DFCS

The Family Connects (TM) program in Chicago Illinois provides evidence-based nurse home visiting and coordinated referral program for families with newborns that will bridge the gap between parents and community resources.

45 CFR Part 96.70 - 96.75: Social Services Block Grant

Family Case Management Act (410 ILCS 212) Improving Health Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals Act (20 ILCS 1305/10-23)

Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (20 ILCS 808) Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (JCAR Title 44 Part 7000)

The Chicago Family Connects (CFC) program provides evidence-based nurse home visiting and coordinated referral program for City of Chicago birthing families with newborns that will bridge the gap between parents and community resources. The program is designed to: identify and prioritize family needs by screening mothers and newborns for health, safety, and family well-being; respond immediately to identified needs by providing on-the-spot interventions, education and support; reduce maternal and infant mortality by providing a universal service intervention designed to address factors that contribute to increased risk (consistent with recommendations in the Illinois Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Report issued by IDPH); respond with longer term solutions via appropriate referrals to formal and informal services (including other state funded programs like evidence-based home visiting, including Healthy Families Illinois, Women’s Infant and Children (WIC) and Early Head Start); and improve agency coordination to ensure a seamless experience for participants using follow-up services. This model fills a need to address infant and maternal mortality and the significant racial disparity in these rates in the City of Chicago and Illinois. The Family Connects program is operational in 16 other states, is evidenced based, and shows potential for statewide implementation to provide critical linkages to systems of support and care to reduce the infant/maternal mortality rate which is the primary goal of the Bureau of Maternal Child Health.

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Government Organizations;

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Families who give birth in a participating hospital and reside in the City of Chicago

Project Grants

Human Services

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The applicant must meet the Registration, Pre-qualification and any other Mandatory Requirements listed in this funding opportunity.

2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program.

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Applicants must submit a completed Universal Grant Application as well as complete the pre-qualification processes. Each applicant (unless the applicant is an individual or Federal or State awarding agency that is exempt from those requirements under 2 CFR § 25.110(b) or (c), or has an exception approved by the Federal or State awarding agency under 2 CFR § 25.110(d)) is required to: be registered in SAM before submitting the application; provide a valid EUI number in its application; and continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which the applicant has an active Federal, Federal pass-through or State award or an application or plan under consideration by a Federal or State awarding agency.

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In accordance with GATA Administrative Rules, Section 350, Merit Based Review of Grant Applications, a merit-based application review is required for competitive Grants and Cooperative Agreements, unless prohibited by State or Federal statute. The appeals process is set forth in section 7000.350 available here: http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/044/044070000D03500R.html

Renewal or Supplementation of Existing Projects Eligibility Applications for renewal or supplementation of existing projects: Not applicable. This is not a renewal year. Successful applicants under who receive this grant may be eligible for subsequent one-year grant renewals for this program. Renewals are at the discretion of the Department and are based on sufficient appropriation and performance criteria including, but not limited to: Grantee has performed satisfactorily during the previous reporting period. All required reports have been submitted on time, unless a written exception has been provided by the Division/Department. No outstanding issues are present (e.g., in good standing with all pre-qualification requirements and no outstanding corrective action, etc.)

This program has no cost sharing or matching requirement.

Funding restrictions Pre-Award Costs: Pre-Award costs are not allowable for this award. IDHS grants are governed by 2 CFR. Part 200, Subpart E-Cost Principles. Principles and 30 ILCS 708 which include information on allowable costs, audit requirements, and financial records. Indirect Costs: Indirect Costs may be applied to this grant award. Indirect Cost rates must be approved through the Illinois Indirect Cost Rate Election System (ICRES)

Post-Award Requirements and Administration Administrative and National Policy Requirements The agency awarded funds shall provide services as set forth in the IDHS grant agreement and shall act in accordance with all State and Federal statutes and administrative rules applicable to the provision of the services. Sample of the current IDHS Uniform Grant Agreement Payment Terms: It is the policy of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) that this policy complies with 2 CFR 200.302, 2 CFR 200.305, 31 CFR 205 (Procedures implementing the Cash Management Improvement Act and Treasury State Agreement (TSA)) and 44 Ill. Admin. Code 7000.120 GOMB Adoption of Supplemental Rules for Grant Payment Methods. Three different award payment methods exist, namely Advance Payment, Reimbursement, and Working Capital Advance. Reporting: 1) Demographic Data Collection. a) As a recipient of Social Service Block Grant (SSBG) funding, awardee must provide the following demographic data on a quarterly basis. i) Reporting must account for total expenditures and all recipients of services supported by SSBG Funding. ii) The following information will be collected: (1) A unique identifier for each client (e.g. first name & last initial or a unique client ID) (2) Total Expenditures of Program (a) SSBG Allocation + (b) Expenditures of all other Federal, State, and Local Funds (Non-SSBG funds) (3) Total number of individuals served, disaggregated by (a) Children (0-18) (b) Adults (19-64) (c) Seniors (65 and above) (4) Race or Ethnicity of Individuals served (a) American Indian or Alaska Native (b) Asian (c) Black or African American (d) Hispanic or Latino (e) Middle Eastern or North African (optional) (f) Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (g) White (h) Some other race (i) Two or more races 2) Program Monitoring. a) Grant programs funded by SSBG funding are required to be monitored, at minimum, once every three (3) fiscal years. A review of the provider’s general operating procedures and fiscal and service records must be conducted on a biennial basis to determine adherence to the IDHS Uniform Grant Agreement requirements. 3) Time Period for Required Periodic Financial Reports. a) Unless a different reporting requirement is specified in Exhibit E, Grantee shall submit financial reports to Grantor pursuant to Paragraph 10.1 and reports must be submitted no later than 15 days after the quarter ends. 4) Time Period for Close-out Reports. a) Grantee shall submit a Close-out Report pursuant to Paragraph 10.2 and no later than 15 days after this Agreement's end of the period of performance or termination. 5) Time Period for Required Periodic Performance Reports. a) Performance is monitored by monthly/quarterly data reports and by IDHS Regional staff onsite at least once every two years to fulfill this requirement. 6) Time Period for Close-out Performance Reports. a) Performance is monitored by monthly/quarterly data reports and by IDHS Regional staff onsite at least once every two years to fulfill this requirement. 7) SSBG reporting timeline a) Grantee shall submit Title XX Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Report on the IDHS provided template at a minimum, on a quarterly basis on October 15th, January 15th, April 15th, and July 15th.

IDHS grants are governed by 2 CFR. Part 200, Subpart E-Cost Principles. Principles and 30 ILCS 708 which include information on allowable costs, audit requirements, and financial records.

IDHS grants are governed by 2 CFR. Part 200, Subpart E-Cost Principles. Principles and 30 ILCS 708 which include information on allowable costs, audit requirements, and financial records.

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City of Chicago

Springfield

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High Risk Family Case Management, Better Birth Outcomes Navigation, Better Birth Outcomes Comprehensive, WIC

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7/1/2021

Merit Based Review; Notice of Funding Opportunity; Other;

FY 2021 : $874,000
FY 2022 : $975,000
FY 2023 : $975,000
FY 2024 : $1,175,000
FY 2025 : $1,675,000
FY 2026 : $2,000,000
FY 2027 : $2,000,000