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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
WHEREAS, Resolution 21-3654 further authorized the Cook County Budget Director and Comptroller to create and implement a Special Purpose Fund for the ARPA award and other accounting measures to track the acceptance and spending of the federal award; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners authorized the Chief Financial Officer, Budget Director, Chief Procurement Officer and applicable using agencies to issue grants, contracts and agreements for programs approved in the Cook County American Rescue Plan via Resolutions 22-0637, and 22-1626; and
WHEREAS, the work of Safe & Thriving Communities pre-dating ARPA and established under Cook County’s American Rescue Plan will continue in alignment with the Cook County Policy Roadmap Safe & Thriving Communities Pillar, supported by the Equity Fund; and
WHEREAS, resolutions 22-3350 and 22-4291 approved the issuance of the first cohort of agreements by the Justice Advisory Council to utilize ARPA funding for multiyear Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Grants through ARPA Initiative NT897; and
WHEREAS, resolutions 23-2855 and 23-0767 approved the issuance of the second cohort of agreements by the Justice Advisory Council in partnership with the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) - Office of Firearm Violence Prevention (OFVP) to utilize $20,002,354.00 from IDHS in addition to Cook County ARPA funding to support multiyear Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Grants through ARPA Initiative NT897; and
WHEREAS, the third and final cohort of Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Grants of awards under $1 million were awarded in June 2023 for a term through November 2024; and
WHEREAS, resolution 25-0703 approved the first set of reallocations, increasing the award amounts and extending the agreement dates through September 2026 for twenty-eight of the awardees; and
WHEREAS, Cook County seeks to be effective stewards of public dollars, maximizing the impact of, and exhausting all ARPA funding prior to the 2026 federal spending deadline; and
WHEREAS, these reallocations will help ensure maximum impact and expenditure of the remaining countywide ARPA funding by the 2026 deadline; and
WHEREAS, the following organizations have been identified as having consistent timely financial and program reporting under their Cook County Gun Violence Prevention and Reduction Grant to date;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Cook County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the following agreements to be increased as follows:
1. Amend the subrecipient agreement with BUILD by up to $498,433.84, increasing the award amount from $14,389,777.90 up to $14,888,211.74.
2. Amend the subrecipient agreement with Brighton Park Neighborhood Council by up to $290,537.69, increasing the award amount from $2,308,629.25 to $2,599,166.94.
3. Amend the subrecipient agreement with Catholic Bishop of Chicago - St Sabina by up to $48,648.89, increasing the award amount from $1,269,978.88 to $1,318,627.77.
4. Amend the subrecipient agreement with Contextos, NFP by up to $95,687.69, increasing the award amount from $954,801.88 to $1,050,489.57.
5. Amend the subrecipient agreement with Hope Center Foundation by up to $192,082.21, increasing the award amount from$1,581,035.09 to $1,773,117.30.
6. Amend the subrecipient agreement with Lawrence Hall by up to $183,397.10, increasing the award amount from$1,334,449.70 to $1,517,846.80.
7. Amend the subrecipient agreement with Metropolitan Family Services by up to $647,775.69, increasing the award amount from $15,610,168.42 to $16,257,944.11.
8. Amend the subrecipient agreement with New Moms, Inc. By up to $96,501.24, increasing the award amount from $1,805,881.25 to $1,902,382.49.
9. Amend the subrecipient agreement with Roseland Ceasefire Project Inc. By up to $561,573.62, increasing the award amount from $2,686,288.80 to $3,247,862.42.
10. Amend the subrecipient agreement with Sinai Community Institute by up to $67,306.48, increasing the award amount from $1,519,607.07 to $1,586,913.55.
11. Amend the subrecipient agreement with Westside Health Authority by up to $66,946.12, increasing the award amount from $1,669,658.04 to $1,736,604.16.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Cook County Board of Commissioners hereby recognize the following agreements under $1 million to be increased as follows:
1. Amend the subrecipient agreement with Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School by up to $51,739.05, increasing the award amount from $444,719.14 to $496,458.19.
2. Amend the subrecipient agreement with Organizing Neighborhoods for Equality (ONE Northside) by up to $15,240.78, increasing the award amount from $375,681.29 to $390,922.07.
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