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This program provides services to Norman certified families as defined by the Norman Consent Decree. This CSFA program includes two program areas: Housing Advocacy Program (provides assistance to Norman certified families to locate and maintain adequate housing) and Emergency Cash Assistance (provides cash assistance checks to assist Norman certified families purchase items needed to care for their children). Housing Advocacy Program (HAP) grantees shall: • Evaluate the client's emergency and long-term housing and subsistence needs • Housing action plan development • Assist the client in securing permanent affordable housing • Budgeting counseling • Assist the client obtain employment • Assist the client with applying for income assistance • Assist the child welfare worker complete Norman Cash Assistance requests • Link the client to community resources to meet subsistence needs • Follow-up with the client to identify housing problems • Increase housing options for families certified into the Norman Class Emergency Cash Assistance grantees shall: Administer cash assistance to families facing environmental issues (i.e. inadequate food, shelter, or clothing, or environmental neglect) to address an immediate need to ensure that a child is not placed in substitute care or prevented from returning home.

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Services are to promote permanency by maintaining, strengthening and safeguarding the functioning of families to (1) prevent substitute care placement, (2) promote family reunification, (3) stabilize foster care placements, (4) facilitate youth development, and (5) ensure the safety, permanency and wellbeing of children. The goal of this program is to insure that through housing support and/or disbursement of cash assistance, the child(ren) will not be in danger of being placed in DCFS custody or the return home of the children will not be jeopardized by the family’s subsistence need. This program is associated with the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) Program (CFDA 93.556): Objectives: 1) to prevent child maltreatment among families at risk through the provision of supportive family services; 2) to assure children's safety within the home and preserve intact families in which children have been maltreated, when the family's problems can be addressed effectively; 3) to address the problems of families whose children have been placed in foster care so that reunification may occur in a safe and stable manner; 4) to support adoptive families by providing support services as necessary to that they can make a lifetime commitment to their children. This is accomplished through the issuance of grants to state child welfare agencies, territories, and eligible Indian tribes to serve families at risk or in crisis, to develop or expand and operate coordinated programs of community-based family support services, family preservation services, family reunification services, and adoption promotion and support services. Additional funds were appropriated to develop, enhance or evaluate kinship navigator programs for FYs 2018 - 2020. These programs assist kinship caregivers in learning about, finding, and using programs and services to meet the needs of children they are raising and their own needs, and to promote effective partnerships among public and private agencies to ensure kinship caregiver families are served.

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Nonprofit Organizations; For-Profit Organizations; Government Organizations;

All applicants that meet the eligibility requirements as described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will be considered.

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Non-competitive

Human Services

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No prior coordination or approval is required with governmental or non-governmental units prior to the submission of a formal application to DCFS.

Refer to Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

Proposals are selected based on the criteria listed in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

All applications must be submitted by the posted deadline. IDCFS staff conducts an initial review of all applications received for eligibility and GATA compliance. Reviewers may consist of DCFS GATA staff, division leadership, and other internal DCFS staff. Each proposal will be reviewed by a minimum of three reviewers. Proposals will be approved based on funding available. While recommendations from the review team will be a key factor in funding decisions, the Department maintains final authority over funding decisions and considers the scores of the review team to be non-binding recommendations. Any internal documentation used in scoring or awarding of grants shall not be considered public information. The Department reserves the right to evaluate applications in the larger context of the overall portfolio by considering geographic distribution of awards (e.g., ensuring coverage of certain counties or service areas), client needs, and overall programmatic/financial risk assessments in its pre-award decisions. Final award decisions will be made by the Director (or their designee). The Department reserves the right to negotiate with successful applicants to adjust award amounts, locations, etc. Funds are disbursed based on the schedule agreed upon and included within the Uniform Grant Agreement.

Refer to Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

General expectation of the length of time between the application deadline and when an award is made is 30 calendar days.

Competitive grant (and in some cases non-competitive) appeals are limited to an appeal related to the evaluation process. Evaluation scores may not be protested. Submission of Appeal An appeal must be submitted in writing in accordance with the grant application document. An appeal must be received within 14 calendar days of Award denial. The written appeal shall include at a minimum the following: i. the name and address of the appealing party ii. identification of the grant for which you are appealing the evaluation/review process iii. a statement of reasons for the appeal Response to Appeal a. DCFS will acknowledge receipt of an appeal within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the appeal was received. b. DCFS will respond to the appeal within 60 days or supply a written explanation to the appealing party as to why additional time is required. c. The appealing party must supply any additional information requested by DCFS within the time period set in the request.

Grant awards are made annually with a maximum of two one-year renewals. A new application (either an initial or renewal) is required each year.

Match: Matching funds are not required for this grant program. Refer to Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for further information.

Administrative Costs: Reimbursement of administrative costs may not exceed 20% of the costs of other services (20 ILCS 505/5a). Funding allocated under this grant is intended to provide direct services to clients. It is expected that administrative costs, both direct and indirect, will represent a small portion of the overall program budget and should NOT exceed 20%. Administrative means those activities performed by staff and costs which are supportive of and required for project implementation for which there is no direct client contact such as fiscal staff; audit; clerical support; office rent, utilities, insurance; general office equipment etc. Program budgets and narratives will detail how all proposed expenditures are directly necessary for program implementation and will distinguish between Indirect/Direct Administrative and Direct Program expenses. Any budget deemed to include inappropriate or excessive administrative costs will not be approved.

Reports: The Provider will submit expenditure documentation forms in the format prescribed in the Program Plan. Performance Data: The Provider may be required to submit performance data as prescribed in the Program Plan or as directed by the Department. Audits: The Provider will be subjected to the audit requirements contained in the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996 (31 USC 7501-7507) and subject F of 2 CFR Part 200, and the audit rules set forth by the Governor's Office of Management and Budget (30 ILCS 708/65).

All grantees must follow Title 44 Illinois Administrative Code 7000.90 (Auditing Standards)

The Provider must follow record retention requirements found in CFR 200.333 and record retention rules as prescribed by the Department.

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PY - $350,000; CY - $453,200; BY - $453,200

In FY 2023, the range of grant award amounts was from $453,200 to $453,200 with an average of $453,200.

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406 East Monroe St., Springfield, IL 62701

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FY 2019 : $158,149
FY 2020 : $158,149
FY 2021 : $307,900
FY 2022 : $350,000
FY 2023 : $453,200
FY 2025 : $538,006