ILMS Small Grants Program

In conjunction with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, ILMS offers small grants to organizations for projects too small for the usual grant channels. Project submission is simple and the response time is short.

Grant coordinator for ILMS is Tina Hissong. Tina is a past president of ILMS, and the current Executive Director of the Lake Maxinkuckee Environmental Council.

Background
The Indiana Lakes Management Society (ILMS) is pleased to offer small grants to qualified organizations, thanks to a Section 319 Watershed Planning Grant from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Our goals with this program are to support active lake associations and to provide seed money to establish new lake or similar associations.

Uses for grant funds could include:

• Education and outreach to local lake communities
• Promotion of lake associations
• Reduction of boating impacts
• Identification and management of watershed issues
• Volunteer water quality monitoring and associated equipment purchases
• Other similar efforts

We encourage you to be creative! We are looking for innovative new ideas for preserving the water quality in our lakes and watersheds.

Please fill out the attached application completely. Feel free to use additional pages. An electronic version of the application is available on our website, www.indianalakes.org. You may also contact the Grants Coordinator for an electronic copy.

Payment
Please note that payment will be made in arrears. This means that projects will be reimbursed on a quarterly basis. Project managers will be required to submit documentation such as bills, receipts or invoices in order to be reimbursed. Ten percent of the final payment will be withheld until the project is complete and a final report has been submitted.

Funds cannot be used for the following:

• Drainage, dredging or flood control projects
• Land payments
• Large equipment purchases for individuals
• Work required by federal regulations, such as an NPDES Permit
• Permit fees of any type
• To provide match for other grant programs
• Work on private lakes

Match Requirements
Successful grant applications must include at least a 25% match. This means that 25% of the total cost of the project must come from a local source of cash or in-kind services.

Contact Information
For questions or additional information, please contact Tina Hissong at 574-842-3686 or lmec@culcom.net. Please mail your completed application to:

ILMS Grants Coordinator
116 N. Main, PO Box 187
Culver, IN 46511