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RESOLUTION
APPROVING THE DUPAGE FOOD PANTRY CHALLENGE GRANT PROGRAM
IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000,000
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage (“County”) is a body corporate and politic; and
WHEREAS, the County has allocated $2,000,000 (TWO MILLION DOLLARS) for the DuPage Food Pantry Challenge Grant Program (“Program") funded through the DuPage Sustainability Initiative; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Program is to reduce food insecurity by making lasting improvements to the County’s food pantry network; and
WHEREAS, the Program is limited to larger scale capital infrastructure projects which impact multiple pantries or organizations, and which demonstrate improvements for the food pantry network; and
WHEREAS, consistent with the larger scale vision, the minimum grant request is $250,000; and
WHEREAS, each individual project shall be funded through a County share and a grantee share, where the County share shall not exceed 50% of total project costs; and
WHEREAS, the Program encourages individual grant requests with multiple applicant sponsors as a means of demonstrating collaboration across the food pantry network; and
WHEREAS, the Program’s online portal for applications will open on or about 11/09/2026 and close on 12/18/2026; and
WHEREAS, to be eligible for the Program, applicants shall: (i) be a 501(c)(3) organization in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State; (ii) complete the on-line portal application; and (iii) present their funding request to DuPage County Board members; and
WHEREAS, County staff shall review applications for eligibility and completeness prior to presentations to DuPage County Board members; and
WHEREAS, selected projects will be notified no later than March 1, 2027 of the County’s intention to fund the projects contingent upon the applicant securing of funds necessary to fulfill the grantee share prior to November 30, 2027; and
WHEREAS, all terms and conditions of the grant awards will be documen...
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