ECBL3705:3705(01);

To provide funds for intensive, research-based, and comprehensive child development and family support services for expectant parents and families with children from birth to age 3 to help them build a strong foundation for learning and to prepare children for later school success.

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105 ILCS 5/1C-2; 105 ILCS 5/2-3.89 and 2-3.71a ((325 ILCS 3/) Department of Early Childhood Act)

23 IL Administrative Code 235.10 - 235.50

Improving parenting skills and knowledge of child development; increasing education goals of parents/caregivers; improving parent/caregiver ability to access community and health resources; connecting a high percentage of children most at risk of school failure with high-quality early learning and development programs are among goals of the program.

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Education Organizations;

Public or private not-for-profit or for-profit entity with experience in providing educational, health, social and/or child development services to young children and their families

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Project Grants

Education

If the Early Childhood Block Grant program is operated in or by a child care center subject to the licensure requirements of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), then that child care center must hold the appropriate licensure in accordance with rules promulgated by DCFS (see 89 Ill. Adm. Code 403 (Licensing Standards for Group Homes), 405 (Licensing Standards for Day Care Agencies), 406 (Licensing Standards for Day Care Homes), 407 (Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers) and 408 (Licensing Standards for Group Day Care Homes))

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Applications will be available on the IDEC website: www.idec.illinois.gov. Applications must be submitted via AmpliFund. Details will be released when they are available. The link for login and instructions is available at: https://grants.illinois.gov/portal/GMS.aspx

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IDEC will utilize a merit based review (award process) when NOFOs and Merit Based Reviews are called for by the opportunity. That process will be released when it is available.

RFP - Applications are due 45 calendar days from RFP release. Continuation applications are due within 30 calendar days of application receipt.

RFP - Tentative award notifications are made within 90 days of application receipt. Continuation Applications - Applications are generally approved or returned for changes within 30 calendar days of receipt

Appeals process for IDEC will be released when it is available. For continuation applications this is not applicable.

Funding in the subsequent years will be contingent upon compliance with federal and state law, state grant-making rules, passage of sufficient appropriations for the program, and satisfactory performance in the preceding grant period.

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Grant funds may be used for expenditures directly related to the delivery of the proposed Prevention Initiative program, including salaries, benefits, professional development, supplies and materials, and necessary equipment. No more than 5 percent of the total grant award may be used for administrative and general expenses not directly attributed to program activities, except that a higher limit not to exceed 10 percent may be negotiated with an applicant that has provided evidence that the excess administrative expenses are beyond its control and that it has exhausted all available and reasonable remedies to comply with the limitation. Institutions of Higher Education that receive a state award or federal pass-through award for a grant program administered by the Illinois State Board of Education will be restricted to a maximum indirect rate of 8% or other indirect cost rate calculated by their cognizant federal agency, whichever is less, pursuant to an exception to the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) and GATA approved by the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget.

Expenditure reports to be submitted on quarterly basis via AmpliFund. Programmatic reports are submitted on semiannual basis via AmpliFund. Final programmatic report due 30 days after completion of grant period. All Prevention Initiative grantees must submit to IDEC Birth to 3 and Caregiver Demographic Data (enroll and exit each Birth to 3 child in SIS), 0-3 Prevention Initiative - Parent Questionnaire, 0-3 Prevention Initiative - Outcomes Questionnaire, and cumulative expenditure reports quarterly and a final completion report. Each program is monitored on site at least once every four years to determine the extent to which it is complying with all operational requirements and to assess the quality of the developmental and/or educational components offered. Each program receives a monitoring report with the results. Using those results, the program completes a continuous quality improvement plan addressing operational compliance and a continuous quality improvement plan addressing the quality assessment.

The audit requirements adopted by GATA include the adoption of the federal audit requirements (2 CFR 200.501), audit requirements for grantees and subrecipients that do not meet the federal audit requirements and audit requirements for “For Profit” subrecipients. For-profit Subrecipient. The PTE(s) is responsible for ensuring subrecipient compliance with established requirements. Methods to ensure compliance for State and federal awards to for profit subrecipients may include pre-award audits, monitoring during the agreement period of performance, and post-award audits. See also 2 CFR 200.331 Requirements for Pass-through Entities. https://gata.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gata/documents/audit/GATA-Audit-Requirements.pdf; https://gata.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gata/documents/resource-library/Audit-Report-Review-Process-Grantee-Instruction-Manual.pdf.

Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other awardee records pertinent to a State award shall be retained for 3 years after the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for awards renewed quarterly or annually, after the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report to the State agency

To be determined

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105 ILCS 5/1C-2; 105 ILCS 5/2-3.89 and 2-3.71a; 23 Illinois Administrative Code 235 34 CFR 76.561; 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.40

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Illinois Department of Early Childhood 115 S. LaSalle, Suite 2240 Chicago, IL 60603

At least 20 percent of the Early Childhood Block Grant is to be used to fund programs for children ages birth to 3 years. (See Early Childhood Block Grant – Preschool for All Ages 3 to 5 years for current fiscal year ECBG funding.)

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10/22/2021

FY 2026 : $169,538,879