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ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF THE
LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STATE GRANT PY25
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 25-254028
COMPANY 5000 - ACCOUNTING UNIT 1495
$3,681,051.00
(Under the administrative direction of
the Community Services Department)
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage has been notified by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity that grant funds in the amount of $3,681,051 (THREE MILLION, SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE THOUSAND, FIFTY-ONE AND NO/100 DOLLARS) are available to be used to assist low-income DuPage County residents by offsetting the rising cost of home energy through direct financial assistance, energy counseling, outreach, and education; and
WHEREAS, to receive said grant funds, the County of DuPage must enter into Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 25-254028 with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, 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 grant agreement is from June 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, no additional County funds are required to receive this funding; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of this grant does not add any additional subsidy from the County; and
WHEREAS, the 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 Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 25-254028 (ATTACHMENT II) between DuPage County and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity 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 am...
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