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County grants coordinator outlines EV, CDBG, ERA2 and childcare funding activity
Summary
Will County staff updated the finance committee on multiple grant programs: an IDOT-funded alternative fuels plan, EPA-funded EV charging ports, ongoing CDBG awards, a funded Fairmont sewer rehab, and the closeout and targeting of ERA2 rental assistance funds.
Samantha Markham, grants coordinator for the county executive’s office, briefed the Will County Finance Committee on a range of grant-funded efforts tied to the county’s 2021 Energy Conservation Plan, community development programs and pandemic-era rental assistance.
Markham said the county’s alternative fuels planning effort — funded by a $560,000 IDOT grant — is about 70.5% expended and expected to be completed by April; the plan includes a fleet analysis and an executive summary to guide municipalities on alternative-fuel infrastructure. She also said the county has secured $100,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Driving a Cleaner Illinois program to install 20 EV charging ports (10 at two county locations); the grant term runs through June 2030.
On community development, Markham reviewed Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) year-23 accomplishments: the packet she presented lists 58 households that received housing rehabs, two…
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