Illinois Administrative Code › Title 14 - COMMERCE › Part 670 - HUMAN SERVICES CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart C - SUBAWARDS TO HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS › Section 670.250 - Administrative Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Application Process for Grant Awards to Intermediaries
1) DCEO will post one or more Notices of
				Funding Opportunity (NOFO) on the GATA Grantee Portal seeking applications from
				eligible organizations, contingent upon available funds. The NOFO will describe
				in detail the types of projects for which funding is available (see Sections
				670.50
				and 670.220). Applicants shall submit their application materials by the
				deadlines set forth by DCEO in the NOFO which will be at least 30 days after
				posting the NOFO.
2) The applicants
				will be required to submit an application package, which will include the
				following:
A) uniform grant
				application;
B) uniform budget
				template;
C) conflict of interest
				disclosure form;
D) mandatory
				disclosures form;
E) project
				narrative;
F) documentation
				demonstrating that applicant is in good standing to operate in the State of
				Illinois, including but not limited to, proof of current registration with all
				government entities the applicant is required to register with in order to
				operate;
G) resumes of key program
				staff;
H) W-9 and Internal Revenue
				Service letter to verify the W-9;
I) agreements with contractors or
				subrecipients demonstrating the intent to provide services if the applicant
				receives the award, if the intermediary applicant will be sharing
				responsibilities for some of the grant project with one or more organizations;
				and
J) any additional documentation
				to demonstrate or support the information submitted by the applicant for the
				proposed project.
3)
				Applicants shall provide the following information about the proposed project
				in the narrative:
A) A description of the
				structure of the applicant organization, including:
i) identification of the organization's
				leadership team and a description of their responsibilities;
ii) a summary of the organization's core
				skills and competencies;
iii)
				identification of relevant experience and skill sets of staff who will be
				assigned responsibility over the program; and
iv) other factors that make the applicant
				organization well-suited for overseeing a grant program for capital improvement
				projects;
B) A
				description of the applicant's experience working with human services providers
				and low-income or marginalized populations;
C) A description of the applicant's
				administrative capacity to manage a grant program, including:
i) the organization's experience overseeing
				grant programs pertaining to economic development or capital improvement
				projects; and
ii) a demonstration
				that the applicant has a good understanding of the Human Services Capital
				Investment Grant Program requirements and will commit resources necessary to
				successfully complete responsibilities;
D) A narrative explaining how the
				organization would be capable of administering a program statewide or within
				certain regions of the State, if required by the NOFO;
E) A detailed budget and supporting
				justification of the expenditures requested;
F) A description of the applicant's ability
				and plan to offer technical assistance to human services provider grantees and
				applicants in a manner that does not create a conflict of interest, including
				both webinars and individual assistance;
G) A description of the applicant's plan for
				the subaward application process, evaluating and selecting applications from
				human services providers, disbursing grant funds and timelines for the subaward
				application and selection processes;
H) A description of the applicant's
				understanding of the laws and rules applicable to State capital improvement
				projects or bondable capital improvements; and
I) A description of how the applicant will
				manage and oversee a large number of subawards to human services
				providers.