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Approve the recommendation of the Solano County Park and Recreation Commission to award nine grants totaling $13,398 from the Fish and Wildlife Propagation Fund; and Authorize the Director of Resource Management or designee to execute the grant contracts and any necessary modifications that fall within the grant award amounts
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the recommendation of the Solano County Park and Recreation Commission to award nine grants totaling $13,398 from the Fish and Wildlife Propagation Fund (FWPF); and authorize the Director of Resource Management or designee to execute the grant contracts and any necessary modifications that fall within the grant award amounts.
SUMMARY:
For FY2017/18, the Board appropriated $15,000 from the FWPF to award grants to projects in Solano County that are consistent with Fish and Game Code Section 13103 and focused on improving fish and wildlife habitat, care for injured wildlife, or public education related to fish and wildlife conservation. Applicants submitted ten grant applications. After evaluating the applications, the Solano County Park and Recreation Commission recommended funding nine projects for a total of $13,398 (Attachment A). The recommended grant recipients are non-profit and local government organizations conducting projects within Solano County. Their projects represent a range of wildlife care, habitat improvement and public education projects, in keeping with the purposes of the grant program. With approval of these grant awards, the grantees will be required to sign a grant contract and will have until November 1, 2019 to complete their projects.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The FWPF consists of funds received by the County from Fish and Game Code fines and accumulated interest. In the FY2017/18 Adopt...
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