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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Transportation and Highways
Grantee: Transportation and Highways
Grantor: Federal Transit Administration
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: Marketing and Evaluation for Fair Transit South Cook Pilot
Grant Amount: $330,000.00 (cash match is $220,000.00
Grant Period: 1/4/2021-1/2/2024
Fiscal Impact: $550,000.00
Accounts: Motor Fuel Tax: 11300.1500.29150.520830
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: The Department of Transportation and Highways respectfully requests approval of the proposed Grant Award for the Department. This Accelerating Innovative Mobility grant is for some of the costs of marketing the Fair Transit South Cook Pilot as well as evaluation of the pilot results. The Federal Transit Administration will be closely involved in the evaluation and with disseminating research results to other agencies. DOTH would like to request for the Grant to be accepted and be setup as a new Grant in the amount of $330,000 and cash match of $220,000.
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