IDPH: Office of Health Promotion

The purpose of this funding is to provide increased opportunities for physical activity in communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 through built environment and other strategies. Funds will be used to: Partner with communities: • Identify and engage three partner communities • Initiate and support a Physical Activity Advisory Team for each community • Research, identify, and begin a pilot project in each community to discuss the importance of policies to support infrastructure changes to make a safe walking or biking route to at least one school Increase awareness of the benefits of physical activity and the impact of the built environment • Develop a communications plan promoting physical activities that local health departments can adopt • Set up one cohort of the Healthy Heart Ambassador Program • Facilitate use of the “School Health Index: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide” to two schools (1 urban, 1 rural)

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03/01/2023 to 02/29/2024

Education Organizations; Government Organizations; Individuals; Nonprofit Organizations; Public Housing Organizations; Small Businesses;

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Project Grants

Education

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Applications must be submitted via the Illinois Department of Public Health's Electronic Grants Administration and Management System (EGrAMS), accessible at idphgrants.com. Applications will be reviewed and scored on the following criteria outlined in the Criteria section by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Applications will be reviewed by Office of Health Promotion (OHPm) staff. The highest scoring application will be funded. The grantee must work closely with IDPH OHPm, attest to meet grant deliverables, provide adequate budget ad justification for allocation of project resources.

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Applications must be submitted through the Illinois Department of Public Health Electronic Grants Administration & Management System (EGrAMS) accessible at idphgrants.com. Applications must be received by the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on February 6, 2023. If the applicant encounters technical difficulties with the EGrAMS system, the applicant may contact: IDPH Grants Support E-mail: DPH.GrantReview@illinois.gov

The grant applications will be reviewed after the grant deadline. Anticipated award announcement is February, 2023.

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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 monthly. 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. Restrictions that must be considered while planning the programs and writing the budget are: • Recipients may not use funds for research. • Recipients may not use funds for clinical care except as allowed by law. • Recipients may use funds only for reasonable program purposes, including personnel, travel, supplies, and services. • Generally, recipients may not use funds to purchase furniture or equipment. Any such proposed spending must be clearly identified in the budget. • Reimbursement of pre-award costs generally is not allowed, unless the CDC provides written approval to the recipient. • Other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, no funds may be used for: o publicity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use of any material designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before any legislative body the o salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before any legislative body.

Monthly progress reports shall be provided. A detailed report shall be submitted at the end of the funding period. The Grantee shall keep adequate records relating to its administration of a project, particularly related to all incurred costs. These records shall be available for audit by the Department and 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.

Reports and findings from audits performed under Subpart F--Audit requirements of this part or the reports and findings of any other available audit.

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maximum of $540,000

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1/27/2023

FY 2023 : $125,000
FY 2024 : $290,000