This program is designed to target youth interested in working toward a goal of developing workplace skills and gaining employment experience while exploring potential Career Pathways. The primary objective for youth served in the IYIP-SJ program is to develop their “Essential Employability Skills” and to earn a minimum of 180 hours of entry-level work experience. Youth must reside in one of the following eligible counties. Summer Jobs eligible counties include Champaign County, Cook County, Lake County, Peoria County, Winnebago County and St. Clair County. Grantees will partner with local employers in need of summer workers. Youth targeted in this program will be placed in age-appropriate, ability-appropriate, and experience-appropriate Work-Based Learning Opportunities, Career Development Experience Opportunities or Pre-Apprenticeship programs that target a Registered or Non-Registered Apprenticeship. This may be accomplished by placing and supporting youth in unsubsidized employment, or through an agreement with the employer to fully or partially subsidize the youth’s wages for a period not to exceed 3 months (13 weeks) or beyond September 30.

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This program is designed to target new youth interested in working toward a goal of developing workplace skills and gaining employment experience while exploring potential Career Pathways. The primary objective for youth served in the IYIP-SJ program is to develop their “Essential Employability Skills” and to earn a minimum of 180 hours of entry-level work experience.

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The summer program will span two fiscal years, with a begin date of April 1 and an end date of March 31 of the following year. Summer 2024 (FY24 and FY25) will have a begin date of April 1, 2024, and an end date of March 31, 2025. Program must be implemented as described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Nonprofit Organizations; Education Organizations; Government Organizations;

1 Eligible Applicants This competitive funding opportunity is limited to applicants that meet the following requirements and are subject to limitations described below: a Eligible applicants are limited to those public and private nonprofit community-based organizations subject to 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the tax code (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) or 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(4)). b In addition to the above non-profit community-based organizations, eligible applicants are inclusive of units of local government, public schools, districts, etc. that provide services within the eligible community area. c The applicant must have had an established, physical presence in Illinois for a minimum of three years. d The applicant is proposing to provide youth employment services consistent with the requirements of this NOFO in one or more eligible county(ies)/communities. Summer 2024 eligible counties include Champaign County, Cook County, Lake County, Peoria County, Winnebago County and St. Clair County, Macon County, Rock Island County, Vermillion County, Will County, Kankakee County, Sangamon County and the City of Aurora (multiple counties). e The applicant has met the prequalification requirements and mandatory requirements listed in the NOFO.

Low income and/or at-risk in-school and out-of-school youth ages 16-24 who can document Illinois residency and are able to provide an I9 prior to employment. Youth must be residing in an eligible county. Summer 2024 eligible counties/communities include Champaign County, Cook County, Lake County, Peoria County, Winnebago County, St. Clair County, Macon County, Rock Island County, Vermillion County, Will County, Kankakee County, Sangamon County and the City of Aurora (multiple counties).

Project Grants

Human Services

Applicant organization must be applying to provide services in an eligible county. Summer 2024 eligible counties/communities include Champaign County, Cook County, Lake County, Peoria County, Winnebago County, St. Clair County, Macon County, Rock Island County, Vermillion County, Will County, Kankakee County, Sangamon County and the City of Aurora (multiple counties).

Applicant must be prequalified and registered in the Illinois GATA Grantee Portal

Applicant must submit an application as described by the NOFO which must include, at a minimum, a Uniform Application for State Grant Assistance, a program narrative and a budget.

Applications that fail to meet the criteria described in Section C “Eligibility Information” will not be scored and/or considered for funding. All applicants / applications determined to be non-compliant or otherwise determined to be disqualified from consideration will be notified in writing, by email, upon determination. This email will be sent to the email addresses provided in the application and will identify the reason for disqualification. Scoring will be on a 100-point scale.

All competitive grant applications are subject to merit-based review. 1 Criteria and Weighting of Each Criteria Applications that fail to meet the criteria described in Section C “Eligibility Information” will not be scored and/or considered for funding. All applicants / applications determined to be non-compliant or otherwise determined to be disqualified from consideration will be notified in writing, by email, upon determination. This email will be sent to the email addresses provided in the application and will identify the reason for disqualification. Review teams comprised of three or more internal and/or external reviewers will be assigned to review applications. Internal reviewers are individuals employed by IDHS, contractual staff or individuals working as College-level interns such as Government Public Service Interns through the University of Illinois at Springfield. External reviewers are those individuals not employed by IDHS who have volunteered to review applications, have subject matter expertise and/or grant reviewing experience and have been screened for any potential conflict of interest. Applications will first be reviewed and scored individually. Then, review team members will collectively review the application and team members’ scores and discuss comments to ensure team members have not missed items within the application that other team members may have identified. Application highlights and concerns will be discussed. Once this process has been completed, the individual review team members will separately finalize their individual scores, comments, and recommendations. The Review Team scores will be compiled and averaged by the application Review Coordinator who then will present the scores, summary comments and reviewer recommendations to the Bureau Chief for the Bureau of Positive Youth Development. The Bureau Chief will ensure accuracy/completeness of all materials. Reviewer score sheets may be returned to the reviewer to improve legibility and completeness of comments. If this step reveals that there was the possibility of impropriety on the part of any reviewer, the Department reserves the right to remove from consideration the reviewer scores and comments from consideration. If this action results in fewer than 3 reviewers scoring the application, the Department will assign an alternate reviewer to the application. This reviewer will be afforded all the same guidance, instruction and time to complete the review task. A second review team meeting will then take place as described above and the process will resume as required. The Bureau Chief will convey the results and work with the Associate Director for the Office of Community and Positive Youth Development to prepare funding recommendations for the Director of the Division of Family and Community Services. These recommendations may include consideration of other factors such as geographical distribution, demonstrated need, demonstrated community presence, agency past performance as a state grantee etc., and other items identified under Section A: Program Description; 2. Intent of the Notice of Funding Opportunity. The Associate Director will present recommendations to the Director for consideration and final award determination. Scoring will be on a 100-point scale.

Applications must be sent electronically to DHS.PositiveYouthDevelopment@illinois.gov and received no later than the due date listed in the NOFO.

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a Competitive grant appeals are limited to the evaluation process. Evaluation scores may not be protested. Only the evaluation process is subject to appeal and shall be reviewed by IDHS’ Appeal Review Officer (ARO). b Appeals submission IDHS contact information: Name of Agency contact for appeals: Karrie Rueter Email of Agency contact for appeals: DHS.YouthServicesInfo@illinois.gov Email Subject Line: “agency name nofo # Appeal Karrie” c Submission of Appeal. i An appeal must be submitted in writing to appeals submission IDHS contact listed above, who will send to the IDHS Appeal Review Officer (ARO) for consideration. ii An appeal must be received within 14 calendar days after the date that the grant award notice has been published. iii The written appeal shall include at a minimum the following: (a) Name and address of the appealing party; (b) Identification of the grant; and (c) Statement of reasons for the appeal. (d) Supporting documentation, if applicable d Response to Appeal. i DHS will acknowledge receipt of an appeal within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the appeal was received. ii DHS will respond to the appeal within 60 days or supply a written explanation to the appealing party as to why additional time is required. iii The appealing party must supply any additional information requested by DHS within the time period set in the request. e Resolution i The ARO shall make a recommendation to the Agency Head or designee as expeditiously as possible after receiving all relevant, requested information. ii In determining the appropriate recommendation, the ARO shall consider the integrity of the competitive grant process and the impact of the recommendation on the State Agency. iii The Agency will resolve the appeal by means of written determination. iv The determination shall include, but not be limited to: (a) Review of the appeal; (b) Appeal determination; and (c) Rationale for the determination.

Successful applicants may be eligible to receive up to two subsequent one-year grant renewals for a total of three (3) full 12-month project periods. Renewals are at the discretion of IDHS and are based on performance and sufficient appropriation.

Funding for this award will come from the State’s General Revenue Fund and does NOT have a match requirement. These General Revenue funds are used by the Department as TANF Maintenance of Effort. This means that for provider purposes, these funds will be considered Federal in nature and will carry a 15% cap on Indirect costs. Further, these grant dollars may not be used by the provider to match other federal grant awards.

All applicants will use grant funds according to the guidelines, conditions and parameters set forth in this funding notice and in compliance with federal statutes, regulations and the terms and conditions of any applicable federal awards. Please refer to 2 CFR 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, PART 200 Subpart E - Cost Principles to determine the appropriateness of costs. a Allowable costs: Allowable costs are those that are necessary and reasonable based on the activity(ies) contained in the Scope of Work, are justified in the Budget Narrative, and are allowable under Subpart E of 2 CFR 200. Funding allocated under these grants is intended to provide direct services to youth. It is expected that administrative costs, both direct and indirect, will represent a small portion of the overall program budget. Any budget deemed to include inappropriate or excessive administrative costs will not be approved. Program budgets and narratives must detail how all proposed expenditures are necessary for program implementation. b Unallowable costs: Please refer to 2 CFR 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, PART 200 Subpart E – Cost Principles to determine the appropriateness of costs. In addition, and specific to this grant, the following costs will be unallowable without specific prior written approval from DHS: i Entertainment costs, except where specific costs that might otherwise be considered entertainment have a programmatic purpose and are authorized in the approved budget (2 CFR 200.438) ii Capital expenditures for general purpose equipment, including any vehicle regardless of cost, buildings, and land (2 CFR 200.439) iii Capital expenditures for improvements to land, buildings, or equipment which materially increase their value or useful life (2 CFR 200.439) iv Food, and other goods or services for personal use of the grantee’s employees, contractors, or consultants of the grantee unless authorized as per diem under the State of Illinois Governor’s Travel Control Board (2 CFR 200.445). v Deposits for items, services, or space c Limitation of Use Limitation of Use of Award funds for Employee Compensation: With respect to any award over $250,000, recipients may not use federal funds to pay total cash compensation to any employee that exceeds 110% of the maximum annual salary payable to a member of the Federal Government's Senior Executive Service (SES) at an agency with a Certified SES Performance Appraisal System for that year. A salary table is available at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/salary-tables/pdf/2021/ES.pdf d Indirect Cost Requirements and Restrictions In order to charge indirect costs to this grant, the applicant organization must have a Federal or State annually negotiated indirect cost rate agreement (NICRA) or must elect to use the De Minimis Rate. Every organization that receives a state award must make an indirect cost rate proposal or election in the Crowe Activity Review System (CARS), including organizations that are choosing not to claim payment for indirect costs. CARS URL: https://solutions.crowehorwath.com/CARS/StateofIllinoisGOMB/Login.aspx i Indirect Cost Rate Election: (a) Federally Negotiated Rate. Organizations that receive direct federal funding may have an indirect cost rate that was negotiated with the Federal Cognizant Agency. Illinois will accept the federally negotiated rate. The organization must provide a copy of the federal NICRA. (Refer to Section D. Application and Submission Information, 4. Other Submission Requirements for a list of required attachments) (b) State Negotiated Rate. The organization must negotiate an indirect cost rate with the State of Illinois by completing an indirect cost rate proposal in the CARS system if they do not have Federally Negotiated Rate or elect to use the De Minimis Rate. (c) De Minimis Rate. An organization that has never received a Federal or State Negotiated Rate may elect a de Minimis rate of 10% of modified total direct cost (MTDC). Once established, the de Minimis rate may be used indefinitely. The State of Illinois must verify the calculation of the MTDC annually in order to accept the de Minimis rate. If programs elect to use the De Minimis rate, it is critical that program budgets accurately calculate the MTDC base. Please see the regulation below and note the exclusions to MTDC. 2 CFR § 200.68 Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC). MTDC means all direct salaries and wages, applicable fringe benefits, materials and supplies, services, travel, and subawards and subcontracts up to the first $25,000 of each subaward or subcontract (regardless of the period of performance of the subawards and subcontracts under the award). MTDC excludes equipment, capital expenditures, charges for patient care, rental costs, tuition remission, scholarships and fellowships, participant support costs and the portion of each subaward and subcontract in excess of $25,000. Other items may only be excluded when necessary to avoid a serious inequity in the distribution of indirect costs, and with the approval of the cognizant agency for indirect costs. (d) "No Rate": Grantees have discretion not to claim payment for indirect costs. Grantees that elect not to claim indirect costs cannot be reimbursed for indirect costs. The organization must record an election of "No Indirect Costs" into CARS. ii Crowe Activity Review System (CARS). CARS will allow your organization to document your already established federally approved indirect cost rate, complete an indirect cost rate proposal (see State Negotiated Rate above), elect to charge the De Minimis rate (10%) of modified total direct costs (MTDC), or select that no reimbursement of indirect costs will be requested. Submission requirements are located on page 2 of the Uniform Budget Template as well as 2 CFR 200 Appendices IV, V & VII. Organizations which have not previously made an indirect cost rate election must submit an election (and indirect cost rate proposal, if necessary) immediately and no later than 3 months after receiving an award notification or invitation to the CARS system. Organizations that have previously established an indirect cost rate election must submit a new indirect cost rate election immediately and no later than 6 months after the close of their organization’s fiscal year. Every organization must make an indirect cost rate election in CARS even if the organization is choosing De Minimis Rate or “no rate”. Organizations that do not make an election or submission inside the CARS system within the required timeframes will not be allowed to claim indirect cost reimbursement. For more information, see https://www.illinois.gov/sites/GATA/Pages/default.aspx e Administrative Costs It is expected that administrative costs, both direct and indirect, will represent a small portion of the overall program budget. Program budgets and narratives will detail how all proposed expenditures are directly necessary for program implementation and will distinguish between Indirect/Direct Administrative and Direct Program expenses. Any budget deemed to include inappropriate or excessive administrative costs will not be approved. At no time may the approved NICRA be exceeded under this agreement. Documentation will be required to verify the approved NICRA. f Simplified Acquisition Threshold Potential grantees under this funding announcement may receive an award in excess of the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, currently $250,000 (Refer to 2CFR200 Section 200.88). Therefore, the grantee must be aware of the following regarding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold as it will be applicable to any qualifying sub award: i That the grantee agency, prior to making a sub-award with a total amount of funds greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, is required to review and consider any information about the applicant that is in the designated integrity and performance system accessible through SAM (currently FAPIIS) (see 41 U.S.C. 2313); ii That an applicant, at its option, may review information in the designated integrity and performance systems accessible through SAM and comment on any information about itself that the awarding agency previously entered and is currently in the designated integrity and performance system accessible through SAM; iii That the awarding agency will consider any comments by the applicant, in addition to the other information in the designated integrity and performance system, in making a judgment about the applicant's integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under awards when completing the review of risk posed by applicants as described in §200.205 awarding agency review of risk posed by applicants.

3 Reporting Upon execution of the grant agreement, reporting shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Uniform Grant Agreement and related Exhibits which includes, but is not limited to the following: i Periodic Financial Report (PFR) (a) The Provider will submit monthly expenditure documentation and certification forms (EDCFs), quarterly and final Periodic Financial Reports (PFRs) in the format prescribed by the Department. (b) These monthly reports must be submitted no later than the 15th of each month for the preceding month by email. (c) The quarterly reports must be submitted no later than the 15th of the month following the end of the quarter; Quarter 1 (April 1 – June 30) is due July 15th; Quarter 2 (July 1-September 30th) is due - October 15th, Quarter 3 (October 1- December 31st) is due – January 15th, and Quarter 4 (January 1st -March 31st) is due - April 15th). (d) The final (cumulative fiscal year) Periodic Financial report is due April 15th. ii Periodic Performance Report (PPR) (a) The provider will provide monthly status reports to the Department in the format prescribed by the Department. (b) The Provider will submit quarterly and final Periodic Performance Reports (PPRs) in the format prescribed by the Department. (c) The quarterly reports must be submitted no later than the 15th of the month following the end of the quarter; Quarter 1 (April 1 – June 30) is due July 15th; Quarter 2 (July 1-September 30th) is due - October 15th, Quarter 3 (October 1- December 31st) is due – January 15th, and Quarter 4 (January 1st -March 31st) is due - April 15th). (d) The final (cumulative fiscal year) Periodic Financial report is due April 15th. iii Other Unique Programmatic Reporting Requirements: Additional annual performance data may be collected as directed by IDHS and in a format prescribed by IDHS. At a minimum: (c) Data will be collected, tracked and reported for all youth referred/served in the program. For a listing of required data elements refer to the Program Data Collection and Reporting appendix. (d) All youth must register in Illinois workNet or other data system as directed by IDHS. (e) Assessments and service provision for all youth served must be documented in Illinois workNet unless otherwise directed by IDHS. (f) Additional annual performance data may be collected as directed by the Department and in a format prescribed by the Department. Non-compliance with any of the above reporting requirements, including timeliness of reports may lead to being placed on the Illinois Stop Payment List.

Audit Requirements set forth in the grant agreement.

Recordkeeping Requirements. In accordance with the Community Services Agreement, each provider shall maintain full and complete records of program operations in compliance with state records retention requirements. Records are defined as those documents that capture program activity, participant information and outcomes, and fiscal data. Providers shall comply with the Local Records Act, which regulates the destruction and preservation of public records within the State of Illinois. Presuming funding is provided for the full 3-year award + renewal period, the Provider will be required to maintain until March 31, 2032, adequate books, all financial records and supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to this Award. 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. The Provider agrees to provide or make available all records related to this grant upon request.

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This is a new program; range and average to be determined. Anticipate annual award is $350,000.

This is a new program

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823 E. Monroe St. Springfield, IL

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Illinois Youth Investment Program

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1/31/2024

FY 2024 : $5,000,000
FY 2025 : $10,000,000