IDPH: Office of Health Care Regulations

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH or Department) intends to fund Empowering Oral Health for the program Improving Oral Health in Long Term Care Facilities (IOHLTCF). The non-competitive grant awarded will support a state-wide oral health training program to improve the oral health status of facility residents, oral health knowledge and infection prevention control for the facility's direct care staff.

FY-25 grant-based training program plans to use Civil Monetary Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP or CMP) funds for the fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025). The specific use of CMP funds collected from long-term care facilities as a result of federally imposed CMPs must be approved by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMMS).

The training curriculum must cover at a minimum the training topics as identified in Administrative Code Part 300.1050, subsection (e), Section 300 (ilga.gov).

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The Improving Quality of Life and Care (IQLC) for Long-Term Care Residents Grant Program provides grants to improve the quality of life or quality of care for residents of federally certified long term care facilities within the State of Illinois by equipping facility staff, administrators, and stakeholders with technical tools and assistance to enhance resident care.

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07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025

Government Organizations; Education Organizations; Public Housing Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; For-Profit Organizations; Small Businesses; Individuals; Foreign Applicants; Other;

To be eligible, applicants must be registered in the State of Illinois Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Grantee portal, www.grants.illinois.gov and pass the grantee pre-qualification, fiscal and administrative risk assessment (required once annually), and the programmatic risk assessment, and meet the criteria. The only applicant eligible is Empowering Oral Health, LLC.

“Per federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) guidelines, all long-term care (LTC) (including veteran’s homes and Indian Health Service (HIS)/ tribal facilities that are CMS-certified and subject to Federal Civil Monetary Penalty funds (CMP) through the survey and enforcement process who are in compliance at the time of the project are eligible to receiving funding through the Civil Monetary Penalty Reinvestment Programs (CMPRP).

Non-competitive

Healthcare

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Regardless of the source of funding (federal pass-through or State), 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 DUNS 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.

Applicants will utilize the IDPH EGRAMS database to submit their grant application. https://idphgrants.com/ Please utilize the instructional guide. https://idphgrants.com/misc/ViewTutorials.aspx#:~:text=EGrAMS%20Instructional%20Guide%20%E2%80%93%20Application%20Entry%20and%20Submission Since high-speed internet access is not yet universally available for downloading documents or accessing the electronic application, and applicants may have additional accessibility requirements, applicants may request paper copies of materials by contacting: Illinois Department of Public Health Office of Health Care Regulation, Bureau of Long Term Care 525 West Jefferson Street, 5th Floor Springfield, Illinois 62761 Telephone: 217-782-5180 Email: DPH.HCR.CMPGRANT@illinois.gov

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This grant is non-competitive. Application review and approval will be completed by the IDPH grant monitor based on prior grant guidelines, timely submission of reports and fiscal monitoring.

Applications must be received by the close of business (5:00 pm CDT) on the application due date of 7/15/2024

Within 30 days of application deadline.

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.

There are no renewal awards for this grant program. Grantees must submit a new application for each grant cycle.

Applicants shall cost share 5% of the grant award or $1,000, whichever is less.

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 grantee organization. • 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, budget preparation instructions or grant agreement

Monthly progress and financial reports shall be submitted to the Department. The Grantee shall keep adequate records relating to its administration of a project, particularly relating to all incurred costs. These records shall be available for audit by the Department and the State Auditor General. The Department reserves the right to conduct on-site visits with the purpose of reviewing or auditing a project. All records shall be retained in accordance with the State Records Act [5 ILCS 160]. Grantees are subject to the record retention requirements and auditing standards stipulated by GATU (see GATA Rules Section 7000.430(a) and Section 7000.90). Monthly Progress Reports and Reimbursement Certification Forms (RCF) shall be submitted electronically through EGrAMS within 30 calendar days following the end of each month. The grantee will ensure monthly reports are submitted.

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.

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).

371.48240.4400.0000

$249,000

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The grantee will work with the Department to plan, implement, and evaluate a state-wide oral health education and training program that will focus on supporting good oral health practices, emergency preparedness, infection prevention control, and establish a provision for dental treatment for residents of long-term care facilities.

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Illinois Department of Public Health 535 W. Jefferson St., 5th Floor Springfield, IL 62761

https://www.dph.illinois.gov/

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4/15/2022

FY 2022 : $1
FY 2024 : $249,750
FY 2025 : $249,000