https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7980465&GUID=7F11382E-627D-4FB1-981E-6EFCA215B751Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7980465&GUID=7F11382E-627D-4FB1-981E-6EFCA215B7517F11382E-627D-4FB1-981E-6EFCA215B751-2026-04-22-22-34-58Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION PROPOSAL FOR ARPA FUNDING- MARKET RATE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WHEREAS, on March 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 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 June 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 furtherWed, 22 Apr 2026 22:34:58 GMT