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For almost six years, the Full Circle community mapping project was confined to the City of Chicago. In January 2009, CMAP initiated the Full Circle expansion and enhancement initiative which was aimed at expanding the project to the collar counties. Under the initiative, CMAP availed $100,000 in community assistance grants to suburban municipalities that were interested in piloting the project. Suburban communities in the Chicago Metropolitan region were all invited to submit proposals for Full Circle community mapping assistance grant through their Regional Council of Mayors (COMs) or Council of Governments (COGs). Proposals were received from the following communities: City of Evanston, Village of Barrington, Village of Carpentersville, Village of South Elgin, United City of Yorkville, and the Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation (on behalf of SSMMA). The proposals were evaluated according to the following criteria:

  • Capacity for collecting data and documenting local assets (15%)
  • Demonstrated need for local data (15%)
  • Relevance of the proposed project to planning and community development (15%)
  • Capacity to utilize and disseminate collected information (15%)
  • Capacity for hosting public planning forums (15%)
  • Capacity for long-term administration of the proposed project (15%)
  • Suitability of the area to be served (10%)

Of the six proposals received, five met the criteria stated in the RFP and were awarded a total of $93,525.40 in community mapping assistance grants for the following projects:

The table below gives a breakdown of the grants awarded. Click on any of the above links to learn more about the projects.
 
 Applicant  Requested Amount  Amount Awarded
 Village of South Elgin  $25,000  $25,000
 City of Yorkville  $21,000  $21,000
 Village of Carpentersville  $11,950  $11,950
 Village of Evanston  $22,000  $18,700
 Village of Barrington  $18,445.40  $16,025.40
 TOTAL  $99,245.40  $93,525.40