Illinois Department of Human Rights

Illinois Prison Project will provide legal support and robust re-entry planning to incarcerated people who have demonstrated a strong commitment to rehabilitation or who are at greater risk of violence due to illness or disability.

NA

PA 103-006 FY24 Legislative Add-on; PA 103-0589 FY25 Legislative Add-on; PA 104-003 FY26 Legislative Add-on

NA

To provide routine freedom-oriented legal representation and legal resources to incarcerated individuals.

Yes

Special Appropriations, Legislative Add-Ons In addition to the uniform requirements in PART ONE and Grantor-Specific Terms in PART TWO, Grantor has the following additional requirements for this Project: The related Program Manual, if applicable, can be found via the following DHS website: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29741 and is hereby incorporated into this Agreement. Program Attachment. The related Program Attachment, if applicable, can be found via the following DHS website: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29741 and is hereby incorporated into this Agreement.

Nonprofit Organizations; For-Profit Organizations;

Organization specifically named in legislation: Illinois Prison Project - $1,000,000

NA

Project Grants

Human Services

N/A - Direct Appropriation

All entities are required to register with the State of Illinois through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Grantee Portal, www.grants.illinois.gov/portal to be eligible apply for a grant. An Illinois.gov public account authenticates the relationship between the individual and the organization they represent, How to create an Illinois.gov Public Account. The following information is required to complete registration: 1.Organization's Unique Entity Identifier (UEI); 2.Organization's federal employer identification number (FEIN); 3.Organization type; 4.Illinois Secretary of State File ID (required for non-profits, for-profits and limited liability corporations); 5.Organization's name 6.Organization's mailing address; 7.Organization's primary email address; 8.Organization's primary phone number 9.Organization's fiscal year-end date Entities are federally required to have an active SAM.gov entity registration. Illinois uses SAM.gov automation to determine qualification status based on the entity's registration. Refer to GATA Administrative Rules on Grantee Pre-qualification Status: http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/044/044070000A00700R.html. An entity may apply for a grant award prior to qualified status. The entity must be in "qualified status" based on the Grantee Portal by the Application Review Date. See #18 in the NOFO Transmittal. The Grantee Portal will indicate in red if a status is not qualified. Links for self-remediation help are provided in the Portal. 1.Current SAM.gov account; 2.Current FEIN 3.Good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State (Illinois Secretary of State Business Services website: https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/business_services/home.html 4.Not on the Illinois Stop Payment List; 5.Not on the SAM.gov Exclusion List; 6.Not on the DHFS Sanctioned Party List. State agencies are federally required to evaluate the risk posed by each applicant. Risk assessments are a pre-award requirement and include two components: fiscal and administrative and programmatic. Illinois uses an Internal Control Questionnaire (ICQ) to complete the fiscal and administrative component and the risk assessment. Entities are required to access, complete and submit the ICQ through the Grantee Portal for the state fiscal year associated with the grant funding. Both the ICQ and the programmatic risk assessment must be accepted by the state and approved before a grant award can be executed.

Applicants are required to submit a Program Narrative with required attachments, and a current year budget.

Organizations specifically named in legislation.

Award is direct appropriations. This program/award is exempt from the merit-based review process, and publishing of a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). See GATA Exception section below for details. Reimbursement based on monthly expenditure reporting.

DHS staff send application packet to named entity with notification of due date. Grantee must submit their program narrative, current year budget, and application prior to the beginning of the fiscal year for contract execution.

N/A - GATA Exception

N/A - GATA Exception

NA

No match required.

Legal services and re-entry planning for incarcerated individuals in Illinois.

Illinois Prison Project will be required to submit a) Monthly expenditure reports in the format prescribed by IDHS. b) Monthly program/service provision reports in the format developed jointly with IDHS. c) End of contract fiscal and program reports as required by IDHS.

JCAR Title 44 Illinois Administrative Code 7000.90 Auditing Standards

JCAR Title 44 Illinois Administrative Code 7000.430 Record Retention

NA

Estimated FY26 amount: $1,100,000

1000000

TBD

NA

Statewide

Department of Human Services Division of Family and Community Services Bureau of Refugee and Immigrant services 401 S Clinton St Chicago, Illinois 60607

TBD

Access to Justice

NA

9/15/2025

FY 2026 : $1,000,000