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Archived - January 5, 2013

Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing (HPRP)

The County has completed a Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing (HPRP) Substantial Amendment to its 2008 Annual Action Plan on May 18, 2009. The Substantial Amendment concerns the use of HPRP Grant funds in the amount of $ 4,121,046 to be received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program provides financial assistance and services to prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless. The Program provides help to those who are experiencing homelessness to be quickly re-housed and stabilized under Title XII of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act”).

View Plan and Amendment

Archived - January 4, 2013

 

Posted October 5, 2012

 

• View and/or download pdf verison of Notice
• Item One: Draft - Substantial Amendment to the 2012 Action Plan - ESG
• Item Two: Draft - Substantial Amendment to the 2012 Action Plan - CDBG and ESG
• Item Three: Draft - Citizen Participation Plan was approved at the public hearing. Click here to view final Plan.
• Item Four: Draft 2011 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) Report
• CDBG CAPER Chart
• ESG CAPER Chart
• HOME CAPER Chart

Public Comment Opportunities An important part of the process of developing the Draft Substantial Amendment to the 2011 Annual Action Plan, the Draft Substantial Amendment to the 2012 Annual Action Plan, the Draft Revised Citizen Participation Plan, and the Draft 2011 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) is to promote citizen participation and solicit input. The Drafts may be reviewed at the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development offices at 69 West Washington Street, Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60602, or on-line as noted above. In addition, all Drafts will be reviewed and considered for approval at a public hearing conducted by the Community Development Advisory Council (CDAC) at 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 8, 2012. This meeting will occur in the Cook County Board Chambers located at 118 North Clark, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602. Public participation is welcome and encouraged. All interested parties are encouraged to provide written comments. Written comments for all Drafts are being accepted during the applicable public comment period specified above and must be received by 4:00 p.m. on November 8, 2012 in order to receive consideration. Written comments must be directed to Jennifer Miller, Program Manager, Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, 69 West Washington, Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60602, Jennifer.miller@cookcountyil.gov.

Archived - September 14, 2012

 

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Public Notice - Draft Annual Action Plan (AAP) and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AIFHC) Public Hearings and Public Comment

 

Notice - Draft Section 108 Loan Pool Application, Cook County, IL

• Learn about Built in Cook Loan Fund
• Related documents posted August 7, 2012

 

Draft Annual Action Plan - Program Year 2012 (AAP)
(October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2013)

To download this to your computer, you must have Verions 9.0 of Adobe Reader, or greater already loaded onto your computer. If you do not have this, please go to http://get.adobe.com/reader/ for a free download. Then, hover this link , right-click on your mouse and download the document to your computer, using the save-as function.  Open up pdf in Adobe Reader 9.0 or above to review and save to computer. Do not save the browser version.

 

 

Written comments for both drafts, AAP and the AIFHC, are being accepted from July 5, 2012 -August 6, 2012 and must be received by 4:00 p.m. on August 6, 2012 in order to receive consideration. Comments must be directed to  Sylvia Parham, Grants Manager, Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, 69 West Washington, Suite  2900, Chicago, IL 60602.    Please email your comments directly to
sylvia.parham@cookcountyil.gov

 

Legal Notice      PUBLIC COMMENTS – (2012 Annual Action Plan and Analysis of Impediments
to Fair Housing Choice, Cook County, IL)
PERIOD: July 5, 2012 –August 6, 2012
COMMENTS DUE: August 6, 2012 (4:00 P.M.)
LOCATION: Cook County Bureau of Economic Development
69W.Washington Street, Suite 2900
Chicago, IL 60602

 

 

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Public Hearings and Public Comment Notice - Draft Substantial Amendment to the 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan, Cook County, IL

The Cook County Bureau of Economic Development is accepting citizen comments regarding its Draft Substantial Amendment to the 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan to include economic development goals and strategies for suburban Cook County as eligible under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program Section 108 loan guarantee initiative.

 

Public Hearings and Public Comment Notice - Draft Section 108 Loan Pool Application, Cook County, IL

The Cook County Bureau of Economic Development is accepting citizen comments regarding its Draft Section 108 Loan Pool Application. As an entitlement jurisdiction under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, Cook County is eligible to apply for a Section 108 loan guarantee which can be utilized as a financing tool for economic development. The Draft Section 108 Loan Pool Application identifies proposed uses and strategies to address economic development needs in suburban Cook County.

 

Public Participation Opportunities
An important part of the process of developing the Draft Substantial Amendment to the 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan and the Draft Section 108 Loan Pool Application is to promote citizen participation and solicit input.

 

All interested parties are encouraged to provide written comments. In addition, both Drafts will be reviewed and considered for approval at public hearings conducted by the Community Development Advisory Council (CDAC) at 7 p.m. on August 22, 2012 and the Cook County Board of Commissioners at 9 a.m. on September 10, 2012. Both meetings will occur in the Cook County Board Chambers located at 118 North Clark, 5th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602. Public participation is welcome and encouraged.

 

          

The Draft Substantial Amendment to the 2010-2014 Consolidated Plan and the Draft Section 108 Loan Pool Application may be reviewed at the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development offices at 69 West Washington Street, Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60602, or on-line at the Cook County website:www.cookcountyil.gov/economicdevelopment beginning on August 7, 2012. 

 

Written comments for both Drafts are being accepted from August 7, 2012 - September 5, 2012 and must be received by 4:00 p.m. on September 5, 2012 in order to receive consideration. Written comments must be directed to Jennifer Miller, Program Manager, Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, 69 West Washington, Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60602,Jennifer.miller@cookcountyil.gov. 
  

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Archived - July 25, 2012

 

3rd Quarterly Performance Report for the CDBG Program-Available for Download

The 3rd Quarterly Performance Report for the CDBG Program is available for download. The report is due July 13, 2012.

Please download the report to your computer (right-click on your mouse - use Save-As feature) and fill it out using Microsoftt Word software.  Then save your completed document.    Please do not fill it out in the web browser.

 

Report Download

 

Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG)  Applications- Available for Download

The Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program Applications for the Second Allocation for Program Year 2011 and for Program Year 2012 are now posted and available for applicants. Late in 2011, HUD introduced its interim regulations for the HEARTH Act, which also made additional funds available for the 2011 Program Year. Cook County was not able to combine this Second Allocation of 2011 ESG funds with the 2012 funds, but due to the timing of the release of the HEARTH Regulations, the County is making both of these applications available at the same time.

 

The 2011 Second Allocation ESG Program will run at the same time as the 2012 ESG Program (October 1, 2012-September 30, 2013). The 2011 Second Allocation ESG Program application is part of a smaller allocation to Cook County and is limited to funding for Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing components, and the 2012 ESG Program application is connected to a larger allocation for additional components and activities. Applicants may choose to submit one OR BOTH applications to be considered separately. Non-profit agencies who are not units of local government are eligible to apply. For more information about eligibility and requirements see the Application Guide.

Applications are due NO later than July 9th, 2012 at 69 West Washington – Suite 2900 – Chicago, IL 60602.

 

Cook County will host an ESG Application Workshop on June 13th at 9:30 a.m. at 69 W. Washington on the 34th Floor. All applicants planning to submit an application are required to attend the Application Workshop.

 

Steps to downloading and using the fillable forms:

PLEASE NOTE:  APPLICATIONS WERE UPLOADED AGAIN ON JUNE 6, 2012.  PLEASE BE SURE YOU ARE USING THE MOST CURRENT VERSION OF THE APPLICATION, WHICH IS NOW POSTED. 

(1) In order to use the fillable forms, you must have Adobe 9.0 Reader or above on your computer. If you do not have Adobe Reader 9.0 or above, please go to the link http://get.adobe.com/reader/ and download the latest version of Adobe Reader onto your computer for FREE.

 

(2) Download the blank application forms (or forms)  to your computer and open in your Adobe Reader 9.0 or above. Do not fill out forms in your web browser.

 

(3) Fill out your application form (or forms).

 

(4) Once you are  done filling out your forms, please use the SAVE AS feature and save the completed form with the new name and keep your electronic copy on your computer. (In order to save the completed pdf, it must have a different name than the name of the blank pdf you downloaded from us). 

 

(5) Keep your electronic copy of each application form and print the required paper copies.  Obtain the required signatures and photocopy your final applications with signatures for your records.

Applications are due NO later than July 9th, 2012 at 69 West Washington – Suite 2900 – Chicago, IL 60602.

 

 Download application forms and guide, following the directions noted above: 

• 2012 Program Year Application
• 2011 Second Allocation Program Year Application
• Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG) Application Guide.

Click here for more information on the Emergency Solutions Grant Program (ESG) and our other Community Development Programs.

 

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Community Development Advisory Council (CDAC)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
May 10, 2012 at 6:00pm
Location: 118 N. Clark Street, Suite 567
Chicago, Illinois

 

Legal Notice - Substantial Amendment to the PY 2011 Annual Action Plan

 

Written comments on the proposed Substantial Amendment to the 2011 Action Plan are being solicited April 5, 2012 through May 7, 2012. Comments or questions should be directed to the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development - Sylvia Parham, Grants Manager at (312) 603-1000 or by writing to: CDBG 2011 Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendment, 69 West Washington Street, Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60602 or online at the Cook County website, http://www.cookcountyil.gov/EconomicDevelopment.  Written comments must be received by 12:00 p.m. on May 7, 2012 in order to receive consideration at the CDAC public hearing.

 

Cook County 2011 Emergency Soltuions Grants (ESG) Program Second Allocation Substantial Amendment - DRAFT

 

Written comments on the proposed Substantial Amendment to the 2011 Action Plan are being solicited through May 7, 2012. Comments or questions should be directed to the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development - Sylvia Parham, Grants Manager at (312) 603-1000 or by writing to: ESG 2011 Action Plan Substantial Amendment, 69 West Washington Street, Suite 2900, Chicago, IL 60602 or online at the Cook County website, http://www.cookcountyil.gov/EconomicDevelopment.  Written comments must be received by 12:00 p.m. on May 7, 2012 in order to receive consideration at the Cook County Community Development Advisory Council (CDAC) public hearing scheduled for Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 6:00pm during its rescheduled regular meeting.

 

 

E-mail us at: Info.Edev@cookcountyil.gov

Call us at: 312/603-1000

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Legal Notice - Public Meeting

The Cook County Community Development Advisory Council (“CDAC”) has scheduled a Public Hearing to review the proposed projects and substantial amendments (as applicable) for the Community Development Block Grant Program, HOME Investment Partnerships Program and the Emergency Solutions Grant Program for the 2012 Program Year (October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013). These programs do not include the City of Chicago.

Download full legal notice.
Public Meeting - Date/Time: March 22, 2012, 6pm
Location: Cook County Board Room
118 N. Clark Street, Room 567
Chicago, Illinois 60602
 

E-mail us at: Info.Edev@cookcountyil.gov

Call us at: 312/603-1000

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Moved to Archive on 3-13-2012

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