COVID Homeless Supports
CHS
CSFA Number: 482-00-2927
STATE AGENCY INFORMATION
Agency Name
Department Of Public Health (482)
Agency Identification
IDPH: Center for Minority Health Services
Agency Contact
PROGRAM INFORMATION
Short Description
The Illinois Department of Public Health's Center for Minority Health Services is requesting applications from homeless service sites, encampments, and other congregate settings to support COVID-19 testing and mitigation strategies among the homeless population. Homeless service sites includes emergency night shelters, day shelters, meal service sites, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing sites, and other sites that provide services to people experiencing homelessness.
Federal Authorization
301(A)AND317(K)(2)PHS42USC241(A)247B(K)2
Illinois Statue Authorization
20 ILCS 2310/2310-25
Illinois Administrative Rules Authorization
N/A
Objective
To increase COVID-19 testing and mitigation among homeless populations.
UGA Program Terms
Must provide COVID-19 support services to homeless individuals.
Eligible Applicants
Nonprofit Organizations; For-Profit Organizations;
Applicant Eligibility
Organizations eligible to apply for funds are homeless service sites, encampments, and other congregate settings. Homeless service sites includes emergency night shelters, day shelters, meal service sites, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing sites, and other sites that provide services to people experiencing homelessness.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Homeless populations in Illinois
Types of Assistance
Project Grants
Subject / Service Area
Human Services
Credentials / Documentation
N/A
Preapplication Coordination
Applicants will utilize the IDPH EGRAMS database to submit their grant application. Each applicant must be in good standing with the Grant Accountability & Transparency Act Unit operating under the Governor’s Office of Management & Budget - https://omb.illinois.gov. Successful applicants will have completed the GATA Pre-Qualification information and the Fiscal and Administrative Risk Assessment (Internal Controls Questionnaire – ICQ).
Application Procedures
Applicants will utilize the IDPH EGRAMS database to submit their grant application. Each applicant must be in good standing with the Grant Accountability & Transparency Act Unit operating under the Governor’s Office of Management & Budget - https://omb.illinois.gov. Successful applicants will have completed the GATA Pre-Qualification information and the Fiscal and Administrative Risk Assessment (Internal Controls Questionnaire – ICQ).
Criteria Selecting Proposals
Team review of applications
Award Procedures
The successful applicant will receive notification via Egrams of the award once all of the applications in E-grams are reviewed and scored.
Range of Approval or Disapproval Time
Fifteen Days
Appeals
For merit based reviews, only the evaluation process is subject to appeal. Competitive grant appeals are limited to the evaluation process. Evaluation scores or award decisions may not be protested.
Renewals
This is a one year grant that includes an option to renew for a second year
Uses and Restrictions
Can not use funds for medical related expenses.
Reports
Reimbursements, Work Plans & Metrics are reported monthly in EGrAMS.
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
Records Retention. 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). 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.
Account Identification
N/A
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$50,000 - $75,000
Program Accomplishments
This is a new program
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
N/A
Regional or Local Assistance Location
N/A
Headquarters Office
535 West Jefferson Springfield, Illinois 62761
FUNDING INFORMATION
Funding By Fiscal Year
FY 2023 : $300,000
FY 2024 : $300,000
Federal Funding
Notice of Funding Opportunities
| Agency ID | Award Range | Application Range |
ACTIVE AWARDS
| Agency ID | Grantee Name | Start Date | End Date | Amount |
| 30880040K | Helping Hands of Springfield | 10/01/2022 | 06/30/2024 | 100,000 |
| 40880005L | Fifth Street Renaissance | 07/01/2023 | 06/30/2024 | 100,000 |
| 40880004L | Illinois Public Health Association | 07/01/2023 | 06/30/2024 | 100,000 |
| 40880003L | La Casa Norte | 07/01/2023 | 06/30/2024 | 100,000 |
| 30880039K | Fifth Street Renaissance | 10/01/2022 | 06/30/2024 | 68,000 |