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Grantee will provide free tax preparation services to Illinois Department of Human Service customers and other low-income individuals. In addition to free tax preparation services, customers will receive an education around tax credits such as the State and Federal Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC). Information regarding free tax preparation will be made available to customers via the Tax Help and EITC flyers.

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A Notice of State Award (NOSA) is not an agreement. A NOSA is not a guarantee of an agreement. IDHS will publish its agreements in the CSA Tracking System after you return a signed copy of the NOSA to IDHS. Please note the specific conditions identified for Section 3 of the NOSA. Please contact your DHS program representative within 30 days to implement a plan to address the identified issues within the next 90 days. Should you have any questions please speak with the DHS contact for your award. •CODE of FEDERAL REGULATIONS Title 2: Grants and Agreements PART 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200) •Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA), 30 ILCS 708/1 •Illinois Administrative Code

Nonprofit Organizations;

Application is limited to public and private not-for-profit community-based organizations in Illinois that who received an award from the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Family and Community Services for the implementation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Job Placement program pursuant to DHS Funding Notice AND continue to meet the additional eligibility criteria below. a. Are in good standing with the Secretary of State. b. Complete the GATA pre-qualification process. All applicants are required to provide the requested information as outlined in this Continuation Notice to be considered for funding. Successful proposals will serve as the applicant’s program plan and budget for the grant period. Applicant agencies will not be eligible for a grant award until they have pre-qualified through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Grantee Portal, www.grants.illinois.gov. During pre-qualification, Dun and Bradstreet verifications are performed including a check of Debarred and Suspended status and good standing with the Secretary of State. The pre-qualification process also includes a financial and administrative risk assessment utilizing an Internal Controls Questionnaire. If applicable, the agency will be notified that it is ineligible for award as a result of the Dun and Bradstreet verification. The entity will be informed of corrective action needed to become eligible for a grant award. • Services may complement, but not duplicate, existing services in the designated service area. • If a portion of the grant funds will be used to support the activities and strategies, the amount allocated for this purpose must be indicated in the budget narrative.

Illinois Department of Human Service customers and other low-income individuals that are below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).

Project Grants

Human Services

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Prior to applying for any Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), every applicant must first be registered and prequalified through the following steps. This must be done on or before the application's due date or their application CANNOT be accepted. •Apply for or update their DUNS number (https://www.dandb.com/ ). This must be done yearly. •Apply for or update their SAM registration and receive a SAM cage code. (https://www.SAM.gov) This must be done yearly. •Be registered and in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State. (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/ ) (This is not required of governmental entities and schools.) •Register with the GATA/CSFA system at https://grants.illinois.gov/registration/ . The system will automatically check your registrations with the above mentioned systems. It will also check to see if your entity is on the federal excluded parties list and if your entity is on the State of Illinois Stop Pay/Compliance list. If your entity is not up-to-date on the registrations, or is listed on the federal list or Illinois Stop Pay/Compliance list, your application will not be accepted until these situations are resolved. No applications can be accepted for review until these steps are successfully accomplished. (Only after your entity has completed the above registration/pre-qualification steps will a state agency be allowed to accept your grant application for consideration, and that application must still be submitted by the respective due date.)

Potential grantees will find IDHS's Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOS) on both the GATA Catalog of State Financial Assistance and on the Illinois Department of Human Services website. A single unified application form has been designed for use with all grants. It will be used by all entities applying for any grant with any state agency. The specific conditions related to each grant will be addressed in the exhibit sections of the application, but the same form will be used by each state agency. Applications must also include a budget. The budget form is also standard. The budget for any IDHS grant will be submitted via the Community Service Agreement System (CSA System) that is already in use by IDHS staff and current grantee/providers. Each division's program and fiscal staff will work with grantees to negotiate a budget for the final grant award. The budget may need to be revised over the course of the grant approval process or during the ongoing award. Grantees must complete the Fiscal and Administrative Risk Assessment on the GATA/CSFA system- also known as the ICQ (short for Internal Controls Questionnaire). Be sure to click "submit" to submit your answers when complete. This is done only once per entity per fiscal year. While it does not have to be completed prior to submitting the application, this step must be done before an applicant or their application can be considered. Along with submitting an application, potential grantees must also submit a Programmatic Risk Assessment for each grant they apply. Staff cannot evaluate an application or a grantee without this assessment submitted. In some cases the Programmatic Risk Assessments questions on one grant may be exactly the same as those for another grant, but one assessment must still be answered for each specific grant. Most, but not all grants will include the potential for a grantee to claim an Indirect Cost Rate to help cover the administration costs related to the grant. For new grantees or new grants, this must be done within 90 days of the grant's effective date. For returning grantees, this must be done within six months following the end of the grantee's fiscal year. All grantees must make a selection. The state requires that grantees use the CARS system, which is operated by CroweHorwath, to apply for and/or select their Indirect Cost Rate. If your application is selected for funding, the results of the ICQ and Programmatic Risk Assessment may render conditions that will be included in your Notice of State Award (NOSA). The NOSA will be generated from GATA's CSFA system, and may be delivered via email from that system. (if you change staff or email addresses, be sure to update your GATA registration with that information or the correct person or email will not receive the NOSA.) These conditions may need to be addressed prior to the award becoming a firm grant agreement or they may be addressed over the course of the timeframe of the award. The proposed IDHS grantee must sign-off and return the NOSA to IDHS. Once the grantee accepts the IDHS grant and returns it, IDHS will also accept and the contracting process begins. Renewal Applications: The application templates, the instructions, the due date, and the link to the programmatic risk assessment can be found on the IDHS/Family and Community Services webpage under the CSFA number.

Applications that fail to meet the criteria/requirements outlined in the Notice of Funding Opportunity will not be scored and considered for funding. Any application not fully submitted by the Application End Date will not be considered. Scoring will not be the sole award criterion. The Department reserves the right to consider other factors such as: geographical distribution, demonstrated need, racial equity, past performance as a state grantee, etc. While recommendations of the review panel will be a key factor in the funding decisions, the Department maintains final authority over funding decisions and considers the findings of the review panel to be non-binding recommendations.

Funding for the award period is not guaranteed. All applicants must demonstrate that they meet all requirements under the programs NOFO. Applications that fail to meet the criteria described in the "Eligible Applicants" of the NOFO will not be scored nor considered for funding. The Department will follow the Merit-based review process established by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. Final award decisions will be made by the Director of the Division of Family and Community Services at the recommendation of the Associate Director for the Office of Workforce Development. The Department reserves the right to negotiate with successful applicants to adjust award amounts. Applicants recommended for funding under this NOFO following the review and selection process will receive a "Notice of State Award Finalist". This notice will identify additional grant award requirements that must be met before a grant award can be executed. The NOSA must be signed by the grants officer (or equivalent). This signature effectively accepts the state award and all conditions set forth with the notice. The signed NOSA is the authorizing document. The Agency signed NOSA must be remitted to the Department as instructed in the notice. 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.

Deadlines for next NOFO, anticipated in FY23, are not yet established

From the date due of the Notice of Funding Opportunity or contract renewal, applicant's would be notified of acceptance or denial within approximately 45 days.

Only the Merit Based Review Process is subject to appeal. The Agency Head or designee may appoint one or more Appeal Review Officers (ARO) to consider the grant-related appeals and make a recommendation to the Agency Head or designee for resolution. An appeal must be submitted in writing and received within 14 calendar days of the non-award notice and must include the name and address of the appealing party, identification of the grant, and a statement of reasons for the appeal. The Department will provide an acknowledgement within 14 calendar days of receipt of the appeal and a response within 60 calendar days or supply a written explanation to the appealing party as to why additional time is required.

The successful applicants under this funding notice may be eligible to receive up to two (2) subsequent one-year grant awards for this program. Renewal is contingent upon meeting various criteria including, but not limited to, the following considerations: Grantee has performed satisfactorily during the previous reporting grant period; All required reports have been submitted on time, unless a written exception has been provided by the Department/Division; No outstanding issues are present (i.e. good standing with all pre-qualification requirements and no outstanding corrective action, etc.) The release of this NOFO does not obligate the Illinois Department of Human Services to make an award. Work cannot begin until a grant agreement is fully executed by the Department.

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Refer to Article VII of the Uniform Grant Agreement for requirements related to allowable costs. Refer to the Uniform Grant Agreement for restrictions. Refer to the Uniform Grant Budget for total allowable costs and allowable costs by budget expenditure category. The Department's program staff may have additional policies/requirements applicable to the program. CODE of FEDERAL REGULATIONS Title 2: Grants and Agreements PART 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200)

Upon execution of the grant agreement, reporting shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Uniform Grant Agreement and related Exhibits which includes, but is not limited to the following: • Periodic Financial Report (PFR), • Periodic Performance Report (PPR), • Close-out Report at the end of the Agreement and Close-out Performance Reports • Annual Audit in conformance with Audit Requirements set forth in the grant agreement. Additional data may be collected as directed by the Department and in a format prescribed by the Department.

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. All grantees are required to complete and submit a Consolidated Year-End Financial Report (CYEFR) through the Grantee Portal. The CYEFR is a required schedule in the Grantee's audit report if the Grantee is required to complete and submit an audit report as set forth herein. The CYEFR must cover the same period as the Audited Financial Statements, if required, and must be submitted in accordance with the audit schedule at 44 Ill. Admin. Code 7000.90. CYEFRs shall follow a format prescribed by Grantor.

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 200.334, unless a different retention period is specified in 2 CFR 200.334 or 44 Ill. Admin. Code 7000.430(a) and (b). If any litigation, claim or audit is started before the expiration of the retention period, the records must be retained until all litigation, claims or audit exceptions involving the records have been resolved and final action taken.

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$460,000.00

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This program assisted over 6,500 customers file tax returns with the IRS. Combined, these customers received over $14,000,000 in refunds.

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Illinois Dept. of Human Services, Division of Family and Community Services -401 S. Clinton St., Chicago, IL 60607 and 100 South Grand Ave. East, Springfield, IL 62707

www.dhs.state.il.us

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7/1/2021

FY 2017 : $457,943
FY 2018 : $377,984
FY 2019 : $453,581
FY 2020 : $393,803
FY 2021 : $460,000
FY 2022 : $460,000