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Resolution accepting the annual Emergency Management Intergovernmental Grant Agreement from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) in an amount not to exceed $194,908.89.
Staff Summary
* Lake County applied for and has been awarded an annual allocation from IEMA, on behalf of the Lake County Emergency Management Agency (LCEMA).
* This grant funding (a) supports Lake County in developing and maintaining an effective integrated EMA and program; (b) provides for quarterly reimbursement of allowable EMA program costs; and (c) provides for EMA program expenses between July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. The agreement shall be effective between October 1, 2021 and shall expire on September 30, 2024.
* The actual amount of grant funding is dependent on (a) the federal budget and FEMA grant program guidance, (b) availability of federal funds to IEMA, and (c) actual EMA expenditures.
* The maximum grant funding to Lake County is $194,908.89.
* Revenue from this grant will offset currently budgeted expenses. No additional expenses are budgeted as a result of this grant.
* Lake County invests local funding in emergency management program activities to satisfy the grant match requirements.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Lake County on behalf of the Lake County Emergency Management Agency applied for funding and has been awarded up to $194,908.89 in an Illinois Emergency Management Assistance (IEMA) Intergovernmental Grant Agreement, which provides grant monies to local governments to provide financial assistance to develop and maintain an effective, integrated emergency management organization; and
WHEREAS, Lake County is entitled to reimbursement of eligible emergency management program costs and essential emergency management related expenses; and
WHEREAS, Lake County, through the County Administrator's Office, does indeed maintain an Emergency Management Agency in accord...
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