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The objective of the Business Resiliency program is to reimburse businesses for the durable permanent or semi-permanent equipment purchased or rented to prevent, prepare for, or respond to COVID-19.

P.L. 116-136 CARES Act

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Title 47, Part 110, Subpart A

The objective of the Business Resiliency program is to reimburse businesses for the durable permanent or semi-permanent equipment purchased or rented to prevent, pre116th pare for, or respond to COVID-19.

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As set forth in Paragraph 2.4, to the extent any provisions in Article XLI are contrary with those provisions set forth in 2 CFR Part 200 (and contained in PART ONE of this Agreement), the provisions in Article XLI are controlling. 41.1. Program Objective. Funding under this Award is to meet one or more of the following national objectives as required by Section 104(b)(3) of the US Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 USC § 5301 - 5320). The national objectives include: 1) Benefiting low and moderate-income persons; 2) Aiding in the prevention or elimination of slums and/or blight; 3) Expanding economic opportunities; or 4) Meeting other community development needs that pose a serious and immediate threat to the health and welfare of the community (urgent need). Correspondingly, the State has established the following specific objectives for the Community Development Assistance Program (“CDAP”), which include: 1) Strengthening community economic development through the creation of jobs, stimulation of private investment, and strengthening of the tax base; 2) Alleviation of economic distress and realizing community economic development opportunities of benefit for low and moderate-income individuals; 3) Improvement of public infrastructure and elimination of conditions which are detrimental to health, safety, and public welfare; 4) Conservation and expansion of the State’s housing stock in order to provide a decent home and suitable living environment for persons of low and moderate-income and persons with disabilities. 47 Ill Admin. Code 110.40. The primary objective/scope of work for this Award is identified in Exhibit A hereof. For carrying out the program objectives as described in the Project Description (Exhibit A), the total compensation and reimbursement payable by the Grantor to the Grantee shall not exceed the amount specified in this Agreement. The Grantor shall distribute/pay the total amount of the grant Award to the Grantee and the Grantee agrees to perform the Project Description in compliance with the Budget, the Project Description (Exhibit A), the Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State, Local and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments (24 CFR 85.1 et seq.), the federal regulations for the Community Development Block Grants (24 CFR 570 et seq.), and the Illinois Administrative Rules ( 47 Ill Admin. Code 110). The Grant Funds shall be expended only for project costs that are necessary to complete the program objectives and which are eligible under and meet the provisions of 2 CFR 200. he Grantor is authorized to award these Grant Funds by implementing Sections 605-940 and 605-945 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois [20 ILCS 605/605-940 and 605-945], which is authorized by Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (42 USC § 5301 - 5320). 41.2. Monitoring and Evaluation. The Grantor will monitor and evaluate the Award made to the Grantee under this program. Throughout the program year, the Grantor will periodically monitor the Award for programmatic and fiscal compliance under the CDAP Illinois Administrative Rules (47 Ill. Admin. Code 110), federal regulations, and as well as the policies and guidelines contained in the CDAP Grants Management Handbook. The Award will also be subject to monitoring and evaluation by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 41.3. Grant Impact. The Award will be evaluated to determine its impact upon the low-and-moderate income residents of the community and for the effective and efficient utilization of CDAP funds. Evaluations will occur both during the operation of the Award and upon its completion. 41.4. Audits, Inspections and Record Retention. The Grantee will as often as deemed necessary by the Grantor or the Comptroller of the State of Illinois, or the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or the Comptroller General of the United Sta

Government Organizations;

All applications must be made through one unit of local government acting as the Lead Local Government (LLG) for all local governments in the County. The local government acting as the LLG must be recognized by the Illinois Constitution and able to support economic development activities on a sufficient scale. Grant funds will be granted to the LLG to be provided as financial assistance to an eligible business which must document the need for grant assistance. Businesses cannot apply directly to DCEO for assistance and grant awards will not be made directly to the business. Communities receiving an annual allocation directly from HUD on an entitlement (formula) basis are not eligible to apply for Business Resiliency funding, and businesses located within the entitlement areas are not eligible for assistance. A community that has opted out of inclusion in a HUD Entitlement Area is eligible to apply but must include documentation of the option at the time of application. The program Guidebook includes a full list of criteria and will be available at: https://dceo.illinois.gov/communitydevelopment.html

To be eligible for inclusion in the Lead Local Government’s application, businesses must meet the following criteria: • Business must be in business on March 13, 2020 . • Business must be operating and open at the time of application and reimbursement. • Business must meet the Low to Moderate Income threshold for CDBG-CV funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. To qualify: o Business must file quarterly IL-941 forms to the Illinois Department of Revenue. The most recent IL-941 must be submitted with the application . o The IL-941 form will be utilized to establish the business meets HUD’s National Objective of assistance to Low-to-Moderate Income persons. o The number of employees and wages earned will be evaluated in comparison to the most recent Section 8 Income Limits for your County. In order to meet the National Objective, the majority of employees must be considered Low-to-Moderate Income based on the evaluation. o Businesses that cannot meet the National Objective will not be funded. • Assisted businesses must not be located in a HUD direct Entitlement community or located in an urban county that receives "entitlement" funds (see Section B) unless they have previously opted out of Entitlement funding. Applications that include businesses in an area that has opted out of Entitlement funding must provide documentation of the option at the time of submission. • The business location will be determined based on the primary business location (where people come to receive services) Examples: o If the primary business address is in Springfield but the owner lives in Chatham, the business is not eligible for assistance. o If the primary business address is in Chatham but the owner lives in Springfield, then the business is eligible for assistance. Businesses that have multiple locations can apply for each location if each business has its own FEIN and operates independently of the other. If the same FEIN is used for multiple locations, the business can only apply once, utilizing the address on record with the Secretary of State. The following businesses are specifically ineligible for assistance: • Not-for-profit businesses. • Independent contractors who receive a 1099 form for tax purposes. • As this grant is federally funded, businesses that involve the use of cannabis for medical and/or recreational purposes are not eligible to apply. • Private club or business that limits membership for reasons other than capacity. • A business that derives at least 33% of its gross annual revenue from legal gambling activities, unless, subject to the Department’s approval, the business is a restaurant with gaming terminals. • Business engaged in manufacturing or selling at wholesale, tobacco products, vaping, liquor or sexually explicit materials or in the business of manufacturing or selling firearms at wholesale or retail. • Liquor store, an adult bookstore, non-therapeutic massage parlor, strip club or nightclub • Pawn Shops • Storage facility, trailer-storage yard or junk yard • Businesses owned by public officials or state employees who are paid at least 60% of the governor’s salary; their spouses, and their minor children. • An establishment similar to any enumerated above; or • Any other business subsequently deemed ineligible by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Project Grants

Economic Development

Documentation from the Benefitting Business to be included in the application: 1. Benefitting Business Information - Basic information on the Benefitting Business 2. Duplication of Benefits Certification - attestation that the reimbursement does not duplicate funding already received. 3. Business Certification signed by the benefiting business’s authorized signatory (form is found in the Application Forms section). 4. Employment Documentation - A copy of the most recent IL-941 must be submitted with the application. 5. Project Summary – The benefiting business must include a brief description of the Business, e.g., type of firm, its product or service, how long they have been in business, the number of employees prior to and after the onset of COVID-19, and a summary of their present situation. Describe how the equipment requested for reimbursement was utilized to prevent, prepare for, or respond to COVID-19 so that their business could open or remain open. 6. Reimbursement Summary (form is found in the Application Forms section). 7. Copies of Invoices for Equipment requested for reimbursement 8. Copies of the Bank Statement, Credit Card Statement, or Receipt to show that the equipment expenditure was paid 9. An ITR-1 verification that the business has no tax liability with the Illinois Department of Revenue

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All applications must include the narrative responses and requested documentation as outlined in the NOFO and Program Guidebook, available at: https://dceo.illinois.gov/communitydevelopment.html Under the Grant Accountability & Transparency Act (GATA), all applicants (local governments) must register with the State of Illinois via the “Grantee Portal” at www.grants.illinois.gov and be pre-qualified prior to grant award. Failure to register and complete the Internal Control Questionnaire (ICQ) for Fiscal Year 2023 prior to application will delay award. Applications for the CDBG-CV Business Resiliency component may be submitted at any time after the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) has been made available, and before the NOFO closes. All grant application materials must be: • Typed (except for signatures and preprinted materials such as bank statements) • All application materials requiring a signature from the applicant (local official) must be signed by the Chief Elected Official. • All application materials requiring a signature from the benefiting business must be signed by the Business’s Authorized Signatory. One copy of the complete grant package in the order specified on the Submission Checklist (Application Forms section) must be mailed to: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Office of Community Development Business Resiliency Program 607 East Adams 3rd Floor Springfield, IL 62701 or delivered in person to: Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Office of Community Development 1 West Old State Capitol (known as the Myers Building) 2nd Floor Springfield, IL 62701

The screening and review process for the program is designed to ensure that limited CDBG-CV program funds are awarded to communities for the use of businesses that meet the qualifications. The actual number and total dollar value of awards will be subject to the number of applications and qualified expenditures. Each application will be reviewed for completeness of all required responses and inclusions. Failure of the Lead Local Government to complete the application as outlined; missing signatures; missing or inaccurate required documents; or not following the required Resident Participation protocol will result in a decision to Do Not Fund (DNF) the entire application. Failure of a business applying for benefits to provide Project Summary information; Business Certification; the most recent IL-941; ITR-1 verification or accurate invoices and evidence of payment will result in a decision to Do Not Fund (DNF) that specific business’s portion of the application. Once submitted, there will be no opportunity for corrections to, or additional documentation for the application. Accuracy and inclusion of all required materials is imperative to the success of the application.

The CDBG-CV Business Resiliency program is non-competitive, meaning that if all information is accurate and provided, and meets the qualifying factors, a grant will be awarded on a first come-first served basis until all allocated funds have been awarded. Grant Funds will be disbursed as a reimbursement to the Lead Local Government based on the total amount of eligible funds for all benefitting businesses. The Lead Local Government is then responsible for distributing the funds to the eligible businesses.

TBD

30 to 90 days

The Merit Based Review process is subject to appeal. However, competitive grant appeals are limited to the evaluation process. Evaluation scores may not be protested. Only the evaluation process is subject to appeal. The appeal must be submitted in writing to the Department within 14 calendar days after the date that the grant award notice has been published. The written appeal shall include the name and address of the appealing party, the identification of the grant and a statement of reasons for the appeal. To file an appeal, applicants must submit the appeal in writing and in accordance with the Merit-Based Application Review Appeals Process listed on the Grant Opportunities page of the DCEO website: https://www2.illinois.gov/dceo/AboutDCEO/GrantOpportunities/Pages/MeritAppReview.aspx.

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The business may be reimbursed for permanent or semi-permanent equipment or depreciable property (as defined by IRS rules) purchased or rented to prevent, prepare for, or respond to COVID-19 in order to open or remain open. Examples include (but are not limited to) tents and other outdoor seating arrangements, plexiglass partitions, and cashless payment systems. • Expenses must be incurred on or after March 13, 2020. • Expenses must have been paid for prior to application and proper documentation included in the application • No future expenses. Grant is only for reimbursement of previous paid expenses. • All expenses must be considered Environmentally exempt, box 10; or CENST, box 4. The business is limited to a maximum of $20,000 in reimbursement. Lead Local Governments may, upon appropriate protocol, lower the reimbursement ceiling for their County. F. INELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES/EXPENSES • PPE, hand-sanitizer and other non-durable equipment or similar items are not eligible for reimbursement. • Working capital expenses including accounts receivables and inventory. • Activities/Expenses that do not meet the above definition of eligible expenses. Activity Delivery: Includes such costs as (but are not limited to) salaries, travel costs, services performed under third party contracts, including legal and audit services, environmental record review preparation, additional fidelity bonding costs or other services required for the delivery of grant activities. The amount of CDBG-CV funds that may be allowed for reasonable activity delivery costs is 7% of the grant request but no less than $5,000 and no more than $35,000; and must be included in the total grant award.

Final Financial and Performance Report, Grant Evaluation Report (GER)

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875-42075-4900-1099 0875.42075.4900.001000PY

$24,185,793.00

Up to $20,000/benefitting business

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https://dceo.illinois.gov/communitydevelopment.html

CDBG Non-Entitlement communities throughout Illinois

500 East Monroe Springfield, IL 62701 and 555 W Monroe St, 12th Floor Chicago, IL 60661

https://dceo.illinois.gov/communitydevelopment.html

Community Development Block Grants Public Infrastructure Program, Community Development Block Grants Housing Rehabilitation Program, Community Development Block Grants Economic Development Program

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FY 2022 : $1
FY 2023 : $24,185,793
FY 2024 : $1