County Of Dupage

County Of Dupage, doing business as Finance Department, is a U.S. local government entity (county) based in Wheaton, Illinois that acts as a federal grant recipient across housing, homelessness services, workforce development, forensic science, and community development programs. The county operates exclusively as a prime recipient on direct HUD, USDA, DOJ, EPA, and DOE grants and as a sub-recipient on pass-through awards from Illinois state agencies; it does not hold federal contracts or contract vehicles.

The county's grant portfolio centers on four primary capability areas. Housing and homelessness services dominate the prime footprint: the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development funds the county as prime recipient under the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program (CFDA 14.231), and Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME, CFDA 14.239). Recent CoC awards include $328,070 (award date November 1, 2025, completion October 31, 2026) and $199,080 (September 1, 2025, completion August 31, 2026) to support permanent housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, supportive services, and Homeless Management Information Systems across DuPage County. The county received $286,929 under ESG (September 16, 2025, completion September 15, 2027) for street outreach, emergency shelter operations, homelessness prevention, and rapid re-housing; and $1.57 million under HOME (September 16, 2025, completion September 30, 2034) for affordable housing rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, and rental housing development. The county also administers Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) entitlement awards from HUD for broader community development and economic opportunity programming. Forensic DNA analysis is the second capability: the Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, funded the DuPage County Forensic Science Center under the Comprehensive Forensic DNA Analysis Grant Program (CFDA 16.036) at $339,842 (October 1, 2024, completion September 30, 2026) and $395,280 (October 1, 2023, completion September 30, 2025) to reduce DNA casework backlogs, replace aging equipment, support DNA analyst overtime, and fund continuing education for compliance with NDIS and CODIS standards. The county received $375,000 under the EPA Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202, July 1, 2024, completion July 1, 2025) for design and permitting of a drinking water system expansion in York Township serving 1,200 additional residents. A drug court and veterans treatment court grant under the Bureau of Justice Assistance (CFDA 16.585) at award date October 1, 2021 with completion September 30, 2026 funds recovery community centers and evidence-based treatment expansion. The county also received a Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG, CFDA 81.128, December 1, 2023, completion November 30, 2026) under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to HUD and human services agencies. The top five customer agencies account for 84% of all awards: the HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development leads with 76 awards; the USDA Food and Nutrition Service places 62 awards (WIC and nutrition programs); the HHS Administration for Children and Families accounts for 56 awards; another HHS Administration for Children and Families stream carries 27 awards; and the DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance provides 15 awards. The county operates primarily as a pass-through sub-recipient on state grant awards: Illinois Department of Human Services sub-awards dominate the recent footprint (WIC, child care, social services block grants), followed by Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (workforce, weatherization, community service block grants), Illinois Department of Transportation, and Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. The prime vs. sub split reveals 38% prime awards (107) and 62% sub-awards (173), indicating the county's administrative role as a mid-tier grant administrator for state-administered federal programs.

Recent activity has grown substantially year over year—7 awards in 2022 to 87 in 2023, declining to 71 in 2024 and 29 in 2025. This surge in 2023 reflects expanded pass-through sub-award reporting from Illinois state agencies for social services, nutrition, workforce, and child care programs. Eight awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure in CoC, ESG, HOME, and forensic DNA capacity programs. The county's Finance Department administers grant compliance, fiscal control, accounting, Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) coordination, and sub-recipient oversight across these award streams.