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Will County grants staff outlines housing, childcare and opioid funding updates
Summary
Samantha, a community development staff member, briefed the Will County Finance Committee on multiple grant programs — including an ERA closeout, a new home‑repair award for six homes, childcare grants funded by cannabis tax revenue, and a $1.5 million sheriff’s camera grant — and answered follow‑up data requests.
Samantha, a community development division staff member, told the Will County Finance Committee that the county will open applications in April for capital grants managed through its CDBG, HOME and ESG programs and that technical workshops are scheduled in March. She said the county’s application and reporting software (Amplifund, branded UniGrants) now manages about 302 grants and supports weekly grantee office hours.
Samantha said the county won a home repair and accessibility grant to reestablish a scaled “Safe at Home” program, targeting six houses (one for roof rehabilitation and five for full accessibility rehabilitation) with a planned spring launch and two homeowners already identified. Committee members asked for a list of the six award recipients and for ways to expand access; Samantha agreed to provide more detailed recipient information.
On housing stabilization, Samantha said the county closed out its federal Emergency Rental Assistance program after receiving $16,000,000 and submitting…
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