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ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF THE
CAREGIVER PROGRAM GRANT PY26
COMPANY 5000 - ACCOUNTING UNIT 1765
$1,500
(Under the administrative direction of the Community Services Department)
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage has been notified by 211 Illinois that grant funds in the amount of $1,500 (ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS) are available to be used to identify 211 callers as Family Caregivers, offer and deliver Family Caregiver resources to the identified clients, upload monthly reports regarding Caregiver program services delivered to 211 Illinois database; and
WHEREAS, to receive said grant funds, the County of DuPage must enter into a Subcontractor Agreement with 211 Illinois, a copy of which is attached to and incorporated as a part of this resolution by reference (ATTACHMENT II); and
WHEREAS, the period of the Subcontractor Agreement is from May 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027; and
WHEREAS, no additional County funds are required to receive this funding; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of this funding does not add any additional subsidy from the County; and
WHEREAS, the DuPage County Board finds that the need to appropriate said grant funds creates an emergency within the meaning of the Counties Act, Budget Division, (55 ILCS 5/6-1003).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the Subcontractor Agreement (ATTACHMENT II) between DuPage County and 211 Illinois is hereby accepted; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the additional appropriation on the attached sheet (ATTACHMENT I) in the amount of $1,500 (ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND NO/100 DOLLARS) be made to establish the 211 ILLINOIS CAREGIVER PROGRAM GRANT PY26, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 1765, for the period May 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the Director of Community Services is approved as the County’s Authorized Representative; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should state and/or federal funding cease for this grant, the Human Services Committee shall review the need for continuing the specified program and related head count; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that should the Human Services Committee determine the need for other funding is appropriate, it may recommend action to the County Board by resolution.
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Enacted and approved this 9th day of June, 2026 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK