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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Department of Planning and Development
Grantee: Cook County Department of Planning and Development
Grantor: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Request: Authorization to accept CDBG-DR Grant award
Purpose: Long term recovery from three Federally declared disaster floods of 2023 and 2024
Grant Amount: $244,162,000.00
Grant Period: 12/18/2025 - 12/17/2031
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A - pending award setup.
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated $244,162,000 to Cook County for the purpose of assisting in long-term recovery from major disasters that occurred in 2023 and 2024.
Transmitted herewith is a request for the approval to accept a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds in response to disasters occurring in 2023 and 2024, appropriated by the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025 Public Law 118-158. The purpose of the CDBG-DR grant program is to assist targeted areas that have been affected by a natural disaster (in this case, severe storms and flooding during the periods of June 29, 2023 - July 2, 2023; September 17, 2023 - September 18, 2023, and July 13, 2024 - July 16, 2024). The program will provide necessary expenses related to disaster relief, addressing unmet needs, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, and flood mitigation and resilience planning in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025 (the “Act.)
The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) desires to fund projects that strategically assist with the recovery efforts and support other investments which are occurring in the area. Cook County plans to enter into CDBG-DR agreements with municipalities, townships, for-profit and/or non-profit entities to implement CDBG-DR grant activities.
The Cook County Department of Planning and Development respectfully requests approval to accept this grant award and that the Bureau Chief of the Bureau of Economic Development or their designee, is authorized to execute on behalf of the County of Cook, any and all documents necessary to facilitate administration of the program approved here in, including but not limited to the CDBG-DR grant agreement, subrecipient agreements professional service agreements or other appropriate agreements, and any modifications thereto. The approval of this request by this Honorable Body will permit the CDBG-DR program to proceed with implementation.
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