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JORDAN RIVER COMMISSION NEWS & EVENTS | November 2015
$500,000 in Grants Awarded

Photograph by Niel Franti

The Jordan River Commission (JRC) and the Utah Division of Forestry Fire and State Lands, are pleased to announce $500,000 in grants to fund improvements to the Jordan River corridor.  The funding, which was provided by the Utah State Legislature, will go towards a wide variety of projects from public boat launches, to restoration projects, to bridging the last gap in the Jordan River Trail.
 
Eleven funding requests were received in response to a Request for Proposals, and totaled $1.1 million in requests.  The grant program offers funding up to 25% of the total project costs, and the remaining 75% will come from matching contributions raised by the project proponents.  With these matching contributions, the grant funding is being leveraged into $12.8 million in investments in the river corridor.

Additional Grant Funding Available

Photograph by Niel Franti

The Jordan River Commission and Salt Lake County are excited to announce the availability of an additional $250,000 in grant funding for projects that help to implement the transportation elements of the Blueprint Jordan River vision. 

This  Community Connections Grant Program is generously supported by Salt Lake County and is being administered in partnership with the Jordan River Commission.  Applications for funding are being accepted through December 2, 2015.

Impact of Volunteers

Together, the JRC and 
Splore  facilitate several river cleanup, and weed pulling volunteer events each year. We work with schools, church groups, scouts, businesses and the general public to beautiful and enhance the Jordan River Parkway.

Additional conservation projects are completed during the annual   Get Into the River festival , thanks to the help of many cities, counties and community partners.

IMPACT OF VOLUNTEERS (2012-2015)

Total number of volunteer hours logged: 12,702

 

Total value of donated labor and supplies: $368,576

 

That resulted in hundreds of trees planted, nearly 1,000 pounds of native grass seed spread, thousands of pounds of trash removed, and approximately 10 tons of invasive weeds pulled. 

Thank you volunteers!

 
 
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Jordan River Commission
 
195 North 1950 West
P.O. Box 91095
Salt Lake City, UT  84109-1095
801-536-4158
 
About the Jordan River Commission

 

The Jordan River Commission was created by an interlocal cooperation agreement in August 2010. The Commission was created to implement the concepts and projects outlined in the Blueprint Jordan River, to serve as a technical resource to local communities, and to provide a forum for regional coordination of planning, restoration, and responsible development along the river corridor.