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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Department of Resource Management
Grantee: Forest Preserves of Cook County (the “Forest Preserves”)
Grantor: The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois
Request: Authorization to accept grant and enter into subrecipient agreement
Purpose: To conduct 35 acres of habitat restoration at King’s Grove
Grant Amount: $100,000.00
Grant Period: 8/1/2025 (retroactive) - 5/23/2029
Fiscal Impact: $107,300.00 in direct cash match
Accounts: Professional Services 51036.520840; Grant and Mitigation 51010.521314 and 51010.521444; and all future Professional Services accounts
Concurrences: The Chief Financial Officer has approved this item. Final agreement is subject to legal review and approval.
District(s): 6
Summary: The Forest Preserves has been sub-awarded grant funds from the Morton Arboretum via the U.S. Forest Service Landscape Scale Restoration Program to conduct 35 acres of habitat restoration at King’s Grove in southeast Cook County. Restoration activities will include invasive species removal and installation of native grasses and wildflowers. The Forest Preserves will also host four (4) community engagement events focused on nature education, seed collection, and a bird blitz highlighting local biodiversity.
Total project costs are $207,300.00, of which the Forest Preserves will contribute $107,300.00 or approximately 51% in direct match.
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