FY 2025
Funding Opportunities
The Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) will offer three funding opportunities for the FY 2025 grant cycle. Each grant opportunity is listed below by program name and status. Eligible applicants can receive up to one MEPRD award per grant program, per fiscal year. Click on any one of the below-listed grants to learn more about the program and download the application.
FY 2025 Park and Trail Grant Program
- Program Status: Open
- Applications accepted 7/10/2024 - 5/30/2025; or until program funds are depleted.
FY 2025 Community Planning Grant Program
- Program Status: Open
- Applications accepted 7/10/2024 - 5/30/2025; or until program funds are depleted.
FY 2025 Event Sponsorship Grant Program
- Program Status: Open
- Applications accepted 7/10/2024 - 5/30/2025; or until program funds are depleted.
FY 2025
Program Funding
- Budgeted:
- $3,000,000.00
- 1 Pending:
- - $150,000.00
- 14 Awarded:
- - $2,395,273.63
- Remaining:
- $454,726.37
- Budgeted:
- $400,000.00
- 0 Pending:
- - $0.00
- 1 Awarded:
- - $34,200.00
- Remaining:
- $365,800.00
- Budgeted:
- $30,000.00
- 0 Pending:
- - $0.00
- 5 Awarded:
- - $12,500.00
- Remaining:
- $17,500.00
DISCLAIMER: Pending and Remaining Funds are subject to change at any time and may increase or decrease as grant requests are reviewed and processed. Check back frequently for the latest updates. Updated 12/11/2024.
County Affiliates
The creation of the Metro East Park and Recreation District (MEPRD) and a one-tenth of one percent sales tax were approved by Madison and St. Clair County, Illinois voters in November 2000. Of these said funds, fifty percent is retained by the MEPRD organizational body (whose office is located at 104 United Dr, Collinsville, IL 62234) and the other fifty percent is distributed back to the respective Counties. In Madison County, the funds are received by the Madison County Park and Recreation Grant Commission and in St. Clair County, the funds are distributed equally between the St. Clair County Park and Recreation Grant Commission and the St. Clair County Property and Recreation Committee. Information pertaining to the availability and distribution of grant funds by these entities can be obtained by contacting each individual County agency.
