IDPH: Office of Health Promotion

The Asthma Education, Policy, and Care Coverage grant program aligns with components of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) EXHALE Technical Package, and the Community Preventive Services Task Force school-based asthma intervention recommendations, which focus on key levers to improve childhood asthma outcomes. The recipient of the award will improve infrastructure and provide asthma self-management education (AS-ME) to students with asthma and their caregivers; and provide asthma education and/or training, including on policies related to asthma control, to stakeholders such as public health professionals, community-based organizations, school staff, child care providers, and the public. The recipient will expand access to and delivery of evidence-based AS-ME to students with asthma and their families and/or caregivers utilizing an evidence-based curriculum. Caregivers may include other partners such as school staff and child care providers. Capacity and training needs of organizations should be assessed prior to implementation. AS-ME may be provided in-person or virtually, dependent upon recipient and partner organization restrictions during the pandemic. The recipient will also work to strengthen systems to improve guidelines-based care, access to asthma medications, and encourage adoption and implementation of asthma policies and best practices. The recipient will provide education and/or facilitate focused training on policies related to asthma control to public health professionals, school staff, and other stakeholders.

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Performance Measures 1. Meet, at a minimum, quarterly and as needed, with the Illinois Asthma Program via conference call to discuss grant activities and progress. 2. Select and participate on at least one of the Illinois Asthma Partnership (IAP) workgroups. 3. Participate in annual in-person IAP meetings. 4. Report on National Asthma Program performance measures as part of quarterly progress reports and annual CDC performance measures. 5. Provide evidence-based AS-ME to students with asthma. AS-ME must be based on National Asthma Education Prevention Program Expert Panel Report guidelines, a minimum of two sessions, and must include basic pathophysiology, correct usage of medications, monitoring symptoms, avoiding triggers, and return demonstration. 6. Promote asthma policy and best practices and disseminate information to stakeholders.

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The Asthma Education, Policy, and Care Coverage grant program aligns with components of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) EXHALE Technical Package, and the Community Preventive Services Task Force school-based asthma intervention recommendations, which focus on key levers to improve childhood asthma outcomes. The recipient of the award will improve infrastructure and provide asthma self-management education (AS-ME) to students with asthma and their caregivers; and provide asthma education and/or training, including on policies related to asthma control, to stakeholders such as public health professionals, community-based organizations, school staff, child care providers, and the public. The recipient will expand access to and delivery of evidence-based AS-ME to students with asthma and their families and/or caregivers utilizing an evidence-based curriculum. Caregivers may include other partners such as school staff and child care providers. Capacity and training needs of organizations should be assessed prior to implementation. AS-ME may be provided in-person or virtually, dependent upon recipient and partner organization restrictions during the pandemic. The recipient will also work to strengthen systems to improve guidelines-based care, access to asthma medications, and encourage adoption and implementation of asthma policies and best practices. The recipient will provide education and/or facilitate focused training on policies related to asthma control to public health professionals, school staff, and other stakeholders.

Nonprofit Organizations;

Respiratory Health Association is the sole, eligible applicant for this grant.

children with asthma, caregivers

Non-competitive

Education

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Applications must be submitted via the Illinois Department of Public Health's Grants Management System. Applications will be reviewed for content, work plan activities, budget proposals and required application supplemental material.

Applications will be reviewed for content, work plan activities, budget proposals and required application supplemental material. Multiple reviewers will assess the application and score based on program need and capability of implementing required asthma interventions as described in the scope of work. Grants will be reviewed and graded based on a 100-point scoring rubric. The categories are as follows: • Scope of Work: 45 points - (Applicant capacity and experience; Plan for outreach and collaboration; Target audience clearly defined; Proposed implementation approach; Plan provided with detailed activities) • Work Plan: 15 points – (Activities, outcomes and measurements are provided and aligned with program requirements; Information provided in the SMART format) • Budget: 5 points - (Budget reasonable and justified) • Health Equity: 35 points

A Notice of State Award (NOSA) shall be issued to the finalists who have successfully completed all grant award requirements and have been selected to receive grant funding. The NOSA will specify the funding terms and specific conditions resulting from applicable pre-award risk assessments. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is exempt from utilizing the standard NOSA issued on the GATA Grantee Portal. completed by an authorized representative of the grantee organization and submitted to IDPH. A Notice of Denial shall be sent to the applicants not receiving awards .

Applications must be received by the close of business (5:00 pm) on July 11, 2022.

Applications must be received by the close of business (5:00 pm) on July 11, 2022. After review, the anticipated award announcement is August 2022.

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 GATA section of the IDPH website (www.dph.illinois.gov/GATA). o Appeals must be received within 14 calendar days after the date that the grant award notice was published. o 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. o 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. o The appealing party must supply any additional information requested by the agency within the time period set in the request. o 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. Documentation of the appeal determination shall be sent to the appealing party and must include the following: o Standard description of the appeal review process and criteria o Review of the appeal o Appeal determination o Rationale for the determination In addition to providing the written determination, the grant-making office may do the following: o Document improvements to the evaluation process given the findings and re-review all submitted applications. o Document improvements to the evaluation process given the findings and implement improvements into the following year's grant evaluation process. o Provide written notice to the appealing party as to how the identified actions will be remedied. Appeals resolutions may be deferred pending a judicial or administrative determination when actions concerning the appeal have commenced in a court of administrative body.

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Cost Sharing is not required. Eligible applicants may voluntarily identify indirect costs as a programmatic match, in order to allocate the entire grant award for direct costs.

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. Unallowable or prohibited uses of grant funds include, but are not limited to the following: • Political or religious purposes • Contributions or donations • Fundraising or legislative lobbying expenses • Conference registration fees • Payment of bad or non-program related debts, fines or penalties • Contribution to a contingency fund or provision for unforeseen events • Research • Incentives, including but not limited to t-shirts, bags, backpacks, hats, pencils, rulers, coloring books, stress balls, band-aid holders, mugs and cookware. • Entertainment, food, alcoholic beverages and gratuities • Membership fees, interest or financial payments, or other fines or penalties • Purchase or improvement of land or purchase, improvement or construction of a building • Lease of facility space. • Equipment in excess of 5 percent of the grant award. • Expenditures that may create conflict of interest or the perception of impropriety • Audit expenses • Exhibit fees of any kind • Subscription costs • Association dues • Expenses for credentialing (e.g., CHES certification, AE-C) • Airfare • Out of state travel costs

The grantee is required to submit quarterly progress reports on their work plan objectives. Failure to submit required reports in a timely manner will result in delays with approval of reimbursements. The grantee will ensure quarterly reports are submitted in the provided format as follows: 1st Quarter Report due by: December 30; 2nd Quarter Report due by: March 30; 3rd Quarter Report due by: June 30; 4th Quarter Report due by: September 30.

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.

Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records for a minimum of 3 years after the end of a grant period. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the record has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later. More detailed information regarding retention requirements is provided in 45 CFR Parts 74 and 92.

063-48230-4900-0200.

$555,000.00

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asthma self-management education, caregiver education, education on asthma best practices

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Springfield

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6/4/2021

FY 2020 : $31,646
FY 2021 : $47,000
FY 2022 : $50,000
FY 2023 : $30,000
FY 2024 : $555,000