Title
Resolution to accept an Illinois Department of Human Services Disaster Assistance Program (IDAP) grant, to authorize the pass-through of grant funds to eligible units of local government and not-for-profit organizations to reimburse their eligible costs incurred in providing human services to Lake County communities as a result of the June-July 2008 Flood Disaster, and to authorize the necessary budget amendments, agreements, and emergency appropriations of $23,413.46 for these eligible costs.
Staff Summary
• The United States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS) through the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) has made funding available for human services needs incurred as a result of the Federally Declared Flood Disaster in Lake County.
• The Illinois Disaster Assistance Program (IDAP) is targeted to support people who were impacted by the June-July 2008 disaster, through the array of human services organizations and agencies within each county.
• Available IDAP funds were allocated to Illinois Counties on a formula basis, based in part on the claims filed by residents with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
• The IDHS requires that Counties distribute these funds to support agencies, organizations, and units of government to reimburse eligible costs that have already been incurred or will be incurred as a direct result of the 2008 disaster.
• The IDHS further requires that, as the primary local disaster coordination entity, each affected county’s Emergency Management Agency must be involved in the planning and distribution process for the IDAP funds.
• Lake County Emergency Management is coordinating with municipal, township, and County departments and agencies, and not-for-profit service providers through the United Way, to plan for the distribution of this funding in accordance with the IDAP guidelines.
• Funds will be used first to reimburse eligible costs already incurred by local human services organizations, and distributed upon completion of written agreement with each service provider. Any remaining funds will be allocated to the United Way of Lake County for distribution as appropriate to meet any ongoing disaster related needs.
• These grant funds must be expended by the end of September, 2010.
Body
WHEREAS, Lake County has been awarded a reimbursement grant through the Illinois Department of Human Services Illinois Disaster Assistance Program in the amount of $23,413.46 for the support of human services needs resulting from last summers storms and flooding disaster; and
WHEREAS, budget amendments are necessary to properly account for the revenue and expenditures related to this grant and the human services activity; and
WHEREAS, partnership agreements regarding this specific funding opportunity are necessary between Lake County and the agencies, government units, and not-for-profit organizations that provide such human services in Lake County; and
WHEREAS, the proposed appropriations will be fully offset by the reimbursement from the Illinois Disaster Assistance Program grant; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the award of an Illinois Disaster Assistance Program (IDAP) grant in the amount of $23,413.46 is hereby accepted, emergency appropriations in the amount of $23,413.46 are hereby authorized in account 101-1101040-79940-000-000-000-11401, additional offsetting revenue in the same amount of $23,413.46 in account 101-1101040-45333-000-000-000-11401 is hereby budgeted, the Chairman is hereby authorized to sign the IDAP plan and grant agreement documents, and the Chairman is authorized to sign necessary IDAP partnership agreements with human service entities in Lake County.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, this 16th day of June, 2009.