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Authorizing Awards for Kane County Food and Farm Resiliency Project Grants and the Execution of Grant Agreements
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WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) to provide economic relief to State, Local, and Tribal governments responding to the economic and public health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the County of Kane has received a total of $103,413,041 (One Hundred Three Million, Four Hundred Thousand, Forty-One Dollars) in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds(“SLFRF”) from the United States Department of the Treasury pursuant to ARPA; and
WHEREAS, in Resolution No. 24-171, the Kane County Board approved the allocation of $863,000 (Eight Hundred and Sixty-Three Thousand Dollars) of SLFRF to fund the Kane County Food and Farm Resiliency project for the purpose of responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its negative economic impacts; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 24-171, $755,000 (Seven Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars) of the allocation to the Kane County Food and Farm Resiliency project will be used to provide grants for food-growing farm operations in Kane County to help cover the cost of critical operating expenses, allowing farmers to more easily prioritize long-term investments in farm infrastructure and business growth, and eligible applicants including farms operated; and
WHEREAS, Kane County utilized a competitive notice of funding process for the Kane County Food and Farm Resiliency project grants (see Exhibit A), and the Kane County Development and Community Services Department requests that the awards be granted to the entities in the amounts listed in Exhibit B, subject to the recommendation of the American Rescue Plan Committee and the approval of the Kane County Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board authorizes the Kane County Board Chairman to execute separate grant agreements with the entities receiving awards, as set forth in Exhibit B, to be distributed as reimbursements for eligible expenses incurred by the entities, with the terms and conditions established pursuant to the template grant agreement attached as Exhibit C, with the final form of each agreement subject to the review of the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that County staff will take all necessary steps to ensure that expenses submitted for reimbursement from each entity are reviewed and verified and are consistent with the terms of the executed grant agreements and are in compliance with ARPA and all related rules and guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury, and any other Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that ARP Program staff will ensure that all eligible expenses are processed for payment through the Finance Department and the County Auditor, and will further cooperate with the County Treasurer to make payment and delivery of the reimbursement to the respective entities.
Passed by the Kane County Board on November 12, 2024.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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