Will County Announces $43 Million in ARPA Grant Awards

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Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant and Will County Board leadership announced the awarded allocation of $43 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars to 120 local governments, community organizations, and small businesses throughout the county. This announcement follows Will County Board approval of allocations at its May 18 board meeting.

“This funding is an investment into the health and well-being of our communities,” said County Executive Bertino-Tarrant. “Our use of ARPA dollars will play a critical role in elevating services and supporting our community’s infrastructure needs.”

Will County has received $134.1 million in ARPA funding from the federal government as part of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. To guide the allocation, the Executive Committee separated the allocation into “pillars” of Health, Infrastructure, Economic Development, Local Government Unmet Needs, and Revenue Replacement, and $43 million was made available for county-wide entities to apply for funds to support programs supporting Economic Development, Health, and Infrastructure.

“We are excited to announce the award of ARPA dollars for the Economic Development and Infrastructure pillars,” said Will County Board Chair Judy Ogalla. “The board worked diligently to ensure the selection process was as transparent as possible. As the chair of the Will County Board, I felt it was necessary to take a bigger role in the process to ensure the integrity of this project. The disbursement of ARPA dollars has been a priority of the Will County Board.”

Will County is allocating $10 million in economic development funding to address the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and to provide direct aid to impacted industries.

This allocation includes $7.2 million to programs supporting households and healthy children, including more than $2 million each to Habitat for Humanity and the Housing of Authority of Joliet for affordable housing unit developments. Guardian Angel Community Services was awarded $1.4 million to support a three-year program to provide rental assistance for victims of domestic violence.

“The fair and equitable distribution of the ARPA dollars was paramount to the Will County Board,” said Will County Board Democratic Leader Jackie Traynere. “The ability to provide this aid to non-profits, small businesses, and the well-being of children from the economic development pillar will be a benefit to the people of Will County as a whole.”

Nearly $16 million was allocated to support local water and sewer infrastructure improvements, with 37 local entities receiving grants, capped at $500,000, for improvements or expanded access.

Funding includes lead service line replacement efforts in the Villages of Plainfield, Shorewood, and University Park. Additionally, projects expanding access to drinking water are funded in the Villages of Beecher, Crete, Channahon, and Frankfort, plus the City of Crest Hill. Projects targeted at expanding local tourism also are included, such as needed water infrastructure improvements to open the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Rt. 66 in Joliet.

“The money distributed through the infrastructure pillar will allow many communities within Will County to have quality water and sewer for many years to come,” said Will County Board Republican Leader Steve Balich.

There have been $17.2 million allocated to community groups, healthcare partners, and non-profit organizations to increase health services and expand access to health-related programs. This includes $6.4 million to programs expanding access and equity to health programs, $5.4 million to behavioral health programs, $4.5 million to programs supporting food stabilization, and more than $800,000 for crime prevention.

“Healthcare organizations played a critical role during the pandemic,” added Bertino-Tarrant. “This funding will empower their efforts to expand access to services and create healthier outcomes for our residents.”

An online dashboard has been launched to allow the public to view the full listing of allocations and to learn how to access services expanded by ARPA funding. The dashboard is available at www.willcountyillinois.org/dashboard.

Area villages and townships receiving ARPA funding include the following…

Water: Village of Frankfort, Well 18 with Water Treatment Plant, $500,000; Village of Monee, Ridgeland Avenue and Bruns Road Water Improvements, $500,000; Village of Beecher, Dixie Highway Watermain Replacements, $500,000; Green Garden Township, Renovation and Upgrades to Green Garden Township Town Hall Facility, $500,000; Village of Manhattan, Front Street Water Main Improvements, $500,000; Village of Crete, Beckwith Community Association Water System Replacement, $500,000; and Manhattan Fire Protection District, Manhattan Public Services Campus – Fire, Public Works, Emergency Management, $500,000.

Sewer: Village of Peotone, Conrad Avenue Storm Sewer Project, $500,00; Village of Steger, Village-wide Flood Studies and Improvement Components, $400,000; Will Township Road District, Section 8-9 and 16-17 Storm Crossing, $175,000; Frankfort Township Road District, Frankfort Township Culvert Replacement and Ditching, $500,000; Wilton Township, Barr Road, Cedar Road, and Gougar Road, $58,408.

Access/Equity: New Lenox, Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers, $1,475,000.

Behavioral Health: New Lenox, Trinity Services, $557,510.

Food Stabilization: New Lenox, Illinois Partners in Hope, $434,750; Monee, New Hope Community Church, $92,200; New Lenox, ShareFest, $827,872.

Non-Profit: New Lenox, Illinois Partners in Hope NFP, Food Service, $250,000.


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