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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD AMENDMENT
Department: Department of Planning and Development within the Bureau of Economic Development
Grantee: Cook County
Grantor: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Request: Authorization to increase the CDBG Disaster Grant that was originally awarded on 12/23/2013 and accepted by the Board
Purpose: Disaster Relief from flooding in April/May, 2013
Supplemental Grant Amount: $54,900,000.00
Grant Period: 12/23/2013 - 9/30/2019
Extension Period: 12/23/2013 - 9/30/2019
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Accounts: N/A
Date of Previous Board Authorization for Grant: 3/12/2014
Previous Grant Amount: $13,900,000.00
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: 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 2013, authorized under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013. The purpose of the CDBG-DR program is to assist targeted areas that have been affected by a natural disaster (in this case, severe storms and flooding during the period of 4/16/2013 to 5/5/2013). The program will provide necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure and housing, and economic revitalization in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and emergency Assistance Act of 1974 (Stafford Act). Cook County was initially allocated $13.9 million, which was accepted by the Cook County Board of Commissioners in 3/12/2014. Subsequent to the initial allocation, Cook County was awarded an additional $54.9 million, bringing the total grant amount to $68.8 million. The Cook County...
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