DeKalb County COVID-19 Response Grants

DeKalb County COVID-19 Response Grants

Program Name: DeKalb County COVID-19 Response Grants

Overview: Grant program designed to assist nonprofit and public sector service providers responding directly to COVID-19 pandemic needs. The program was established in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Geographic Scope: DeKalb County, Illinois

Status: Program distributed funds from April 2020 to August 2021, totaling $729,135 in assistance to organizations serving DeKalb County. The program appears to be concluded.

Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit and public sector service providers

Priority Funding Areas:

Emergency food and basic supplies

Interim housing and shelter

Primary health care services

Utility and financial assistance

Supports for children and other vulnerable populations

Nonprofit safety and operations assistance

Focus: Basic human needs of residents most significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Funding Partners: The program was coordinated through an advisory committee including:

DeKalb County Community Foundation

Kishwaukee United Way

Douglas C. & Lynn M. Roberts Family Foundation

DeKalb County Community Mental Health Board

IDEAL Foundation

Horizons Unlimited Foundation

DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership (DCNP)

Funding Sources: Local organizational funders and Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund (which provided multiple grants totaling $175,000)

Contact Information:

Phone: 815.748.5383

Website: dekalbccf.org/receive/grant-programs/dekalb-county-covid-19-response-grant/

Organization: DeKalb County Community Foundation (IL)

501(c)(3) charitable organization

EIN # 36-3788167