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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
REALLOCATIONS FOR NT514 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES 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 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 23-4944 and 24-2265 approved the issuance of agreements by the Justice Advisory Council to utiliz...
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