IDPH: Office of Health Promotion

The Lifestyle Coach Assistance Program is to support existing National Diabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Lifestyle Change Coaches, as well as train additional Lifestyle Change Coaches that currently work for organizations with the capacity to establish and/or expand this work. Funding may be used to increase enrollment and retention of priority populations in the National DPP lifestyle intervention, the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program, and the Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support program, including support programs not accredited by ADA/ADCES, by improving awareness and appeal of the program, access to and appropriateness of classes, ease of enrollment, and relevant participant support.

Section 301(a) of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) [42] U.S.C. Section 241(a) 93.426 and Title IV Section 4002 of the Affordable Care Act 42 U.S.C. 300u-11, Prevention and Public Health Fund

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Increase access to and participation in diabetes prevention and management programs by the IDPH-identified priority populations

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07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025

Nonprofit Organizations; Small Businesses; For-Profit Organizations;

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Direct Payments for Specific Use

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

Application must be complete. Proposal must be within the scope of the Notice of Funding Opportunity. Specific scoring criteria as stated in NOFO.

Funding must be used in accordance with the intent of the grant. Work plan and budget must be approved by IDPH before work can begin Grant will be awarded upon acceptance of the Notice of State award by signing the Uniform Grant Agreement by the grantee and the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health. Payment will be made by reimbursement.

Quarterly reports are due 15 days after the end of each quarter. Application deadline is May 28th 2024 at 5:00 PM.

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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 following link https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/ed4d113385de41feb38964a8005ce72b. 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..

This grant may be renewed for two (2) consecutive years with sufficient progress on deliverables.

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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 quarterly. 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.

Quarterly reports are due 15 days after the end of each quarter

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 should be maintained from grant start date through December 2029. Records will include 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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$18,000 - $36,000

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https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/prevention/program-providers.htm; https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/dsmes-toolkit/index.html#:~:text=DSMES%20is%20a%20cost%2Deffective,shown%20to%20improve%20health%20outcomes./pharmacists.html;

535 W. Jefferson St., Springfield IL

535 W. Jefferson St., Springfield IL

https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/diabetes/il-prevention-control-program.html

It is anticipated that Pharmacist Technical Assistance and Mobile Screening Program will be funded by the same CFDA.

Enhancing or starting a new Diabetes Prevention Program, starting a new community-based DSMES program; establishing or enhancing community-clinical linkages.

FY 2024 : $1,250,000
FY 2025 : $169,000