https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7865320&GUID=D0505378-A7A2-4069-A9C6-C45B7AE070C1Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=7865320&GUID=D0505378-A7A2-4069-A9C6-C45B7AE070C1D0505378-A7A2-4069-A9C6-C45B7AE070C1-2026-03-23-17-54-53Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION PROPOSED RESOLUTION FOR AN ARPA VITAL COMMUNITIES PROGRAM INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTED BY THE BUREAU OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 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, to effectuate the approach outlined in the ARPA Framework, the Cook County Board of Commissioners? authorized the Chief Financial Officer and the Budget Director to expend a limited amount of? ARPA funding via Resolution 21-3657 for the purpoMon, 23 Mar 2026 17:54:53 GMT