File #: 22-1660    Version: 1 Name: FEMA Public Assistance
Type: Grant Award Amendment Status: Approved
File created: 2/2/2022 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 2/10/2022 Final action: 2/10/2022
Title: PROPOSED GRANT AWARD AMENDMENT Department: Emergency Management and Regional Security Grantee: Emergency Management and Regional Security Grantor: FEMA Public Assistance Request: Authorization to increase Purpose: To increase the County's FEMA Public Assistance grant award to accommodate additional funding for the coverage of vaccine distribution and administrative costs. Supplemental Grant Amount: N/A Grant Period: 3/13/2020 (beginning of the national emergency) through the end of the federal emergency declaration. Extension Period: N/A Fiscal Impact: $15,700,000.00 (Award will be increased from $203,227,546.18 to $218,927,546.18) Accounts: 11900.1265.53990.50000. No cash match required. FEMA is currently funding COVID-19 related eligible costs at 100%. Date of Previous Board Authorization for Grant: Previous grant award approved by the Budget Director pursuant to Resolution 22-0357 Previous Grant Amount: $203,227,546.18 Concurrences: The Budget Departmen...
Indexes: (Inactive) WILLIAM BARNES, Executive Director, Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security

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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD AMENDMENT

 

Department:  Emergency Management and Regional Security

 

Grantee:  Emergency Management and Regional Security

 

Grantor:  FEMA Public Assistance

 

Request: Authorization to increase 

 

Purpose:  To increase the County’s FEMA Public Assistance grant award to accommodate additional funding for the coverage of vaccine distribution and administrative costs.

 

Supplemental Grant Amount:  N/A

 

Grant Period:  3/13/2020 (beginning of the national emergency) through the end of the federal emergency declaration.

 

Extension Period:  N/A 

 

Fiscal Impact:  $15,700,000.00  (Award will be increased from $203,227,546.18 to $218,927,546.18)

 

Accounts: 11900.1265.53990.50000. No cash match required. FEMA is currently funding COVID-19 related eligible costs at 100%.

 

Date of Previous Board Authorization for Grant:  Previous grant award approved by the Budget Director pursuant to Resolution 22-0357

 

Previous Grant Amount:  $203,227,546.18

 

Concurrences:

The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.

 

Summary:  The FEMA Public Assistance grant is a reimbursement grant that allows the County to recover costs associated with responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible costs are paid for by the County and submitted to FEMA for reimbursement. FEMA has issued additional guidance allowing for local governments to recoup mass vaccination costs in addition to reopening costs. This amendment will allow the County to receive these additional funds to assist in the payment of costs related to our continued vaccination distribution and administrative effort as well as our ongoing reopening effort related to COVID-19.

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