REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: DAVID DENSLEY, Projects Administrator
Planning and Development Department
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***RESOLUTION - Authorizing the submission of a grant application and the acceptance of funds totaling up to $350,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 9 Thriving Communities Grantmaker Program to fund the technical development, cleanup, and oversight of Brownfields and authorizing the City Manager or designee to sign all necessary implementing documents (Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council approve a Resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application and the acceptance of funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 9 Thriving Communities Grantmaker Program to fund the technical development, cleanup, and oversight of Brownfields and authorizing the City Manager or designee to sign all necessary implementing documents.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On December 2024, the EPA announced the availability of $50 million in grant funding through EPA's Thriving Communities Grantmaker (TCGM) Program for Region 9. In collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights, Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE) was selected to serve as the Region 9 Grantmaker for the TCGM Program. SEE and its partners will provide subgrants to eligible organizations representing disadvantaged communities in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and 148 Tribal Nations.
On January 15, 2025, SEE announced that it would be accepting applications for all three tiers which comprise this subgrant opportunity. Tier One consists of grants for $150,000 for environmental assessment, Tier Two consists of grants for $250,000 for planning, and Tier Three consist of grants for $350,000 for project development.
As an eligible entity, the C...
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