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A Resolution of Acceptance Supporting the Agreement Between the City of Colorado Springs and the State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund for the Inspire Initiative "Out the Door Pikes Peak!"
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From:
Karen Palus, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Director
Tilah Larson, Interim Senior Grants Analyst
Summary:
The Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department successfully submitted a Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Inspire Initiative grant application, "Out the Door Pikes Peak!", in the amount of $75,000. The grant application represented a community coalition of 13 partners seeking to address the growing disconnect between youth and the outdoors. GOCO awarded the Pikes Peak Coalition a planning grant to engage in a planning process that identifies projects and opportunities that breakdown the barriers to play outside. Upon completing the 18 month planning process we will then be eligible to apply for $1 million to $5 million in implementation grants for funding parks, trails and programs that aim to get underprivileged kids into their wooded backyards and, eventually, into the backcountry.
The total cost of this project is anticipated to be approximately $116,500. GOCO awarded $75,000 for the planning process. The remaining budget cost of $41,500 will be funded by TOPS Funds, from those dollars allocated for stewardship education, to be appropriated by City Council for budget year 2016 ($10,000 cash match from TOPS), the Pikes Peak Community Foundation ($15,000 cash match), and additional coalition members ($3,500 cash match and $13,000 in-kind match).
In order to accept the award of $75,000 in GOCO grant funds, City Council is required to pass a Resolution of Grant Acceptance that approves the grant agreement and states that the Mayor of Colorado Springs may sign a Grant Agreement with GOCO for the "Out the Door Pike Peak!" Inspire Initiative. On August 13, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board ap...
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