IDPH: Office of Health Promotion

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) will issue a notice of funding opportunity with federal funding to select one agency to develop and provide a community health worker train-the-trainer model for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) on cancer prevention and social determinants of health. Cancer prevention will include breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, prostate, and skin cancers

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The IDPH Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Program (ICCCP), will provide funding to one public or private not-for-profit entity to develop and provide a community health worker (CHW) train-the-trainer model for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) on cancer prevention and social determinants of health (SDOH).

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Nonprofit Organizations; For-Profit Organizations; Government Organizations;

Corporation, Corporation providing or billing medical and/or health care services, Governmental, Limited Liability Company, Partnership, or Tax Exempt

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Project Grants

Healthcare

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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/admin/ViewAppDocs.aspx?fnam=EGrAMS%20Instructional%20Guide%20-%20Initiate%20Grant%20App%20YBD.pdf

The application will be reviewed using the following criteria. 1. Scope of Work Section, 2. Work Plan Section, 3. Budget Section, and 4) Health Equity Section. Application review and approval will be completed by the IDPH Chronic Disease staff.

Anticipated award is two weeks after the application closing date.

Thursday, June 1, 2023.

Anticipated award announcement is two weeks after the application closing date.

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). Appeals must be received within 14 calendar days after the date that the grant award notice was published. 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. 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. The appealing party must supply any additional information requested by the agency within the time period set in the request. 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..

Funding of $33,000 shall be awarded for the period of May 1, 2023 – June 29, 2024, with an option of two renewals.

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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.

Financial and Progress Reports must be submitted monthly

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).

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$33,000.00

One (1) award of $33,000.00.

The purpose of the CHW train-the-trainer grant is to equip the FQHC CHWs with the skills to train other CHWs on cancer prevention, social determinants of health, and advancing health equity, which will lead to increasing the number of trained CHWs. The initial grant shall focus on FQHCs; look-alikes may be included during a future renewal term.

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Springfield

https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/cancer.html

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ncccp/index.htm

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4/19/2023

FY 2023 : $33,000