DFCS

FY24 is a renewal year for the Illinois Youth Investment Program, therefore this is not a competitive Notice of Funding Opportunity. The Illinois Youth Investment Program (IYIP), formerly known as Community Youth Employment Program, is a multi-faceted approach to youth employment that invests in the future of Illinois’ at-risk transition-age youth (16-24). This approach to youth employment accounts for the youth’s employment barriers as well as the physical, emotional, social, and mental health needs while helping them to secure and sustain long-term and/or career employment thereby ensuring a greater likelihood of success and self-sufficiency. The Department has identified four program categories for which it is making grant funding available. Each of the first three categories are designed to take into account various stages of a youth’s employment readiness and employment needs. The fourth and final category, addresses the need within the State and local communities to develop additional employer training programs. This multi-faceted approach will allow applicants to consider programming and services best suited to meet the needs of youth. An application may be submitted to serve youth under a single program category, or a single application can be submitted to serve youth in two or more program categories. Applicants may not submit more than one application to serve youth in the same County.

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The Illinois Youth Investment Program (IYIP) is a multi-faceted approach to youth employment that invests in the future of Illinois’ at-risk transition-age youth (16-24). This approach to youth employment accounts for the youth’s employment barriers as well as the physical, emotional, social, and mental health needs while helping them to secure and sustain long-term and/or career employment thereby ensuring a greater likelihood of success and self-sufficiency. Performance Standards Category I 1. 100% of proposed youth will be served in the program. Acceptable performance 90% 2. 100% of youth will be placed in a Paid Work Experience or a Pre-Apprenticeship Program. Acceptable performance 90%. 3. 100% of youth will be placed within 1 month (30 days) of enrollment. Acceptable performance 70%. 4. 100% of youth placed in a Paid Work Experience (minimum 180 hours) will complete that Work Experience. Acceptable performance 70%. 5. 100% of youth placed in a Pre-Apprenticeship Program will complete that Pre-Apprenticeship Program. Acceptable performance 80%. 6. 100% of youth completing a Pre-Apprenticeship Program will either: have an application pending or have been accepted into a Registered or Non-Registered Apprenticeship Program. Acceptable performance 85%. Category II 1. 100% of proposed youth will be served in the program. Acceptable performance 90% 2. 100% of youth will be placed in employment and/or a Youth Apprenticeship program. Acceptable performance 90%. 3. 100% of youth placed within 3 months (90 days) of enrollment. Acceptable performance 70%. 4. 100% of youth placed in a Youth Apprenticeship Program will complete the program. Acceptable performance 70%. 5. 100% of youth completing a Youth Apprenticeship Program will be either: hired into entry-level employment in a targeted field; accepted into a Registered or Non-Registered Apprenticeship Program; or accepted into other Articulated Postsecondary Education. Acceptable performance is 65%. 6. 100% of placed youth in employment will continue in unsubsidized long-term employment at case closure. Acceptable performance 65%. (Excluded youth placed in a Youth Apprenticeship Program.) Category III 1. 100% of proposed youth will be served in the program. Acceptable performance 90% 2. 100% of youth will be placed in either a Registered Apprenticeship, Non-Registered Apprenticeship, or an Industry-Linked Credential, Certification, or Licensing program. Acceptable performance 90%. 3. 100% of youth will be placed within 3 months (90 days) of enrollment. Acceptable performance 70%. 4. 100% of youth placed in an Industry-Linked Credential, Certification, or Licensing program will acquire a Credential, Certification or License. Acceptable performance 65%. 5. 100% of youth placed in a Registered or Non-Registered Apprenticeship Program will have either completed the program by case closure or will be continuing the program at case closure. Acceptable performance 65%. 6. 100% of placed youth will be employed in a targeted industry at case closure. Acceptable performance 65%. (“Placed” youth includes all youth “Placed” in #2 herein. Measure excludes youth Continuing in a Registered or Non-Registered Apprenticeship Program at case closure.) Category IV 1. 100% of proposed NEW Industry-Linked Career Development Opportunities will be established. Acceptable Performance 90%. 2. 100% of proposed NEW Industry-Linked Career Development Opportunities will be established within four (4) months of the grant start date. Acceptable performance minimum one (1) new Opportunity developed within first four (4) months of grant start.. 3. 100% of proposed youth will be served in the program. Acceptable performance 90% 4. 100% of youth placed in a NEW Registered Apprenticeship, NEW Non-Registered Apprenticeship, a NEW Youth Apprenticeship, or a NEW Industry-Linked Credential, Certification, or Licensing program. Acceptable performance 90%. 5. 100% of youth will be placed within 3 months (90 days) of enrollment. Acceptable performance 70%. 6. 100% of youth placed in a Recognized Postsecondary Credential program (Industry-Linked Credentials, Certifications, or Licenses) will acquire a Credential, Certification or License. Acceptable performance 65%. 7. 100% of youth placed in a Youth Apprenticeship Program will complete the program. Acceptable performance 70%. 8. 100% of youth completing a Youth Apprenticeship Program will be either: hired into entry-level employment in a targeted field; accepted into a Registered or Non-Registered Apprenticeship Program; or accepted into other Articulated Postsecondary Education. Acceptable performance is 65%. 9. 100% of youth placed will be completing or continuing in a Registered or Non-Registered Apprenticeship Program at case closure. Acceptable performance 65%. 10. 100% of placed youth will be employed in a targeted industry at case closure. Acceptable performance 65%.

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Nonprofit Organizations; Government Organizations;

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Project Grants

Human Services

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Applicant entities 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 Grantee Links tab. Registration and pre-qualification are required annually. During pre-qualification, verifications are performed including a check of federal Debarred and Suspended status on the Illinois Stop Payment List and good standing with the Secretary of State. An automated email notification is sent to the entity alerting them of “qualified” status or providing information about how to remediate a negative verification (e.g., inactive DUNS, not in good standing with the Secretary of State). A federal Debarred and Suspended status cannot be remediated. Applicants must be pre-qualified, therefore, applications from entities that have not completed the GATA pre-qualification process prior to the due date of this application will NOT be reviewed and will NOT be considered for funding. A statement indicating the applicant has completed Pre-Qualification steps and is currently Pre-Qualified will be required with the application. The Provider’s proposed budget must be entered into the CSA system. The completed budget must be electronically signed and submitted in the CSA system, and a printed copy of the signed and submitted budget must be included with the application. To do this, the following is required: at a minimum, the applicant agency’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or equivalent, or the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) or equivalent must be registered in the CSA system to electronically sign the required budget documents prior to submission. Budgets not submitted as described here and by the due date and time will not be considered. 3. Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number and System for Award Management (SAM) Each applicant is required to: a) Be registered in SAM before submitting the application. The following link provides a connection for SAM registration: https://www.sam.gov/SAM/; b) provide a valid DUNS number in its application; and c) continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times in 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. DHS may not make a Federal pass-through or State award to an applicant until the applicant has complied with all applicable DUNS and SAM requirements and, if an applicant has not fully complied with the requirements by the time DHS is ready to make the award, DHS may determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive the award and use that determination as a basis for making the award to another applicant. 4. Unique entity identifier and System for Award Management (SAM) Each applicant is required to: (i) Be registered in SAM before submitting its application; (ii) provide a valid unique entity identifier in its application; and (iii) continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which it has an active award or an application or plan under consideration by the Department. The Department may not make an award to an applicant until the applicant has complied with all applicable unique entity identifier and SAM requirements and, if an applicant has not fully complied with the requirements by the time the Department is ready to make an award, the Department may determine that the applicant is not qualified to receive an award and use that determination as a basis for making an award to another applicant. Please refer to Section C. Eligibility Information & Grant Funding Requirements for additional information and detail regarding SAM. The pre-award process includes a financial and administrative risk assessment utilizing an Internal Controls Questionnaire (ICQ) and a Programmatic Risk Assessment (PRA). The PRA must be completed for each separate grant for which an applicant intends to apply. The Department may NOT issue a Notice of Award or a Grant Agreement to any applicant that does not have a submitted and approved FY22 ICQ and a submitted and complete FY22 PRA for the Illinois Youth Investment Program. While these are NOT required prior to submitting the application, they are required prior to the Department issuing an award. Applicants that have not completed an FY22 ICQ and/or an FY22 PRA at the time of application will be contacted by the Department to complete these Pre-Award requirements. These grantee pre-award requirements are mandated by Federal Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200) and the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA). Grantees must complete these requirements prior to receiving a grant award from the State of Illinois.

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Cost Sharing or Match Requirements Providers are NOT required to provide in-kind and/or financial match Grant funds – Use Requirements All applicants will use grant funds according to the guidelines, conditions and parameters set forth in this funding notice and in compliance with federal statutes, regulations and the terms and conditions of any applicable federal awards. Please refer to 2 CFR 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, PART 200 Subpart E - Cost Principles to determine the appropriateness of costs. Allowable costs: Allowable costs are those that are necessary and reasonable based on the activity(ies) contained in the Scope of Work, are justified in the Budget Narrative, and are allowable under Subpart E of 2 CFR 200. Funding allocated under these grants is intended to provide direct services to youth. It is expected that administrative costs, both direct and indirect, will represent a small portion of the overall program budget. Any budget deemed to include inappropriate or excessive administrative costs will not be approved. Program budgets and narratives must detail how all proposed expenditures are necessary for program implementation.

The Illinois Youth Investment Program (IYIP) is a multi-faceted approach to youth employment that invests in the future of Illinois’ at-risk transition-age youth (16-24). This approach to youth employment accounts for the youth’s employment barriers as well as the physical, emotional, social, and mental health needs while helping them to secure and sustain long-term and/or career employment thereby ensuring a greater likelihood of success and self-sufficiency. The Department has identified four program categories for which it is making grant funding available. Each of the first three categories are designed to take into account various stages of a youth’s employment readiness and employment needs. The fourth and final category, addresses the need within the State and local communities to develop additional employer training programs. This multi-faceted approach will allow applicants to consider programming and services best suited to meet the needs of youth. An application may be submitted to serve youth under a single program category, or a single application can be submitted to serve youth in two or more program categories. Applicants may not submit more than one application to serve youth in the same County. Below are the four program categories and the objective of each. A. Category I – Short-term, Summer Employment (Work-based Learning; Career Development Experience; and Pre-Apprenticeship programs) This Category is designed to target those youth who are interested in short-term Summer employment with a goal of developing workplace skills and gaining employment experience while exploring potential Career Pathways. Community-based providers will partner with local employers in need of Summer workers. Youth targeted in this category will be placed in age-appropriate, ability-appropriate, and experience-appropriate Work-Based Learning Opportunities, Career Development Experience Opportunities or Pre-Apprenticeship programs targeting a Registered or Non-Registered Apprenticeship. This may be accomplished by placing and supporting youth in unsubsidized employment, or through an agreement with the employer to fully or partially subsidize the youth’s wages for a period not to exceed 3 months (13 weeks/90 days). The primary objective for youth served in Category I is to develop their “Essential Employability Skills” and to earn a minimum of 180 hours of entry-level work experience. 2. Category II – Targeted Long-term Employment (Targeted long-term employment and Youth Apprenticeship programs) This Category is designed to target those youth who are ready to focus on long-term sustained employment that may or may not yet have an identified career path, sector, or industry. Community-based providers will partner with local employers to place youth in long-term employment opportunities within three months of enrollment. These employment placements may be part-time or full-time based on the needs of the youth. Youth targeted in this category will be placed in age-appropriate, ability-appropriate, and experience-appropriate employment linked to one of the 17 nationally recognized career clusters. Youth will be engaged in either targeted long-term employment or in a Youth Apprenticeship program that targets a Registered or Non-Registered Apprenticeship, admission to other articulated postsecondary education, or sustained employment. This may be accomplished by placing and supporting youth in unsubsidized employment, or through an agreement with the employer to fully or partially subsidize the youth’s wages for a period not to exceed 9 months (39 weeks/270 days). Fully or partially subsidized wages and/or stipends may also be paid by the grant for youth participating in a Youth Apprenticeship program for a total period not to exceed 9 months (39 weeks/270 days) The primary objective for youth served in Category II is long-term unsubsidized employment in a targeted Illinois industry, or competition of a Youth Apprenticeship program and acceptance into a Registered or Non-Registered Apprenticeship program; admission to other articulated postsecondary education; or sustained employment. 3. Category III – Career Development - Industry-linked Long-term Employment (Registered Apprenticeship; Non-Registered Apprenticeship; and Industry-Linked Credentials, Certifications, or Licenses) This Category is designed to target those youth who are ready to focus on an identified career path, sector, or industry. Community-based providers will develop partnerships with established employer training programs to identify, refer and support youth participants in these programs that meet the skill needs of local employers and industry. These training programs will provide immediate job placement opportunities for the youth upon completion. Within three months of enrollment into the program, youth will be placed in age-appropriate, ability-appropriate, and experience-appropriate career development training programs in a youth’s identified area of interest that is linked to one of the seventeen career clusters. This will be accomplished by recruiting, referring and supporting youth in these established training programs. With limited exceptions, these will be full time employment positions. Fully or partially subsidized wages and/or stipends may be paid by the grant for youth participating in Apprenticeships and credentialing programs for a total period not to exceed 12 months (52 weeks). The primary objective for youth served in Category III is long-term unsubsidized employment in local industry upon completion of established Apprenticeship/Credentialing programs 4. Category IV – Expansion of Industry-Linked Career Development Opportunities (Registered Apprenticeships; Non-Registered Apprenticeships; Youth Apprenticeships; and Industry-Linked Credentials, Certifications, or Licenses) Community-based providers will develop partnerships to establish one or more new Industry-Linked Career Development Opportunities for youth. These training programs will meet the skill needs of local employers and industry and be immediately available to at-risk youth. The community-based provider will assess the employment barriers of local young people and work with local economic development organizations to identify the skill shortage needs of local employers and industry. The community-based provider will enter into partnership agreements with local employers to develop a skill curriculum for eligible youth that meets the local employer's needs and establishes job placement opportunities for the youth after training. Partnerships at a minimum will include a local or regional Community College, a community-based provider and at least one local industry employer. These partnerships will work together to expand industry-linked training program opportunities for youth. Once the new training program has been developed, the community-based provider will refer and support youth through the program(s). Acceptable training programs that will be considered include: Registered Apprenticeships; Non-Registered Apprenticeships; Youth Apprenticeships; and other Industry-Linked Credentials, Certifications, or Licenses leading to sustainable employment in one of seventeen targeted industries and careers. It is expected that youth will begin applying to these new training programs within 120 days from the start of the grant (4 months). The Primary objectives in Category IV is two-fold: 1) Newly developed training programs for local industry that teach individual youth participants the necessary skills for that industry, and 2) Long-term unsubsidized employment in a local industry with an identified skills shortage A. The Provider will submit monthly expenditure documentation forms in the format prescribed by the Department. The Expenditure Documentation Forms must be submitted no later than the 30th of each month for the preceding month by email. B. Periodic Financial Reports will be submitted quarterly by email in a format prescribed by the Department, no later than the 30th day of the month immediately following the quarter for the preceding quarter. C. Periodic Performance Reports will be submitted quarterly by email in a format prescribed by the Department, no later than the 30th day of the month immediately following the quarter for the preceding quarter. D. Additional annual performance data may be collected as directed by the Department and in a format prescribed by the Department. Funding Restrictions The applicant must develop a budget consistent with program requirements.

Reporting A. The Provider will submit monthly expenditure documentation forms in the format prescribed by the Department. The Expenditure Documentation Forms must be submitted no later than the 30th of each month for the preceding month by email. B. Periodic Financial Reports will be submitted quarterly by email in a format prescribed by the Department, no later than the 30th day of the month immediately following the quarter for the preceding quarter. C. Periodic Performance Reports will be submitted quarterly by email in a format prescribed by the Department, no later than the 30th day of the month immediately following the quarter for the preceding quarter. D. Additional annual performance data may be collected as directed by the Department and in a format prescribed by the Department 4. Year-end closeout Financial, Narrative and Performance Data reports will be submitted by email in a format prescribed by the Department, no later than 30 days following the end of the fiscal year. 5. Additional annual performance data may be collected as directed by the Department and in a format prescribed by the Department. b) 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 set forth by the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget. See 30 ILCS 708/65©. c) Records. Record retention requirements can be found in CFR 200.333. d) If the State share of any State award is more than $500,000 over the period of performance, successful applicants must adhere to the post award reporting requirements reflected in Title 45 Part 75 Appendix XII CFR—Award Term and Condition for Recipient Integrity and Performance Matters, available at https://ecfr.io/Title-45/Part-75/Appendix-XII

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Any Regulations, Guidelines, or Literature necessary for program implementation will be provided by the DHS Program Office responsible for managing this program grant at no cost to the provider.

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UIC Great Cities Institute 2019 Reports 2013-2017 Out-of-School & Out of Work 16-19 & 20-24 Year Olds in Chicago and in Illinois Counties – December 2019 2013-2017 Out-of-School & Out of Work 16-19 & 20-24 Year Olds in Chicago and Cook County – May 2019 2014-2018 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Map – 16 to 19 Out-of-Work by County Map – 20 to 24 Out-of-Work by County Map – 16 and up Out-of-Work by County 2019 Illinois Kids Count Report % Living in Poverty (All and 0-17) 2016 by County Median Family Income 2012 – 2016 (by Race/Ethnicity & County) % Public/Charter School Students who are Homeless 2016-2017 by County Education Attainment 18-24 (2012 – 2016) by County Violent Crime Rate 2000 – 2016 by County

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7/1/2021

FY 2020 : $1
FY 2021 : $18,500,000
FY 2022 : $18,500,000