The City of Waukegan is seeking applications for its Community Development Grant Program, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Lake County Video Gaming Revenue (VGR).
Donor Name: City of Waukegan
State: Illinois
County: Lake County (IL)
City: Waukegan and Chicago
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/19/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
Goals
- Goal 1 – Improve Homeless Crisis Response System
- Goal 2 – Assist Persons with Special Needs
- Goal 3 – Maximize Affordable Housing
- Goal 4 – Prioritize Pathways for Upward Economic Mobility
Waukegan CDBG
- HS-1 Housing Support – Assist low-moderate-income households to access decent, safe and sanitary housing that is affordable and accessible for sale through housing counseling and down payment/closing cost assistance with opportunity in close proximity to public transportation, employment, and community services.
- HO-1 Housing – Support the Continuum of Care’s efforts to provide emergency shelter and transitional housing.
- HO-2 Operation/Support – Social service programs, permanent supportive housing service programs, and facilities for the homeless and persons at risk of becoming homeless.
- SN-1 Special Needs Housing – Support an increase in the supply of decent, safe and sanitary housing that is affordable and accessible for the elderly, persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, persons with alcohol/drug dependency, persons with mental health needs, and persons with other special needs or rehabilitation of housing units.
- SN-2 Social Services – Support social service programs and facilities for the elderly, persons with disabilities, persons with HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, persons with alcohol/drug dependency, persons with mental health needs, and persons with other special needs.
Lake County Video Gaming
- Goal 1 – Assessment, education and outreach for gambling addiction – To provide services that increases the awareness of and the detection of problem gambling in Lake County.
- Goal 2 – Clinical gambling addiction services – To provide mental health services by licensed practitioners to Lake County citizens with a gambling addiction.
- Goal 3 – Non-clinical gambling addiction services – To provide non-clinical services that aid in the recovery of Lake County citizens from the negative effects of gambling addiction (i.e. credit repair counseling, crime prevention, support groups).
- Goal 4 – Other behavioral health services – To provide other behavioral health services by licensed professionals, not specifically associated with gambling, to Lake County residents.
Funding Information
Minimum/maximum amount of requests
- CDBG: a minimum of $10,000 and no maximum
- ESG: a minimum of $10,000 and no maximum
Eligibility Criteria
- Lake County CDBG applicants must:
- be either units of government, public not-for-profit entities or private not-for-profit entities;
- be open to all residents of the county and must provide services to beneficiaries throughout Lake County, not just in North Chicago or Waukegan.
- North Chicago CDBG applicants must:
- be either units of government, public not-for-profit entities or private not-for-profit entities;
- serve North Chicago residents
- Waukegan CDBG applicants must:
- be either units of government, public not-for-profit entities or private not-for-profit entities;
- serve Waukegan residents
- provide Proof of Good Standing / Certificate of Good Standing
- All applicants are required to prove good standing as entity incorporated in the State of Illinois. Purchased Certificate not necessary.
- Intake documents must verify residency
- ESG applicants must:
- be either units of government, public not-for-profit entities or private not-for-profit entities;
- be open to all residents of the county and must provide services to beneficiaries throughout Lake County, not just in North Chicago or Waukegan.
- Lake County ESG applicants special note regarding HMIS: The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development requires all recipients of ESG funds to participate in the Lake County Continuum of Care’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), commonly known as ServicePoint.
For more information, visit City of Waukegan.
