14 - BUDGET REQUEST FROM NON-PROFIT AGENCIES

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REQUEST FOR PUBLIC FUNDING Non - profit agencies requesting funding from the City of Paris for projects that benefit the citizens of Paris must complete the following information to be eligible for consideration (you may use additional pages, if necessary). In addition, please submit with this form a copy of your agency's most recent financial statement or audit and a detailed budget for the project. Agency Name:—Northeast Texas Trail Coalition (NETT Coalition) June 17, 2016 Agency Mailing Address: 106 Hideaway Lane, Powderly, Tx 75473 Agency Phone Number: 903 -517 -9778 (Earl Erikson's #) Agency Fax Number: Contact Person: Mary W Clark Contact's Title: Chair of Fund Drive Contact's Mailing Address: 3160 Allen, Paris Tx 75460 Contact's Phone Number: 903 - 491 -4873 (cell) Contact's Fax Number: Contact's Email Address: marywalkerclark(a hotmail.com Name of Project: Executive Director for NETT Coalition Location /Service Area of Project: Paris and Northeast Texas Summary of Project: The Northeast Texas Trail (NETT) began as a Leadership Lamar County project with the opening of the first phase of the Trail de Paris. This launched a movement to open up the entire 130 mile railroad corridor to a hike, bike and equestrian trail. Through the efforts of the non - profit Northeast Texas Trail Coalition in finding matching local money, every community along the trail in Paris and Lamar County has benefited from grants through the Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Texas Department of Transportation. To date Eight Million dollars have been received by Paris and Lamar County for the development of the trail in this county. In addition to Paris and Lamar County, the NETT Coalition has worked with towns and counties along the way to find funding for the trail development and to promote the use of the trail. The Coalition has begun an extensive effort to eventually have the NETT become a linear state park through Texas Parks and Wildlife. In addition, it is completing a strategic plan for the trail which includes continued support of requests from Texas Parks and Wildlife and the Texas Department of Transportation for more development grants, follow up on existing grants, increased promotion of the trail for greater use and economic development, and enforcement of building standards along the trail. The goal is, City of Paris Revised 5/22/2015