https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7975501&GUID=B603CCED-ACAA-4099-B28E-3651B2208D1CLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7975501&GUID=B603CCED-ACAA-4099-B28E-3651B2208D1CB603CCED-ACAA-4099-B28E-3651B2208D1C-2026-04-10-13-04-50Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION REALLOCATIONS FOR SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND REDUCTION INITIATIVE WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the federal government authorized the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) which included $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 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 June 24, 2021, the Cook County American Rescue Plan Act Framework (“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 WFri, 10 Apr 2026 13:04:50 GMT