https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8132083&GUID=23CE82B9-FA42-477A-AE94-F1957951577FLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8132083&GUID=23CE82B9-FA42-477A-AE94-F1957951577F23CE82B9-FA42-477A-AE94-F1957951577F-2026-07-10-00-55-13Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION PROPOSAL FOR ARPA FUNDING- MARKET RATE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHEREAS, on 3/11/2021, the federal government authorized the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) which includes $1.9 trillion in federal stimulus funds to hasten the United States’ recovery from the economic and health effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, specifically, the federal government has authorized and allocated a federal award of approximately $1,000,372,385.00 of ARPA funding to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on 6/24/2021, the Cook County American Rescue Plan Act Framework (the “ARPA Framework”) was presented to the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners via Resolution 21-3654 accepted the ARPA federal award allocated to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19 in the amount of approximately $1,000,372,385.00; and WHEREAS, Resolution 21-3654 further authorized Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:55:13 GMT