(20 ILCS 205/205-27)
Sec. 205-27.
Livestock show promotion grants.
The
Department has the power to develop and implement a
program of grants to promote National Junior Livestock Association production
livestock shows that have been approved by the Department and are scheduled to
be held at the Illinois State Fair or the DuQuoin State Fair. Grant applicants
must be nonprofit organizations that organize or sponsor the shows and must
submit information requested by the Department to verify their nonprofit nature
and financial condition.
Criteria for awarding grants shall include, but need not be limited to, the
following: (i) the length of the show; (ii) the estimated proceeds of the show;
(iii) the number of entries in the show; and (iv) the economic impact of the
show upon the State.
Grants shall be awarded from funds appropriated for this purpose to a
maximum
of $100,000 per fiscal year. Any number of grants may be awarded, but no
single grant may exceed $25,000 and no more than one grant may be awarded for
the promotion of one show.
(Source: P.A. 90-641, eff. 1-1-99; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)
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