ECBL3705: 3999(LE)

Grants for Statewide Training and Technical Assistance, High Quality Supports and Web-based services that provide training, technical assistance and high-quality supports to recipients of funding under the Early Childhood Block Grant and offer other professional development opportunities that include, but are not limited to, evidence-based program models, job-specific training, support for mental health consultation and research-based curricula, as applicable to the early childhood program offered (i.e., Preschool Education or Prevention Initiative). Web-based resources must be provided through an early learning website for parents, caregivers, teachers, program personnel and program leaders. They must offer evidence-based, reliable information on early childhood education focusing on standards-based instruction in a variety of formats. Web-based Early Childhood Asset Mapping System. The system shall relate early care and education site locations to other context, such as income and ethnic variables, in order to ensure that appropriate and fair allocations of early care and education resources

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

https://www.isbe.net/documents/235ARK.pdf

Grants for Statewide Training and Technical Assistance, High Quality Supports and Web-based services that provide training, technical assistance and high-quality supports to recipients of funding under the Early Childhood Block Grant and offer other professional development opportunities that include, but are not limited to, evidence-based program models, job-specific training, support for mental health consultation and research-based curricula, as applicable to the early childhood program offered (i.e., Preschool Education or Prevention Initiative). Web-based resources must be provided through an early learning website for parents, caregivers, teachers, program personnel and program leaders. They must offer evidence-based, reliable information on early childhood education focusing on standards-based instruction in a variety of formats. Web-based Early Childhood Asset Mapping System. The system shall relate early care and education site locations to other context, such as income and ethnic variables, in order to ensure that appropriate and fair allocations of early care and education resources.

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Other; Nonprofit Organizations; Education Organizations;

Any 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. 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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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.

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

Entities that are successful are awarded the grant for one year and are eligible to renew annually for two additional years through a continuation application. Renewals are subject to the availability of appropriations and substantial progress by the grantee.

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Grant funds may be used for expenditures directly related to the grants for training, technical assistance and high quality supports and for web-based services. 105 ILCS 5/1D-1(b) requires that funds received under this program be used to supplement, and not supplant, funds that would otherwise be used for authorized activities.

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. A final completion report will be due by June 30 of each year.

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.

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105 ILCS 5/1C-2; 105 ILCS 5/2-3.89 and 2-3.71a; 23 Illinois Administrative Code 235, Subtitle A Subchapter F 235.100 34 CFR 76.561; 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.40

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

https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Birth-to-Age-3-Years.aspx

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10/22/2025