Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 645 - GROCERY STORE INITIATIVE GRANT PROGRAM › Section 645.40 - Administrative Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Grant opportunities and awards will be administered in a manner
				that complies with all State requirements applicable to each funding
				opportunity, including, but not limited to, GATA and all applicable State laws.
				Applicants and grant recipients shall review all application materials and
				grant award documents which will include the specific applicable requirements
				for the grant opportunity. The Department reserves the right to suspend or
				terminate a grant agreement or withhold any future year funding for
				non-compliance with these provisions.
a) Application Process
1) The Department will post one or more NOFO
			 on the GATA Grantee Portal seeking applications contingent upon available
			 funds. Applicants shall submit their application materials by the deadlines set
			 forth by DCEO in the Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) which will be at
			 least 30 days after posting the NOFO.
2) Applicants are required to submit the
			 following:
A) the name of the
			 applicant;
B) whether the applicant
			 is a unit of local government, independently owned for-profit grocery store,
			 co-operative grocery store, or not-for-profit grocery store;
C) the operating name of the grocery
			 store;
D) the location of the
			 grocery store;
E) a detailed
			 explanation of how the grocery store proposes to use any award;
F) two or more letters in support of the
			 application from entities that represent the relevant community, with at least
			 one such letter coming from a local elected official;
G) for an applicant seeking a grant or other
			 financial assistance for a new grocery store in a food desert, as described in
			 Section 645.30(b), the applicant should submit a detailed financial plan that
			 includes:
i) the grocery store's projected
			 costs, revenues, and profits;
ii)
			 the amount and sources of other investments in the planned grocery
			 store;
iii) the long-term assets,
			 including but not limited to real property and equipment, that the grocery
			 store has already secured or still needs; and
iv) the projected number of employees of the
			 grocery store.
H) for an
			 applicant seeking a grant or other financial assistance to establish a new
			 store in a food desert for an independently owned for-profit grocery store,
			 co-operative grocery store, not-for-profit grocery store or municipality-owned
			 grocery store as described in Section 645.30(c), a detailed financial plan that
			 includes:
i) The grocery store's projected
			 costs, revenues, and profits;
ii)
			 The amount and sources of other investments in the planned grocery
			 store;
iii) The long-term assets,
			 including but not limited to real property and equipment, that the grocery
			 store has already secured or still needs; and
iv) The projected number of employees of the
			 grocery store; and
I)
			 for an independently owned for-profit grocery store, co-operative grocery
			 store, municipally owned grocery store, or not-for-profit grocery store, a
			 detailed explanation of the ownership and operation structure, including the
			 location of all primary owners.