Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
Community Improvement Grants are available on a competitive basis from Keep America Beautiful (KAB) for 2022. The Keep America Beautiful comprehensive grant application is designed to support the KAB Affiliate network, other nonprofit organizations, and community groups to implement programs or projects designed to build clean, green, and beautiful places for all to thrive and enjoy. The comprehensive grant application allows the applicant to receive eligibility for any Keep America Beautiful grant programs administered in the 2022 calendar year.
This legislation will authorize the Director of Public Service to apply for the Keep America Beautiful Unify & Beautify Community Grant programs and to appropriate and expend grant funds in accordance with the conditions of the grant award. It also authorizes the execution of agreements in connection with the application for the grant, the award of the grant, the expenditure of grant funds, and the return of unused grant funds if any should remain at the end of the grant.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of this legislation will authorize the Director of Public Service to appropriate and expend grant funds received from Keep America Beautiful.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to allow the Department of Public Service to apply for the grant before the application deadline of January 22, 2021, and to expend the grant funds in accordance with the conditions of the awarded grant from Keep America Beautiful.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Service to apply for a grant with Keep America Beautiful; to authorize the execution of grant agreement and other requisite agreements related to the grant; to appropriate and expend grant funds awarded by the Keep America Beautiful Unify & Beautify Community Grant program and refund any unused funds; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, Community Improvement Grants are awarded on a competitive basis by the Keep Ame...
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