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RESOLUTION APPROVING GREATER OUTDOORS COLORADO INSPIRE GRANT AGREEMENT
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Summary and Background Information: Commerce City applied, as part of a coalition of government and non-profit entities as the Northeast Metro Coalition ("NE Metro Coalition"), for a planning grant through the Inspire Initiative of the state GOCO trust fund to conduct planning for a project to improve youth and family connections with the outdoors in underserved communities near the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge.
Attached is the grant agreement, please note that Exhibit C - detail budget is still being developed; and Exhibit D - MOU or IGA with all NE Metro Coalition partners is in progress.
The grant has been approved for $100,000 planning grant with $76,950 in cash and in-kind contributions from the NE Metro Coalition partners. Of the $76,950 Commerce City is committed to $4,000 cash contribution (intended payment from 2015 Parks, Recreation & Golf budget). The balance of $72,950 cash and in-kind will come from the Government (Federal, State, Local) and Non-Profit partners (listed alphabetically):
1. Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (RMANWR) US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
2. National Park Service (NPS) Intermountain Region Rivers Trails and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA)
3. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources
4. Aurora Parks Recreation and Open Space
5. Commerce City (CC)
6. Denver Parks and Recreation
7. Bluff Lake Nature Center (BLNC)
8. Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver (BGCMD)
9. Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK)
10. Groundwork Denver (GWD)
11. Mile High Youth Corps (MHYC)
12. Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership (SCRGP)
13. The Urban Farm (TUF)
Staff Responsible (Department Head): Carolyn Keith
Staff Member Presenting: n/a
Financial Impact: $176,950
Funding Source: GOCO Inspire Grant $100,000; Commerce City cash contribution $4,000; NE Metro Coalition partners cash and i...
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