Agenda Item Name:
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Support for Alachua Conservation Trust's Federal Grant Applications to Obtain Funds for Land Conservation in Alachua County and the Santa Fe River Basin
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Presenter:
Charlie Houder / (352) 264-6804
Description:
Alachua Conservation Trust (ACT) is applying for two federal grants from the USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) that, if awarded, will provide funding for the acquisition of conservation easements to protect non-industrial farm land and wetlands within Alachua County. Staff requests the Board to authorize the County Manager to submit the attached Partner Contribution Forms to ACT for use in ACT's federal grant applications for RCPP and NAWCA.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Authorize the County Manager or her designee to sign and submit the attached partner contribution letters for Alachua Conservation Trust's federal grant applications for RCPP and NAWCA.
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Prior Board Motions:
None
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
The attached partner commitment submittal under NAWCA would state that in FY 2020/2021, the County will spend at least $1M for fee-simple and less-than-fee conservation acquisitions in Alachua County.
The attached partner commitment letter submittal under RCPP would state that over a period of four years (2021 - 2024), the County will spend at least $3M each year for fee-simple and less-than-fee conservation acquisitions in Alachua County.
In these partnerships with Alachua County, federal grants could award:
* NAWCA - $1M per phase each year
* RCPP - $12M over four years (5th yr. contribution of $3M, dependent on Wild Spaces Public Places renewal)
The grants could be used to leverage additional funding sources for the Alachua County Forever program's land conservation acquisitions and save funding resources.
The County's commitment is conditioned on:
1) The continued receipt of sufficient revenues through the one-h...
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