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RESOLUTION
APPROVING THE CREATION OF THE SMALL AGENCY GRANT PROGRAM
IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,050,000
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage ("County") is a body corporate and politic; and
WHEREAS, the County has allocated $1,050,000 (ONE MILLION, FIFTY THOUSAND AND 00/100 DOLLARS) to fund the Small Agency Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the County shall fund the Small Agency Grant Program ("Program") with investment earnings from the American Rescue Plan Act of 202l ("ARPA") (P.L. 117-2); and
WHEREAS, County funding for each grant award shall be less than $25,000; and
WHEREAS, the County's funding for each Agency is not a donation and must be used to support human service activities in accordance with the County's statutory authority under various sections of the Counties Code (Chapter 55 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes) and other miscellaneous statutory authority related to the provision of human services activities granted to counties by the Illinois General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, to be eligible for the Small Agency Grant Program, an Agency must: (i) be a 501(c)(3) organization in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State; (ii) have annual revenue under $300,000 as demonstrated by their most recently filed AG990-IL tax form; and (iii) provide programs and services in the areas of economic development including job readiness and literacy, education and mentoring, housing and shelter, behavioral health services, substance use disorder treatment, or food assistance; and (iv) complete an application detailing the specific activities and outcomes to be supported by County funds. Agencies which have previously received funding from the County under its Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES") (P.L. 116-136) program or its ARPA program are ineligible for the Program; and
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