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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD RENEWAL
Department: Environmental Control
Grantee: Cook County Department of Environmental Control
Grantor: Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Request: Authorization to renew grant
Purpose: To make available to the public radon-related literature from IEMA, USEPA, US Government Printing Office, and other sources, as well as a mail order coupon from the National Safety Council for test kits for only $7.00.
Grant Amount: $8,900,00
Grant Period: 10/1/2013 - 9/30/2014
Fiscal Impact: $6,600.00
Accounts: 161-110 (in-kind match)
Most Recent Date of Board Authorization for Grant: 1/16/2013
Most Recent Grant Amount: $9,343.00
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: As grantee, the Department of Environmental Control will make available to the public radon-related literature from IEMA, USEPA and other sources as well as a mail order coupon from the National Safety Council for test kits for only $7.00. This will be done through outreach activities such as health fairs, exhibits, hotline telephone number and referrals. The CCDEC will provide a telephone hotline for receiving calls relating to radon. Advertisement on radio and billboards at train stations and bus stops will be placed during Radon Action month along with other outreach activities.
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