Title
Resolution of Support for the City of Colorado Springs' Application to Great Outdoors Colorado for the North Cheyenne Ca?on Park Stewardship Program
Presenter:
Tilah Larson, Senior Grants Analyst - Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
Karen Palus, Director - Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
Body
Summary:
The Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department, Rocky Mountain Field Institute (RMFI) and Friends of Cheyenne Ca?on (FOCC) seek grant funding from the Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Stewardship Impact Grant program. The exact grant funding request will be determined once all partners provide cost proposals, with an anticipated total request of $150,000 - $175,000 based on preliminary budgets. The grant provides for project and programming implementation over 3 years, from 2019-2021.
Previous Council Action:
N/A
Background:
GOCO's Stewardship Impact Grant:
Colorado's popularity as a place to live, work, and play has increased substantially in recent years, and it shows no signs of slowing down. Faced with this reality and amid federal and state funding shortfalls, GOCO aims to improve the condition of our state's lands by providing grants for outdoor stewardship projects that demonstrate meaningful improvements to the state's ecological and recreational amenities. The GOCO Board has allocated $1,000,000 for this inaugural grant cycle.
In an effort to strategically deploy resources to address meaningful stewardship outcomes, GOCO intends to fund projects that:
? take advantage of opportunities for collaboration among stewardship organizations, land managers, and community partners
? target a resource or location for stewardship, and scale-up from a project-by-project engagement model to a more comprehensive, prioritized effort at addressing resource stewardship needs
? increase capacity of existing stewardship organizations and provide opportunities for collaboration and mentoring among organizations
? solicit new fun...
Click here for full text