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Welcome to the Corporation for Open Lands (“CorLands”) website and information regarding the O’Hare Modernization Mitigation Account (“OMMA”). The CorLands website is the home for information regarding the criteria for potential OMMA projects and the pre-proposal instructions, form and deadlines for the submittal of funding requests. To help organizations, agencies, and/or individuals confirm if a potential project qualifies for funding consideration under OMMA the following information is provided.

Criteria for potential OMMA projects and for the timelines and form for submitting pre-proposals for funding consideration,

(Microsoft Word Version)

Des Plaines River watershed boundaries (3.7mb) for the OMMA program (NOTE: projects located in the Wisconsin portion of the Des Plaines River watershed are not eligible for funding consideration), and

List of existing airports within and adjacent to the OMMA program boundaries.

CorLands would like to acknowledge and thank the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission and its partners who compiled and published the “Discover the Des Plaines River Watershed” map for allowing CorLands to use this map to depict the OMMA boundaries.