IDPH: Office of Disease Control

The Hospital Health Protection Grant Program (HHPGP-Equity 26) for State Fiscal Year 2026 provides funding to named hospitals for support of the ordinary and contingent expenses of the following safety net hospitals to improve health equity, improve access to quality care, and reduce health disparities in underserved communities and that participate in the State's Medicaid managed care program and in accordance with the Safety-Net Hospital Health Equity and Access Leadership Grant Program authorized under Section 2310-715 of Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law, as enacted in Public Act 102-886.

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PA 104-0003 ARTICLE63 SECTION95

30 ILCS 708, TITLE 44: CHAPTER I: Section 7000

To improve health equity, improve access to quality care, and reduce health disparities in underserved communities and that participate in the State’s Medicaid managed care program..

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Budget Period is 07/01/25 to 06/30/26. Performance Period is 07/01/25 to 06/30/26.

For-Profit Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations;

Recipients of the HHPGP-Equity 26 program will be restricted to those named entities within Article 70, Section 160 of the State Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriates Act – Illinois Public Act 104-0003.

The awarded entities are the beneficiaries of the funds provided under this program.

Project Grants

Healthcare

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Regardless of the source of funding (federal pass-through or State), all grantees are required to register with the State of Illinois through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) website, www.grants.illinois.gov, complete a prequalification process, and be determined "qualified" as described in Section 7000.70. Registration and prequalification is required before an organization can apply for an award. The entity is "qualified" to be an awardee if it: 1) has an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number; 2) has an active SAM.gov account; 3) has an acceptable fiscal condition; 4) is in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State, 5) is not on the Illinois Stop Payment List; 6) is not on the SAM.gov Exclusion List; 7) is not on the Sanctioned Party List maintained by HFS

Applicants will utilize the IDPH EGRAMS database to submit their grant application. https://idphgrants.com/ Please utilize the instructional guide. https://idphgrants.com/misc/ViewTutorials.aspx#:~:text=EGrAMS%20Instructional%20Guide%20%E2%80%93%20Application%20Entry%20and%20Submission

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Grant will be awarded upon acceptance of the Notice of State award by signing the Uniform Grant Agreement by the grantee and the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health

09/30/2025

15 - 30 days

Merit-Based Review Appeal Process For competitive grants, only the evaluation process is subject to appeal. Evaluation scores or funding determinations/outcomes may not be contested and will not be considered by the Department's Appeals Review Officer. To submit an appeal, the appealing party must: o Submit the appeal in writing and in accordance with the grant application document through IDPH's Merit-Based Review Appeal Request Form available in the following link https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/ed4d113385de41feb38964a8005ce72b. Appeals must be received within 14 calendar days after the date that the grant award notice was published. Appeals must include the following information: The name and address of the appealing party, Identification of the grant, A statement of reasons for the appeal, If applicable, documents or exhibits to support statement of reason The IDPH Appeals Review Officer (ARO) will consider the grant-related appeals and make a recommendation to the appropriate Deputy Director as expeditiously as possible after receiving all relevant, requested information. The ARO must review the submitted Appeal Request Form for completeness and acknowledge receipt of the appeal within 14 calendar days from the date the appeal was received. o The ARO will utilize an Appeal Review Tool to consider the integrity of the competitive grant process and the impact of the recommendation. The appealing party must supply any additional information requested by the agency within the time period set in the request. The ARO shall respond to the appeal within 60 days or supply a written explanation to the appealing party as to why additional time is required.

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For support of the ordinary and contingent expenses of the following safety net hospitals to preserve their sustainability in accordance with the Safety-Net Hospital Health Equity and Access Leadership Grant Program authorized under Section 2310- 715 of Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law, as enacted in Public Act 102-886, and that participate in the State’s Medicaid managed care program.

Periodic (quarterly) Financial and Performance Reports via EGRAMS, including all supporting documents.

Article XV Audit Requirements: Audits Grantee shall be subject to the audit requirements contained in the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 USC 7501-7507) and Subpart F of 2 CFR Part 200, and the audit rules and policies set forth by the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget. See 30 ILCS 708/65(c); 44 Ill. Admin. Code 7000.90.

Grantee shall maintain for three (3) years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report, adequate books, all financial records and, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to this Award, adequate to comply with 2 CFR 200.333, unless a different retention period is specified in 2 CFR 200.333 or 44 Ill. Admin. Code §§ 7000.430(a) and (b).

Appropriation number to follow

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$1,800,000.00 to $7,200,000.00

Program Accomplishments will be recorded via the grant reports submitted by each grantee within the IDPH EGRAMS online portal.

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James Reed Office of Disease Control Illinois Department of Public Health 525 West Jefferson Springfield, Illinois 62761-2604 Office: 217.782.4305

idphgrants.com

Hospital Health Protection Grant Program -Extended, Hospital Health Protection Grant Program, Hospital Health Protection Grant Program - Sustain. Hospital Health Protection Grant Program - ARPA.

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7/9/2024

FY 2025 : $71,430,640
FY 2026 : $100,000,000