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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 national emergency) through the end of the federal emergency declaration.
Extension Period: N/A
Fiscal Impact: $100,000,000.00 (Award will be increased from $248,927,546.18 to 348,927,546.18)
Accounts: 11900.1265.53990.50000 No cash match required. FEMA is currently funding COVID-19 related eligible costs at 100% moving to 90% after July 1
Date of Previous Board Authorization for Grant: Previous grant award approved by the Budget Director pursuant to Resolution 22-1660
Previous Grant Amount: $248,927,546.18
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, COVID response, and 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, administrative effort as well as our ongoing COVID response and reopening effort related to COVID-19.
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