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APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS WITH VARIOUS NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCIES TO ADMINISTER HOUSING STABILITY SERVICES FOR THE DUPAGE COUNTY EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ERA2)
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WHEREAS, Section 3201(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. No. 117-2 (March 11, 2021), authorizes the United States Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") to make payments to certain eligible grantees under the Emergency Rental Assistance program ("ERA2"); and
WHEREAS, Treasury has awarded the County of DuPage ("County") funding under the ERA2 program enabling the County to allocate $8,000,000 (EIGHT MILLION AND NO/100 DOLLARS) for a not-for-profit administered program; and
WHEREAS, the not-for-profit agencies may include, but are not limited to Outreach Community Ministries and Prairie State Legal Services; and
WHEREAS, said program shall be funded out of Company 5000, Accounting Unit 1770; and
WHEREAS, the ERA2 program funds housing stability services that enable households to maintain or obtain housing. Such services may include eviction prevention; housing counseling and education, housing navigators that help households access ERA programs or find housing; or case management related to housing stability; and
WHEREAS, providing housing stability services aids in preventing homelessness and mitigates the possibility of eviction; and
WHEREAS, payment to the agencies for the costs of administering housing stability services is eligible for ERA2 funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the DuPage County Board Chair, in consultation with the DuPage County Community Services Department, is authorized to enter into agreements with local not-for-profit agencies subject to the terms of the agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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Enacted and approved this 26th day o...
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