, the unit of local government must submit verifiable data to justify its request. The Department may consider other available data in its calculations, but reserves the final determination on whether an applicant meets the definition of a disadvantaged community.