DEC

The MCHV ARPA program will use ARPA funds to advance COVID-19 response efforts by supporting home visiting activities that address immediate needs of parents, children, and families related to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The funding will be used for the Maternal Child Home Visiting program, which provides evidence-based home visitation and support services to new and expectant families meeting eligibility criteria.

Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act ("ARPA") created the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery (“CSFR”) Fund to provide financial support to state governments for their responses to the impacts of COVID-19. The Illinois Department of Human Services' Parents Too Soon program received an appropriation from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency (State CURE) Fund for fiscal year 2022.

N/A

Illinois Administrative Code Title 44, Chapter I, Part 7000 Grant Accountability and Transparency Act; Illinois Administrative Code Title 89, Chapter IV, Subchapter C, Part 130 Administration of Social Service Programs

Objective: Home visiting services provided in Maternal Child Home Visiting will address or mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency on education, childhood health and welfare and promote healthy childhood environments.

Yes

This Notice of State Award (NOSA) is not an agreement. This NOSA is not a guarantee of an agreement. IDHS will publish its agreements in the CSA Tracking System after you return a signed copy of this NOSA to IDHS. Please note the specific conditions identified for Section 3 of the NOSA. Please contact your DHS program representative within 30 days to implement a plan to address the identified issues within the next 90 days. Should you have any questions please speak with the DHS contact for your award. •CODE of FEDERAL REGULATIONS Title 2: Grants and Agreements PART 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200) •Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA), 30 ILCS 708/1 •Illinois Administrative Code

Nonprofit Organizations; Government Organizations; For-Profit Organizations;

Renewal applications only. The program has exceptions for Notice of Funding Opportunity and Merit-Based Review, so there is no competitive solicitation of grantees.

MCHV: The Maternal Child Home Visiting program primarily serves families at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level. Families who earn between 200% and 400% of the Federal Poverty Level are eligible for services if they are in any of the Early Learning Council’s priority populations or if they are experiencing other risk factors. IDHS-DEC HV: Refer to IDHS-DEC HV 444-84-2888 ARPA funds must be used to serve households/populations identified as having been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Interim Final Rule applicable to the State CURE Fund, home visiting services and programs are presumed to be responding to the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency when provided to a population that is low- or moderate income and other households/populations identified as having been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

Non-competitive

Human Services

Renewal applications only. The program has exceptions for Notice of Funding Opportunity and Merit-Based Review, so there is no competitive solicitation of grantees.

Renewal applications only. The program has exceptions for Notice of Funding Opportunity and Merit-Based Review, so there is no competitive solicitation of grantees.

Note: Renewal applications only. There is no competitive solicitation of grantees. Registration and Pre-Qualification: Prior to applying for any Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), every applicant must first be registered and prequalified through the following steps. This must be done on or before the application's due date or their application CANNOT be accepted. •Apply for or update their DUNS number (https://www.dandb.com/ ). This must be done yearly. •Apply for or update their SAM registration and receive a SAM cage code. (https://www.SAM.gov) This must be done yearly. •Be registered and in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State. (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/ ) (This is not required of governmental entities and schools.) •Register with the GATA/CSFA system at https://grants.illinois.gov/registration/ . The system will automatically check your registrations with the above mentioned systems. It will also check to see if your entity is on the federal excluded parties list and if your entity is on the State of Illinois Stop Pay/Compliance list. If your entity is not up-to-date on the registrations, or is listed on the federal list or Illinois Stop Pay/Compliance list, your application will not be accepted until these situations are resolved. If a change to the registration information is needed at a later date, grantees may re-enter the system at https://grants.illinois.gov/registration/login.aspx . No applications can be accepted for review until these steps are successfully accomplished. (Only after your entity has completed the above registration/pre-qualification steps will a state agency be allowed to accept your grant application for consideration, and that application must still be submitted by the respective due date.) Grant Application, Program Plan (if applicable), Budget, and Programmatic Risk Assessment: At the time of application, the grantee must submit the grant application, the program plan (if applicable), the budget, and the programmatic risk assessment. The application templates, the instructions, the due date, and the link to the programmatic risk assessment can be found on the DHS/DFCS Grant Information webpage under the CSFA number. Fiscal and Administrative Risk Assessment: Grantees must complete the Fiscal and Administrative Risk Assessment on the GATA/CSFA system- also known as the ICQ (short for Internal Controls Questionnaire). Be sure to click "submit" to submit your answers when complete. This is done only once per entity per fiscal year. While it does not have to be completed prior to submitting the application, this step must be done before an applicant or their application can be considered. Indirect Cost Rate: Most, but not all grants will include the potential for a grantee to claim an Indirect Cost Rate to help cover the administration costs related to the grant. For new grantees or new grants, this must be done within 90 days of the grant's effective date. For returning grantees, this must be done within six months following the end of the grantee's fiscal year. All grantees must make a selection. Grant Selection, NOSA and Grant Agreement: If your application is selected for funding, the results of the ICQ and Programmatic Risk Assessment may render conditions that will be included in your Notice of State Award (NOSA). The NOSA will be generated from GATA's CSFA system, and may be delivered via email from that system. (if you change staff or email addresses, be sure to update your GATA registration with that information or the correct person or email will not receive the NOSA.) These conditions may need to be addressed prior to the award becoming a firm grant agreement or they may be addressed over the course of the timeframe of the award. The proposed IDHS grantee must sign-off and return the NOSA to IDHS. Once the grantee accepts the IDHS grant and returns it, IDHS will also accept and the contracting process begins.

Renewal applications only. The program has exceptions for Notice of Funding Opportunity and Merit-Based Review, so there is no competitive solicitation of grantees.

The program has exceptions for Notice of Funding Opportunity and Merit-Based Review, so there is no competitive solicitation of grantees. Costs incurred by the grantee are reimbursed monthly.

Renewal applications only. The program has exceptions for Notice of Funding Opportunity and Merit-Based Review, so there is no competitive solicitation of grantees.

2-3 months

N/A

Renewal applications only. The program has exceptions for Notice of Funding Opportunity and Merit-Based Review, so there is no competitive solicitation of grantees.

There are no matching, cost sharing, or formula requirements.

Refer to Article VII of the Uniform Grant Agreement for requirements related to allowable costs. Refer to the Uniform Grant Agreement for restrictions. Refer to the Uniform Grant Budget for total allowable costs and allowable costs by budget expenditure category. The Department's program staff may have additional policies/requirements applicable to the program. Additional documentation will be required for premium pay and household assistance. CODE of FEDERAL REGULATIONS Title 2: Grants and Agreements PART 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200)

Quarterly Reporting using Periodic Performance Reports (PPRs) and Periodic Financial Reports (PFRs). Supplemental reporting, as outlined in Exhibit B of the grant agreement, may also be required.

Audit requirements per JCAR Title 44 Illinois Administrative 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 200.334, unless a different retention period is specified in 2 CFR 200.334 or 44 Ill. Admin. Code 7000.430(a) and (b). If any litigation, claim or audit is started before the expiration of the retention period, the records must be retained until all litigation, claims or audit exceptions involving the records have been resolved and final action taken.

The PTS program received an appropriation from the State Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency (State CURE) Fund.

$6,000,000 to be used during FY22-FY25

$1,932,000

This is a new program in FY22.

•CODE of FEDERAL REGULATIONS Title 2: Grants and Agreements PART 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR 200) •Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA), 30 ILCS 708/1 •Illinois Administrative Code

Maternal Child HV/Parents Too Soon - Refer to the "How to Apply" link on the program website to search for a provider. The program website is: https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=31999.

Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Early Childhood - 401 S. Clinton St., Chicago, IL 60607

Maternal Child Home Visiting/Parents Too Soon: https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=31999 Healthy Families Illinois: https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=30263

Maternal Child Home Visiting/Parents Too Soon, IDHS-DEC HV

The funding will be used for the Maternal Child Home Visiting program, which provides evidence-based home visitation and support services to new and expectant families meeting eligibility criteria.

4/5/2023

FY 2023 : $1,932,000
FY 2024 : $1,932,000
FY 2025 : $1,932,000