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Friends of the Upper Delaware will be filing a USEPA Change Grant application. There are several County projects that could benefit from the award of these funds, such as the O&W Rail Trail, workforce development, and resiliency in communities. This resolution would authorize execution of an agreement to formalize a partnership between the County and FUDR for the purpose of administration of funding and project management associated with a U.S. EPA Change Grant, in support of the application.
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RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY THE PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES COMMITTEE TO AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH FRIEND OF THE UPPER DELAWARE RIVER TO ASSIST IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDING FROM THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S CHANGE GRANT
WHEREAS, Friends of the Upper Delaware River ("FUDR") intends to apply for a grant through the US Environmental Protection Agency's ("US EPA") Community Change Grant Program ("Grant") for projects in Sullivan County; and
WHEREAS, the Grant encourages partnerships to manage a broader spectrum of project components intended to create significant changes in Climate Justice Communities; and
WHEREAS, FUDR's proposed grant projects support County objectives such as the build out of the Sullivan O&W Rail Trail ("SOWRT"), resiliency in communities, and workforce development.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Sullivan County Legislature hereby authorizes the County Manager, Chairman of the County Legislature, and/or their authorized representative (as required by the funding source) to execute an agreement with Friends of the Upper Delaware River to formalize a partnership between the County and FUDR for the purpose of administration of funding and project managemen...
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