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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Resource Management
Grantee: Forest Preserve District of Cook County
Grantor: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Request: Authorization to accept grant and provide 50% matching funds
Purpose: Hydrologic restoration at Somme Prairie Nature Preserve
Grant Amount: $86,000.00
Grant Period: 12/1/2015 - 12/31/2017
Fiscal Impact: $43,000.00
Accounts: Potential Grant Match and Work Fund, 09-6757 and Grant Expense Account, 10-6750/5800
Concurrences:
The Chief Financial Officer and Chief Attorney have approved this item.
District(s): 14
Summary: The Forest Preserve District of Cook County has received a grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for a project to expand and improve habitat for state-listed and federally-listed species through restoration of essential hydrology and ground function at Somme Prairie Nature Preserve.
The Forest Preserves’ contribution is 50% of the total grant amount of $86,000.00.
The project will positively impact a total of twenty-five (25) acres at the site and advances the work of an existing group of dedicated volunteers.
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