IllinoisCook County
See how Cook County performed on our equity assessment of its ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Fund investment strategy.
Total Equity Focused ARPA Funds
$698,411,784$698,411,784
Overall Score
High
ARPA Equity Assessment of Cook County, IL
Overall Equity Focus
HighWas racial and economic equity an explicit focus of the jurisdiction's ARPA investment strategy?
95% of locations met this criterion.81% of locations met this criterion.86% of locations met this criterion.Equity Decision Making Tools and Resources
HighAre equity tools, frameworks, and structures in place to support equitable investment project identification, design, and implementation?
38% of locations met this criterion.Cook County established three core values to guide ARPA allocation decisions: equity, engagement, and excellence.
24% of locations met this criterion.31% of locations met this criterion.The county committed to using ARPA funds to build on existing county and regional efforts, such as the County's Policy Roadmap , Equity Fund , and We Rise Together .
51% of locations met this criterion.The Cook County Equity Fund Taskforce is an advisory body that develops long-term initiatives to strengthen community engagement in the county.
31% of locations met this criterion.Cook County designed its own Equitable Distribution Model to guide the allocation of ARPA funds using three sources: 1) The Racial Equity 2030 scoring model ; 2) the socio-economic outcomes that advance racial equity from PolicyLink's For Love of Country: A Path for the Federal Government to Advance Racial Equity report; and 3) the Cook County COVID-19 Community Vulnerability Index (CCVI).
48% of locations met this criterion.72% of locations met this criterion.38% of locations met this criterion.Community Engagement
MiddleDid the jurisdiction engage community members in decision making about the ARPA funds, conduct targeted outreach to historically excluded communities, and implement strategies to reach underserved communities?
94% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.54% of locations met this criterion.Equitable Labor Practices
HighDoes the jurisdiction use best practices for ensuring public investments deliver family-supporting jobs to residents who have faced barriers to good jobs and economic prosperity?
36% of locations met this criterion.16% of locations met this criterion.70% of locations met this criterion.29% of locations met this criterion.11% of locations met this criterion.Equity Investments
HighDid the jurisdiction make investments that have the potential to advance equity by targeting the communities most harmed by the pandemic and addressing systemic inequities?
62% of locations met this criterion.71% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.82% of locations met this criterion.63% of locations met this criterion.81% of locations met this criterion.45% of locations met this criterion.33% of locations met this criterion.32% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.31% of locations met this criterion.67% of locations met this criterion.56% of locations met this criterion.50% of locations met this criterion.Transparency & Accountability
HighDoes the jurisdiction set performance goals, collect data to monitor progress toward equitable outcomes, and provide the public with information about how funds are being used?
55% of locations met this criterion.70% of locations met this criterion.64% of locations met this criterion.75% of locations met this criterion.