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AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF a USER AGREEMENT with
Illinois Housing Development Authority
to Prevent Duplication of Financial Assistance
under the Emergency Rental Assistance Program
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WHEREAS, Section 3201(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. No. 117- 2 (March 11, 2021), authorizes the United States Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") to make payments to certain eligible grantees within the State of Illinois ("State") to be used to provide emergency rental assistance ("ERA2 Funds"); and
WHEREAS, Treasury granted funding to DuPage County for ERA1 and ERA2; and
WHEREAS, DuPage County entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) for implementation of the rental assistance program under ERA1 and ERA2; and
WHEREAS, DuPage County is developing a program to expend ERA2 funds which remain after the successful completion of IHDA’s Statewide Illinois Rental Payment Assistance Program; and
WHEREAS, the Treasury limits the number of months assistance a household may receive and encourages grantees to minimize the provision of duplicative assistance; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Committee recommends County Board approval to enter into a User Agreement to access IHDA’s Duplication of Benefits Database to allow users to query for prior assistance from Emergency Rent Assistance Programs.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the County Board Chair is authorized to execute the aforementioned User Agreement with IHDA; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk is directed to send a copy of this resolution and the executed agreement to IHDA, the DuPage County Department of Community Services, the DuPage County Finance Department, and the DuPage County Auditor.
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Enacted and approved this 26th day of March, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK