1. Grants Morgan B. Johnston, E.I.T. Sustainability Coordinator, Facilities & Services University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Big Ten Environmental Stewardship Group November 14-16, 2010 Suhail Barot, Chair Student Sustainability Committee University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign John G. Dempsey, Ph.D., P.E., LEED ® AP Executive Director, Facilities & Services University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2. State Grants Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development (DCEO) Public Sector Electric Efficiency Program (EEPS) Large Customer Program New Construction Program Natural Gas Energy Efficiency Programs Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation Lighting Retrofits Wind Turbine, Biomass Boiler Illinois Finance Authority New Energy Efficiency Initiative Program Illinois State Treasurer’s Office New Cultivate Illinois Green Energy Program

3. Finding Grants  Illinois Library IRIS: http://www.library.illinois.edu/iris/ http://www.library.illinois.edu/iris/ Resources for Grants U.S. Federal Government Departments, Agencies, and Institutes (via FedWorld) Grants.gov Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) FedBizOpps Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) The Foundation Center National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA)

4. Unknown Territory  Grants are ubiquitous on campus, but this was the first time we were using them for facilities  Our accounting staff had to learn the processes  We are still working through the best methods for using the grants

5. Worth the Effort: $7,197,810