Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 1031 - JOINT RULES OF THE BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD: INDEPENDENT COLLEGES CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM › Section 1031.70 - Grant Application Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each eligible independent college, after an
				appropriation has been enacted, must apply for a Capital Investment Grant in
				order to be eligible to receive funds under this Program.
(Section
				25-10 of the Act)
a) Application
			 Availability Notice. The Board shall send an application availability notice to
			 the chief executive officer of each institution that may meet the program
			 eligibility requirements in Section
			 1031.30, based on Board records,
			 post the application availability notice on the Board's website at
www.ibhe.org
, and post the application
			 availability notice as a notice of funding opportunity in the GATA portal
			 operated by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget.
b) Application.
An independent
			 college may apply for an amount not to exceed the distribution amount
			 determined by the Board of Higher Education
. (Section 25-10 of the
			 Act)
1) Application materials shall be on
			 prescribed forms provided by the Board and shall include, without being limited
			 to, the following:
A) Uniform Grant
			 Application provided by the Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit within
			 the Governor's Office of Management and Budget and signed by an authorized
			 representative of the independent college. (See 44 Ill. Adm. Code
			 7000.330.)
B) Certification by an authorized
			 representative of the independent college that:
i) The institution is an independent college
			 as defined in Section
			 1031.20;
ii) There is no by-law, article of
			 incorporation, policy or other barrier to receiving State funds;
iii) Grant funds will be used for capital
			 projects as defined in Section 1031.20;
iv) Grantee will
comply with the
			 business enterprise program practices for minority-owned businesses,
			 women-owned businesses, and businesses owned by persons with disabilities of
			 the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities
			 Act
[30 ILCS 575]
and the
			 equal employment practices of Section 2-105 of the Illinois Human Rights
			 Act
[775 ILCS 5]. This requirement is
			 in addition to the requirement that the grant agreement contain a provision
			 that grantee will comply with the aforementioned statutes. (Section 45 of the
			 State Finance Act [30 ILCS 105]); and
v) Grantee will comply with all requirements
			 of the Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative, which is required
on
			 all public works projects estimated to cost $500,000
subject to the
			 exceptions in the Section 20-20 of the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act.
			 (Section 20-20 of the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act [30 ILCS
			 559])
C) In or to be consistent with the
			 requirement that institutions
offer facilities and services in a manner
			 that supports and fulfills the mission of the Board of Higher
			 Education
institutions must specify, as outlined in the grant
			 application, how proposed projects further the Board's Strategic Plan
			 established by Section 6 of the Board of Higher Education Act. (Section 25-7 of
			 the Act) This includes but is not limited to explaining how the institution is
			 developing
an equity plan and implementing practices that, at a
			 minimum, close gaps in enrollment, retention, completion, and student loan
			 repayment rates for underrepresented groups.
(Section
			 9.16 of the Board of Higher
			 Education Act [110 ILCS 205])