TRRC Community Planning

Welcome to the TRRC Community Planning page. Here community leaders can find resources to help them better their communities and find help with community planning needs.

Community Development Department and Grant Management

Provides assistance to county, city, village and special districts for planning including land use, housing, recreation, economic development, environment, solid waste management and other areas.

Assists local governments to find, gain access to and benefits from various programs on State and Federal levels as well as non-governmental sources. This includes project planning, grant application preparation and administration.

Some of the funding sources include:
· Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA)
· Illinois Community Development Assistance Program (CDAP)
· Illinois Department of Natural Resources – Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD)
· U.S. Dept. of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA)
· Rural Development/USDA

Provides staff upon which local governments or public regional groups can call to provide services under contract.

Administers the development of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Two Rivers Economic Development District. This includes facilitating public participation and development of an economic development strategy for Adams, Brown, Cass, Pike, Scott, & Schuyler counties and incorporating those into a regional strategy and work plan.

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

Provide assistance for business startup and expansion including:
· Financing through direct loans, micro-loans and participation loans
· Business feasibility and plan counseling (with SBDC)
· Hiring and job training (with WIA)
· Infrastructure, Business and Industrial Park planning and development

LINKS

County Web sites

Local Economic Development agencies

Great River Economic Development Foundation

University of Illinois Extension Brown and Adams County

University of Illinois Extension Pike County