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Staff urges village partnership to pursue $250,000 IDOT infrastructure grant for sidewalks
Summary
District staff briefed the board on an IDOT reimbursement grant (up to $250,000) for sidewalks and walkability projects that requires a municipal fiscal agent and multiple deliverables; staff asked the board to approach the village to act as fiscal agent and to prepare surveys and a kickoff meeting.
District staff told the board about an IDOT infrastructure grant opportunity that reimburses up to $250,000 for sidewalks, crosswalks and ADA improvements within a two‑mile radius of the school. The grant requires a municipal fiscal agent (the village), engineering cost estimates, community letters of support, a public kickoff meeting, and student/parent walk‑and‑bike tallies.
"It is usually like sidewalks…It has to be any anything has to be a 2 mile radius of the school," the staff presenter said, and emphasized that the grant is a reimbursement program that requires the fiscal agent to front costs. Staff offered to lead grant writing but requested board support in securing village commitment and compiling required documentation and surveys; members suggested contacting village officials and the streets/sidewalks committee to expedite a kickoff meeting.
Board members discussed survey logistics (classroom tallies versus online forms) and volunteer help collecting letters of support. Staff said the district would reach out to a neighboring superintendent whose district previously received similar funding to learn best practices and timelines.
