HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Resolution approving Climate Action Grant Program updates with an allocation of up to $150,000RESOLUTION NO. 26-137
RESOLUTION APPROVING CLIMATE ACTION GRANT PROGRAM UPDATES
WITH AN ALLOCATION OF UP TO $150,000
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS, at the January 25, 2025, Council meeting, the City Council approved
$70,000 towards the Climate Action Grants Program to support community partners in
completing projects that align with the Climate Action Plan (CAP); and,
WHEREAS, these opportunities incentivized residents and organizations to invest
in sustainable actions in ways that benefited the broader community by leveraging private
investment through cost sharing; and,
WHEREAS, funded projects successfully engaged and educated the public about
sustainability, and resulted in community greenhouse gas and climate resiliency benefits;
and,
WHEREAS, the addition of residential grants will expand the program's impact and
support low- to moderate-income households to complete climate action projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,
Iowa, that the Climate Action Grant Program updates are hereby approved with an
allocation of up to $150,000.
ADOPTED THIS 10th day of March, 2026.
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Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Junck
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Junck, Gartin, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: Corrieri
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 10th day of March, 2026.