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ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
HHS GRANT PY24 INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 24-224028
COMPANY 5000 - ACCOUNTING UNIT 1420
FROM $2,948,471 TO $3,298,471
(AN INCREASE OF $350,000)
(Under the administrative direction of the Community Services Department)
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WHEREAS, the County of DuPage heretofore accepted and appropriated the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program HHS Grant PY24, Company 5000 - Accounting Unit 1420, pursuant to Resolution FI-R-0272-23 for the period October 1, 2023 through August 31, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the County of DuPage has been notified by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity with Amendment No. 001 to Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 24-224028 (ATTACHMENT II) that additional grant funds in the amount of $350,000 (THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND 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, no additional County funds are required to receive this additional funding; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of this additional funding does not add any additional subsidy from the County; and
WHEREAS, the County Board finds that the need to appropriate said additional funding 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 Amendment No. 001 to Inter-Governmental Agreement No. 24-224028 (ATTACHMENT II) be and 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 amount of $350,000 (THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSA...
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