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GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF DUPAGE
AND THE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
FOR THE FARM TO PANTRY PROGRAM
$322,000
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WHEREAS, the Conservation Foundation is an Illinois not-for-profit corporation organized and operated exclusively under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
WHEREAS, residents of DuPage County are experiencing an increase in food insecurity; and
WHEREAS, the County has established its Sustainability Fund to respond to the food insecurity crisis in DuPage County; and
WHEREAS, the County wishes to enter into an Agreement (“Exhibit A”) with the Conservation Foundation to provide funding in the amount of $322,000 for the Farm to Pantry Program; and
WHEREAS, the County has prepared the attached Agreement which outlines the arrangements between the County and the Conservation Foundation to govern the disbursement and auditing of funds.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Chair of the DuPage County Board is hereby authorized to enter into an Agreement with the Conservation Foundation pursuant to this resolution.
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Enacted and approved this 24th day of March, 2026 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK