File #: RES-12:103    Version: 1 Name: Grant agreement with Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/13/2012 In control: Finance & Administration Council Committee
On agenda: Final action: 7/2/2012
Title: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE WINTHROP ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION FOR A TWO-YEAR $100,000 NON-MATCH GRANT TO FUND THE NORTH JONESBORO NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE.
Sponsors: Grants
Indexes: Contract, Grant
Attachments: 1. Contract
Related files: CON-513
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF JONESBORO TO ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE WINTHROP ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION FOR A TWO-YEAR $100,000 NON-MATCH GRANT TO FUND THE NORTH JONESBORO NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE.
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WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas has been awarded a private grant from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation in the amount of $100,000; and
 
WHEREAS, there is no match requirement from the City of Jonesboro; and
 
WHEREAS, the grant award period is from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2014; and
 
WHEREAS, said funding will be utilized to support the North Jonesboro Neighborhood Initiative.
 
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, THAT:
 
SECTION 1: The City of Jonesboro will enter into this grant agreement with the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation; and
SECTION 2: The Grants and Community Development Department will administer said grant; and
 
SECTION 3: The Mayor and the City Clerk are herby authorized by the City Council for the City of Jonesboro to execute all documents necessary to effectuate this application.
 
PASSED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of July, 2012.