SOUTHERN ILLINOIS – Four area projects are among a total of 25 across seven states have been awarded part of $25 million from the Delta Regional Authority’s Community Infrastructure Fund to improve basic public infrastructure.
The Village of Gorham was awarded more than $484,000 for a water system improvement project that will ensure the supply of drinking water in the event of a facility malfunction.
The Rend Lake Conservancy District was awarded nearly $922,000 for a public infrastructure project that will provide for the relocation and storage of the district’s chlorine dioxide system, as mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency, resulting in a secure, efficient water treatment process for the entire service population.
The Egyptian Electric Cooperative was awarded more than $1.8 million to support the infrastructure of a new substation construction project that will provide the additional electrical capacity needed for a building expansion, resulting in the creation of approximately 24 new, high paying jobs.
The City of Murphysboro was awarded nearly $496,000 for a public infrastructure project that will replace the main sanitary sewer trunkline to provide reliable service to the entire city and its tributary.
Funding for this program was made available, in part, by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law signed by President Biden — a key part of his Investing in America agenda to grow local economies from the middle out and bottom up and to create more resilient and healthier communities across the country.
Designed to address unmet needs in basic public infrastructure, transportation infrastructure and flood control needs, these CIF-award projects will help strengthen the economic vitality of the DRA region by building safer, more resilient communities. Together, these 25 projects are estimated to create or retain more than 1,100 jobs and impact more than 75,000 families across 25 communities.
This round of CIF funding is DRA’s final funding award for the 2024 fiscal year. During 2024, DRA invested nearly $32 million in 32 projects through the CIF program.