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RESOLUTION
APPROVING "ROUND 2" OF THE SMALL AGENCY GRANT PROGRAM
IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,050,000 (ARPA INTEREST)
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage ("County") is a body corporate and politic; and
WHEREAS, the County appropriated $1,050,000 (ONE MILLION FIFTY AND 00/100 DOLLARS) to fund "Round 1" of the Small Agency Grant Program in fiscal year 2023; and
WHEREAS, the County has appropriated an additional $1,050,000 (ONE MILLION FIFTY AND 00/100 DOLLARS) to fund "Round 2" of the Small Agency Grant Program in fiscal year 2025; and
WHEREAS, the County shall fund "Round 2" of 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 greater than or equal to $5,000 and less than or equal to $30,000; and
WHEREAS, the County's funding for each Agency is not a donation and must be used to support economic development or human services activities in accordance with the County's statutory authority under various sections of the Counties Code (Chapter 55 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes) or other miscellaneous statutory authority related to the provision of economic development or human services activities granted to counties by the Illinois General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, to be eligible for "Round 2" of the Small Agency Grant Program, an Agency must:
(i) Be a 501(c)(3) organization.
(ii) Have a 501(c)(3) status that has not been revoked by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
(iii) Be in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State.
(iv) Be located in DuPage County based on the address reflected on the Illinois Secretary of State Good Standing Certificate and on the AG990-IL form.
(v) Have either:
a. An annual revenue under $300,000 based on its most recently filed AG...
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