The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus is proud to partner with ComEd to administer the Powering Safe Communities program.
Donor Name: Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
State: Illinois
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/24/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $10,000
Details:
The Powering Safe Communities program will continue to provide grants of up to $10,000 for local public safety and electrification projects. Recognizing that electrification can reduce carbon emissions, improve public health outcomes, and advance community resiliency, there will be a special focus on electrification projects this year.
Goals
The Powering Safe Communities grant program seeks to:
- Enhance the quality of life in cities, villages, and towns in the ComEd region and among Metropolitan Mayors Caucus member communities
- Enable local governments to provide for the health and safety of their residents and visitors
- Address unmet public safety needs
- Advance local sustainability
- Leverage additional resources to efficiently deliver public safety programs and services
- Enable the use of technology to improve public safety and emergency response
- Provide for the safety of the greatest number of people and vulnerable populations
- Foster collaboration and cooperation in the community to create a culture of safety and wellness as referenced in the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus’ Greenest Region Compact 2
- Demonstrate innovation, professionalism and cost-effective strategies.
- Support leadership in public safety and activities that lead to recognition and accreditation
- Build community resiliency and enhance preparedness.
- Improve public health outcomes
- Provide access to electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging station(s), and electric vehicle infrastructure
- Improve public safety relative to the use and distribution of electricity.
Funding Information
Grants will be for amounts up to $10,000
Eligibility Criteria
Municipalities, townships, counties, and other local governments that provide for the safety of the public within ComEd’s service territory in the following counties are eligible to apply: Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Henry, Iroquois, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, McHenry, Ogle, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago and Woodford. Not-for-profit organizations are eligible to apply if they partner with at least one municipality. 2021 and 2022 Powering Safe Communities grant recipients are ineligible. However, previous Powering Safe Communities grantees from 2015-2020 are eligible. Applicants must be in good standing with ComEd related to provision of utilities.
Eligible Activities
The purchase of goods or services that enhances the applicant’s ability to achieve the Goals, are eligible costs. These include:
- Public Safety Equipment: Equipment that enhances the safety of the general public including traffic safety, communications, monitoring, protective and other equipment.
- Emergency Response Equipment and Supplies: Equipment that enhances the ability of first-responders to provide for the safety and welfare of the general or targeted populations including specialized emergency response, emergency transport, communications, and other essential emergency equipment; and specialty emergency response supplies not otherwise available.
- Disaster Preparedness and Resiliency: Equipment and supplies that improve the ability of the community to prevent and respond to disasters, and mitigate resulting threats.
- Public Safety Programs and Plans: Public education and engagement programs that prepare residents for disaster, reduce threats to vulnerable populations, and foster cooperation and collaboration to improve the long-term safety of the community; training resources and programs for government officials that improve skills, and other programs that meet the Powering Safe Communities grant program goals; and public safety plans that optimize a local government’s ability to deliver services.
- Electrification Projects (Special Focus area): Electrification is the use of electric energy efficient technologies as alternatives to fossil fuels or non-energized processes. Electrification projects that improve public health outcomes, provide for cleaner transportation options, and conserve the usage of energy are eligible. Examples of electrification projects include, but are not limited to:
- Electric vehicle charging station(s)
- Electric vehicle purchase
For more information, visit Metropolitan Mayors Caucus.