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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD RENEWAL
Department: Department of Environmental Control
Grantee: Department of Environmental Control
Grantor: United States Environmental Protection Agency
Request: Authorization to renew grant
Purpose: The Cook County Department of Environmental Control (Cook County) will operate its fine particulate (PM2.5) air monitoring network, collecting samples at the sites and performing analysis to determine PM2.5 levels in Cook County.
Grant Amount: $480,000.00
Grant Period: 4/1/2016 - 3/31/2018
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Most Recent Date of Board Authorization for Grant: 3/23/2016
Most Recent Grant Amount: $240,000.00
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This grant will provide funding for the continued operation and maintenance of specialized air pollution monitoring sites in Cook County pursuant to the Illinois environmental Protection Agency Air Monitoring Plan. These sites measure the 2.5 micron sized particles suspended in the air as a part of an air quality plan requirement from USEPA and are part of a research project to determine the quantity and composition of these very small particles in the urban air.
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