Notice of Termination: Important Update
Title
TCTAC Program Currently Suspended
Program Details
The Thriving Communities Initiative provided technical assistance, planning, and capacity-building support for rural, Tribal, or disadvantaged communities adversely or disproportionately affected by the coal transition, mining-related degradation, stormwater management issues, and other environmental challenges. This initiative helped to build organizational capacity to apply for state and federal funding to deliver quality infrastructure projects that enable communities and neighborhoods to thrive.
As part of the Great Lakes Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center, TCTAC, University of Illinois Extension partnered with Prairie Rivers Network to support Illinois communities that had been disproportionately burdened by environmental hazards and historically did not had the resources to apply for environmental, climate, or energy-related grants. Great Lakes TCTAC helped community organizations successfully navigate funding opportunities that let them access the resources they need to lead in the clean energy transition, pollution clean-up, and green workforce development.
Previous Services Offered
- Grant opportunity exploration and identification.
- Partnership coordination and meeting facilitation.
- Strategic planning sessions and workshops.
- Educational materials, including fact sheets and guides.
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