To safeguard environmental quality, consistent with the social and economic needs of the State of Illinois, so as to protect health, welfare, property, and the quality of life
The grant program seeks proposals for planning projects tackling nonpoint source (NPS) pollution to mitigate water quality impairments in Illinois' surface and groundwater. This initiative is supported by federal funds from the U.S. EPA under Section 319(h) of the Clean Water Act, dedicated to assisting in the implementation of strategies that prevent, eliminate, or reduce nonpoint source pollution.