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To fund the turbine, we are going to apply to a number of grants, make bids for personal donations, as well as doing our own fundraising. One grant we are looking at is the Renewable Energy Resources Program, administered by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (http://www.bergey.com/IL.grant.htm). The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation is a nonprofit authorized by the Illinois legislature that provides funding for educational institutions to install clean energy systems, such as wind (http://www.illinoiscleanenergy.org/). The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity also offers grants of up to $500,000 for wind turbine projects. How In addition to applying for grants, we are going to write to private donors explaining our project and asking for help.