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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Transportation and Highways
Grantee: Cook County
Grantor: Illinois Department of Transportation
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: Cook County received $3.5 million in federal (STP Shared) funding to conduct preliminary engineering for the 1st Avenue and Union Pacific Railroad location, which is included within the CREATE program as GS12a.
Grant Amount: $3,500,000.00
Grant Period: 1/1/2025 - 12/31/2030
Fiscal Impact: FY25 ($250,000.00), FY26 ($1,000,000.00), FY27 ($1,000,000.00), FY28 ($1,250,000.00)
Accounts: No cash match required. 11900.1500.54540.521536.
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. The funding will be used to study a grade separation or alternative at 1st Avenue and Union Pacific Railroad in the Village of Maywood. Cook County will serve as project sponsor. Cook County received 100% federal funding for the study because Maywood is a Cohort 4 community.
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