Diabetes Research Fund
CSFA Number: 482-00-1727
Agency Name
Department Of Public Health (482)
Agency Identification
IDPH: Office of Health Promotion
Agency Contact
Keturah Tracy
217-785-5243
keturah.tracy@illinois.gov
Short Description
The Diabetes Research Fund is supported by taxpayers' contributions through their annual state income tax return. Grant awards must be used to investigate a biomedical, technical or psychosocial study pertaining to Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. Topics may include, but are not limited to: epidemiology, etiology, pathology, diagnosis, care, treatment, evaluation, cure and psychosocial issues. The monies will be evenly split between the American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Federal Authorization
N/A
Illinois Statue Authorization
Public Act 094-0107
Illinois Administrative Rules Authorization
N/A
Objective
Grant awards must be used to investigate a biomedical, technical or psychosocial study pertaining to Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.
Prime Recipient
Yes
UGA Program Terms
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025
Eligible Applicants
Nonprofit Organizations;
Applicant Eligibility
The American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research foundation are the only two eligible applicants for this grant.
Beneficiary Eligibility
N/A
Types of Assistance
Non-competitive
Subject / Service Area
Healthcare
Credentials / Documentation
Applicants abide by GATA requirements
Preapplication Coordination
All grantees are required to register with the State of Illinois through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) website, www.grants.illinois.gov, complete a prequalification process, and be determined "qualified" as described in Section 7000.70. Registration and prequalification is required before an organization can apply for an award. The entity is "qualified" to be an awardee if it: 1) has an active UEI number; 2) has an active SAM.gov account; 3) has an acceptable fiscal condition; 4) is in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State, if the Illinois Secretary of State requires the entity's organization type to be registered. Governmental entities, school districts and select religious organizations are not required to be registered with the Illinois Secretary of State. Refer to the Illinois Secretary of State Business Services website: http://www. cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/business_services/home.html; 5) is not on the Illinois Stop Payment List; 6) is not on the SAM.gov Exclusion List; 7) is not on the Sanctioned Party List maintained by HFS.
Application Procedures
Applicants will utilize the IDPH EGRAMS database to submit their grant application. https://idphgrants.com/ Please utilize the instructional guide. https://idphgrants.com/admin/ViewAppDocs.aspx?fnam=EGrAMS%20Instructional%20Guide%20-%20Initiate%20Grant%20App%20YBD.pdf
Criteria Selecting Proposals
Application must be complete. Proposal must be related to diabetes research.
Award Procedures
25% up front payment, followed by quarterly reimbursements of allowable costs. Grant will be awarded upon acceptance of the Notice of State award by signing the Uniform Grant Agreement by the grantee and the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health
Deadlines
Application deadline is April 28th 2024 at 5:00 PM Quarterly reports are due 30 days after the end of each quarter.
Range of Approval or Disapproval Time
15 business days
Appeals
Merit-Based Review Appeal Process For competitive grants, only the evaluation process is subject to appeal. Evaluation scores or funding determinations/outcomes may not be contested and will not be considered by the Department's Appeals Review Officer. To submit an appeal, the appealing party must: o Submit the appeal in writing and in accordance with the grant application document through IDPH's Merit-Based Review Appeal Request Form available in the following link https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/ed4d113385de41feb38964a8005ce72b. Appeals must be received within 14 calendar days after the date that the grant award notice was published. Appeals must include the following information: The name and address of the appealing party, Identification of the grant, A statement of reasons for the appeal, If applicable, documents or exhibits to support statement of reason The IDPH Appeals Review Officer (ARO) will consider the grant-related appeals and make a recommendation to the appropriate Deputy Director as expeditiously as possible after receiving all relevant, requested information. The ARO must review the submitted Appeal Request Form for completeness and acknowledge receipt of the appeal within 14 calendar days from the date the appeal was received. o The ARO will utilize an Appeal Review Tool to consider the integrity of the competitive grant process and the impact of the recommendation. The appealing party must supply any additional information requested by the agency within the time period set in the request. The ARO shall respond to the appeal within 60 days or supply a written explanation to the appealing party as to why additional time is required..
Renewals
N/A
Formula Matching Requirements
N/A
Uses and Restrictions
Use of Funds. All grant funds must be used for the sole purposes set forth in the grant proposal and application and must be used in compliance with all applicable laws. Grant funds may not be used as matching funds for any other grant program. Use of grant funds for prohibited purposes may result in loss of grant award and/or place the grantee at risk for recouping of those funds used for the prohibited purpose. Expenditure reports must be submitted quarterly. To be reimbursable under the Department/Office of Health Promotion Grant Agreement, expenditures must meet the following general criteria: • Be necessary and reasonable for proper and efficient administration of the program and not be a general expense required to carry out the overall responsibilities of the applicant. • Be authorized or not prohibited under federal, state or local laws, or regulations. • Conform to any limitations or exclusions set forth in the applicable rules, program description, or grant agreement. • Be accorded consistent treatment through application of generally accepted accounting principles, appropriate to the circumstances. • Not be allocable to or included as a cost of any state or federally-financed program in either the current or a prior period. • Be net of all applicable credits. • Be specifically identified with the provision of a direct service or program activity. • Be an actual expenditure of funds in support of program activities, documented by check number, and/or internal ledger transfer of funds. • Not be used for research or clinical care. NOTE: Grantee should prepare a budget that reflects expenses for the cited grant term. Use whole numbers and round to the nearest dollar. Once approved, the budget will be incorporated into the grant. Using the forms provided in this packet, submit additional information or justification as required in the allowable costs list section. Specifically line items listed in the detailed budget must be explained on the budget forms. The grantee may divide employee work time among multiple staff directly involved in the Program development, implementation, and evaluation. The allocation of employee work time in the Program grant budget must reflect and be commensurate with program activities attributed to the specific program staff in the approved Scope of Work Plan. Program staff members that are funded 100% from the grant are expected to work solely on this grant program and may not be funded by other IDPH grant programs. Use Personnel Loading Chart found in the appendix to detail staff. If the grantee is anticipating using sub- contractors /sub- grantees, those should be listed under the Contractual Cost section of the Budget Detail Template and the Contractual Services section of the grant application. For such sub-contractors and/or sub-grantees, justification should be of sufficient detail to document the items requested are essential to the achievement of the work plan activities. Complete Subcontractor Table found in the appendix to provide information for each subcontractor that will be used to provide services under this grant. If a vendor is to be determined, indicate so on the table. Contractual Services are costs such as contractual employees, repair and maintenance of equipment, media development and placement, software for support of program objectives, among other costs. Payments (or pass-through) to subcontractors are to be shown in the Contractual Services section of the application (Section 5) as well as in the Budget Detail section. Complete Appendix A, List of Subcontractors, if subcontractors will be used under this grant. The grantee acknowledges they must expend funds in accordance with the budget approved by the Department and in line with the line item categorical amounts approved in that budget. The grantee is required to submit quarterly documentation of actual expenditures incurred.
Reports
Quarterly reports are due 30 days after the end of each quarter.
Audits
Article XV Audit Requirements: Audits 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.
Records
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 200.333, unless a different retention period is specified in 2 CFR 200.333 or 44 Ill. Admin. Code §§ 7000.430(a) and (b).
Account Identification
063.48230.4900.0200
Obligations
$250,000.00
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$125,000 for each of the two grantees.
Program Accomplishments
Prior funding has resulted in successful research leading to publication.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Illinois
Regional or Local Assistance Location
535 W. Jefferson St., Springfield IL
Headquarters Office
535 W. Jefferson St., Springfield IL
Program Website
https://diabetes.org/; https://www.jdrf.org/
Example Projects
ADA is in third and final year of studying Novel Interventions in Children's Healthcare (NICH). JDRF is looking at SGLT inhibitors plus insulin therapy.
Published Date
5/11/2021
Funding By Fiscal Year
FY 2019 : $66,000
FY 2020 : $250,000
FY 2021 : $250,000
FY 2022 : $250,000
FY 2023 : $250,000
FY 2024 : $250,000
FY 2025 : $250,000
Federal Funding
None
Notice of Funding Opportunities
Agency IDAward RangeApplication Range
Agency IDGrantee NameStart DateEnd DateAmount
43286001LAmerican Diabetes Association07/01/202306/30/2024125,000
43286002LJuvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Illinois Chapter07/01/202306/30/2024125,000