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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Environment and Sustainability
Grantee: Department of Environment and Sustainability
Grantor: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: Brownfield inventory, assessment and cleanup planning for in Chicago Heights, Ford Heights and Sauk Village.
Grant Amount: $600,000.00
Grant Period: 10/1/2018 - 09/30/2021
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: n/a
Concurrences:
Department of Budget and Management Services has received all requisite documents and determined fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This agreement will provide funding for Cook County to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities for Brownfield sites in the Coalition area of Cook County, Illinois. The Coalition includes the municipalities of Chicago Heights, Ford Heights and Sauk Village all in Illinois. The assessment activities will support the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields. Brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
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