ComEd logoThe Metropolitan Mayors Caucus is proud to partner with ComEd to administer the Powering Safe Communities program. The Powering Safe Communities program will continue to provide grants of up to $10,000 for local public safety and electrification projects. Recognizing that electrification can reduce carbon emissions, improve public health outcomes, and advance community resiliency, there will be a special focus on electrification projects this year.

Feel free to refer to the Powering Safe Communities 2022 Guidelines prior to submitting an application. Applications are being accepted here.

Key Dates
Grant Cycle Opens: January 14, 2022, 7:00 a.m. Central Time
Grant application deadline: March 25, 2022, 5:00 p.m. Central Time

Goals

The Powering Safe Communities grant program seeks to:

  1. Enhance the quality of life in cities, villages, and towns in the ComEd region and among Metropolitan Mayors Caucus member communities;
  2. Enable local governments to provide for the health and safety of their residents and visitors;
  3. Address unmet public safety needs;
  4. Advance local sustainability;
  5. Leverage additional resources to efficiently deliver public safety programs and services;
  6. Enable the use of technology to improve public safety and emergency response;
  7. Provide for the safety of the greatest number of people and vulnerable populations;
  8. Foster collaboration and cooperation in the community to create a culture of safety and wellness as referenced in the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus’ Greenest Region Compact 2;
  9. Demonstrate innovation, professionalism and cost-effective strategies;
  10. Support leadership in public safety and activities that lead to recognition and accreditation;
  11. Build community resiliency and enhance preparedness;
  12. Improve public health outcomes;
  13. Provide access to electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging station(s), and electric vehicle infrastructure;
  14. Improve public safety relative to the use and distribution of electricity.

Eligibility
Municipalities, townships, counties, and other local governments that provide for the safety of the public
within ComEd’s service territory (see map) in the following counties are eligible to apply: Boone, Bureau,
Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Henry, Iroquois, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake,
LaSalle, Lee, Livingston, Marshall, McHenry, Ogle, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago
and Woodford.

Not-for-profit organizations are eligible to apply if they partner with at least one
municipality.

2020 and 2021 Powering Safe Communities grant recipients are ineligible. Previous Powering
Safe Communities grantees from 2015 – 2019 are eligible.

Public safety projects that meet the program’s guidelines will be accepted.

A special consideration will be given to electrification project proposals. Electrification projects that improve public health outcomes, provide for cleaner transportation options, and conserve the usage of energy are eligible. Examples of electrification projects include, but are not be limited to, projects that:

  • Support Electric vehicle charging station(s)
  • Support the purchase of an Electric Vehicle

Applicants must be in good standing with ComEd related to provision of utilities.

E-mail Brian Tomkins at btomkins@mayorscaucus.org with any questions or comments.