DuPage County Human Services Committee approves grants, contracts and MOU; staff report COVID case and program successes

DuPage County’s Human Services Committee approved a slate of planning-year grant appropriations and vendor contracts and agreed to a memorandum of understanding with the village of Glen Ellyn at its meeting. The committee also heard staff updates that included a contained COVID-19 case at DuPage Care Center and a voicemail from a former family self-sufficiency participant who credited the county program with helping her earn a master’s degree.

The approvals include federal housing and community-development grants and several county contracts that fund or support service delivery across DuPage County. Committee members moved each item by voice or roll call; where roll calls were recorded in the transcript, members cast unanimous “aye” votes.

Committee members approved acceptance and appropriation motions for: a DuPage Housing Authority family self‑sufficiency (FSS) program award for program year 2025 in the amount of $184,000; a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) planning number for program year 2025 in the amount of $3,744,889; an Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) for $286,741; and HOME Investment Partnerships program funds for $1,727,802. The committee also approved receipt of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care planning grant for $328,070.

The committee approved a memorandum of understanding giving DuPage County responsibility to perform any required environmental review under 24 CFR part 58 for…