Lake County Continues to Accept American Rescue Plan Act Project Requests
CORRECTION: Please be advised that the deadline to submit a request is Oct. 31, 2022. In our previous email, it listed the deadline as Oct. 28, 2022
Lake County recently announced that it is accepting program, service, and other funding requests from nonprofit and not-for-profit organizations, and local units of government other than municipalities (who have previously received ARPA funding from the federal government) to aid in the response and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law and will provide $135.2 million in direct local recovery assistance to Lake County government. To date, Lake County has committed approximately $90 million in ARPA funding to address pandemic response needs such as food distribution and housing programs, and long term initiatives to improve water quality, mental health support services, workforce programs, and much more.
Lake County is now accepting and evaluating strategic investments from community partners that will benefit residents for years to come. For projects selected, funding will be provided to approved programs and services on a reimbursement basis unless a case is established for upfront funds. Requests will be accepted through Oct. 31, 2022.
Program, service and other funding requests will be evaluated based on a number of criteria that are listed at lakecountyil.gov/ARPARequests. After the requests have been evaluated, a prioritized list, based on this review, will be presented at a Lake County F&A Special Committee on COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery meeting for consideration and possible funding. The date of this meeting will be announced after all the requests have been evaluated.
To qualify, organizations must:
- Be a nonprofit or not-for-profit organization, or a local unit of government other than a municipality
- Request a program or service that would be offered or provided within the geographical boundaries of Lake County, Illinois
- Submit a program or service that is eligible for funding under a specific direct ARPA eligibility category. See Appendix A of the application for a list of eligible expenditure categories for the complete breakdown.
- Submit a program or service that is valued at a minimum of $50,000
Learn more about submitting program or service requests, access the application, and view answers to frequently asked questions at lakecountyil.gov/ARPARequests.
Lake County held an informational webinar on October 12. Organizations interested in submitting a service or program request can watch a recording of the webinar in English and Spanish at any time.
Those with questions about a program or service submission may also email arpalakeco@lakecountyil.gov.
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