DEPARTMENT MAKING REQUEST
Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Program
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US EPA Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Grant Assistance Agreement (02D42123-1) to Charlotte County-CHNEP
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REQUESTED MOTION/ACTION
recommendation
Recommended Action:
a) Authorize the chairman to accept US EPA Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Grant Assistance Agreement (02D42123-1) to Charlotte County-CHNEP in the amount of $909,800 on behalf of the Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership (CHNEP); and
b) Authorize the County Administrator, or designee, to sign any additional documents necessary to this grant.
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budget
Budgeted Action:
No action needed. $909,800 is budgeted in the CHNEP Fund 1026 for FY24. Grant funding for this expenditure comes from Environmental Protection Agency grant. There is no county match.
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BACKGROUND (Why is this Action Necessary, and What Action will be accomplished)
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Background:
The Coastal & Heartland National Estuary Partnership (CHNEP) has been awarded $909,800 from the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for FY24, with no match requirement. These funds are used in accordance with the approved FY24 CHNEP BIL Work Plan and Budget, which was approved by the CHNEP Policy Committee on May 25, 2023. Charlotte County in serving as CHNEP’s legal and fiscal host entity is named as the recipient on this award; therefore the County Commission is being asked to approve acceptance on CHNEP’s behalf (no signature required to accept and if no action is taken otherwise within 21 days of when it was awarded on 5/1/24, it will also be deemed as recipient’s acceptance of award by EPA).
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