January 10, 2025

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Ring in 2025 with SSMMA: Upcoming Dates and Membership Opportunities

As we welcome the start of the New Year, SSMMA would like to wish everyone health, prosperity, and good fortune in the year ahead! We’re excited to continue working together to foster economic growth, collaboration, and sustainability in our communities. Here’s to a year filled with new opportunities and shared success! Check out some of our upcoming events and announcements.


Don’t miss the next Little Calumet Watershed Meeting on January 16 at 4:30pm. Find the meeting details here.


Please note that SSMMA will be closed on Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.


• Mark your calendars for the 2025 Vendor Fair on Thursday, March 20, at 4:30 PM at Glenwoodie Golf Course. It’s a great opportunity to connect and network with other SSMMA Members.


• Become an Associate Member of SSMMA in 2025! Membership offers exclusive access to resources, events, and networking opportunities. Learn more here.


We look forward to an exciting year ahead with you!

Upcoming Meetings and Events


Visit our website for SSMMA's meeting schedule, Zoom log-in information, and meeting materials.


Check out SSMMA's 2025 Meeting Calendar


Little Calumet River Watershed - January 16 at 4:30pm


Business Meeting - January 16 at 6:00pm via Zoom


SSMMA Legislative Breakfast - February 7 at 8:30am

(Contact David Clay to RSVP by January 26)


Transportation Committee Meeting - February 7 at 2:00pm

Additional Grant Opportunities and Resources

• Stormwater Partnership Program Grant pre-application is due January 31, 2025. Learn more.


• FEMA has released a NOFO for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program. BRIC grants are designed to assist communities in developing disaster risk planning, analyzing hazards, and implementing projects to increase resiliency and safety. Learn more.


• The Flood Mitigation Assistance Swift Current program provides $500 million in funding to reduce flood risk for NFIP-insured properties with repetitive or substantial flood damage. Learn more.


• Find a list of DECO grant opportunities for the state of Illinois here.


Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is accepting grant applications for green infrastructure projects, under the GIGO program. Learn more.


• Check out Will County's small business assistance resource page.

News from Community Partners

Invest in Cook Grant Applications Open January 15


The 2025 Invest in Cook grant program will open on Wednesday, January 15. This funding resource supports planning, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction for municipal projects that follow Connecting Cook County, the county’s long-range transportation plan. Learn more.

Learn About Recycle Coach: Empowering Communities to Recycle Smarter


Join the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus for an upcoming webinar on Wednesday, January 29 at 11:00 AM to learn more about Recycle Coach, a platform that helps residents understand how to recycle or dispose of household materials properly. Learn more.

Job Postings & Requests for Proposals

• SSMMA offers a list of local job opportunities and RFPs throughout the south suburban region directly on our website.


• Municipalities and organizations can send job openings and proposals here to be publicly posted.


SPC News

SPC Extends Granite Telecommunications Contract with No Price Increases!


As previously, the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative (SPC) Governing Board has approved the third of four possible, one-year contract extensions of the SPC Telecommunication Services Vendor for Term (Contract #205) with Granite Telecommunications, LLC. The contract extension runs from December 1, 2024 through November 30, 2025.


We are pleased to report that pricing on all existing services remains the same, with Granite offering additional services under the contract extension. The SPC reserves the right to extend the contract for an additional one-year term upon mutual agreement of both the vendor and the SPC on a negotiated basis.


Additional information may be found by visiting SPC Telecommunications Program web page, contacting staff or Granite Senior Sales Executive Frank Ventrella, fventrella@granitenet.com or 630-649-0823.


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