IDPH: Office of Disease Control

Grant funds are being provided to local health departments to continue surveillance and outbreak response efforts for respiratory diseases and other public health significant events. Funding may be used to support numerous response activities, including surveillance, epidemiology, testing and laboratory capacity, infection control education and response, mitigation, resource coordination, communications, and other related activities. Generally, funding is not intended to support clinical care except in limited cases regarding isolation support and control. Local health departments may determine how to best allocate and utilize their funding in their workplan and budgets based on these activities. Grant funds may not be used for vaccination expenses. This grant program will help monitor respiratory diseases and prevent transmission and severe disease outcomes through the continuation of response efforts and activities within local communities and funded through U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Disease (ELC) grant.

CK19-1904 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LABORATORY CAPACITY FOR PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES (ELC)

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Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases, Enhanced Detection

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07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025

Government Organizations;

97 Illinois local health departments

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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 UEI 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

All eligible applicants will receive a grant award. There are no merit-based review criteria for evaluating the applications. Each application will be reviewed for completeness and accuracy. Applications lacking any information required under Section D (2) above will be returned to the applicant for correction and re-submission.

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

the Application deadline is April 30, 2024

30 days.

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..

Pending funding and performance

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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 unless specifically allowed under grant program guidelines. Use of grant funds for prohibited purposes may result in loss of grant award and/or place the grantee at risk for repayment of those funds used for the prohibited purpose. Regardless of the source of funding (federal pass-through or State), all grant-funded expenses must be compliant with Cost Principles under Subpart E of 2CFR200 unless an exception is noted in federal or State statutes or regulations. Allowability Allowable – All grant funds must be used for items that are necessary and reasonable for the proper and efficient performance of the grant and may only be used for the purposes stated in the grant agreement, work plan, and budget. Items must comply with all applicable state and federal regulations. Allocable – Grant-funded costs must be chargeable or assignable to the grant in accordance with relative benefits received. The allocation methodology should be documented and should be consistent across funding sources for similar costs. Reasonable – The amounts charged for any item must be reasonable. That means the nature and amount of the expense does not exceed what a prudent person under the same circumstances would expend; and that the items are generally recognized as ordinary and necessary for the performance of the grant. 1. Personnel (term, temporary, students, overtime, contract staff, etc.). 2. Laboratory equipment and necessary maintenance contracts. 3. Collection supplies, test kits, reagents, consumables, and other necessary supplies for existing testing or onboarding new platforms. 4. Courier service contracts (new or expansion of existing agreements). 5. Hardware and software necessary for robust surveillance and epidemiology activities, including usage of IDSS and ORS. 6. Tools that assist in the rapid identification, electronic reporting, monitoring, analysis, and evaluation of control measures to reduce the spread of disease. 7. Contracts with academic institutions, private laboratories, other non-commercial healthcare entities, and/or commercial entities. 8. Renovations and minor construction (e.g., alteration of less than 50% total square footage of an existing structure; installation of a concrete slab for modular laboratory units; etc.) may be considered for unique cases where conditions do not currently allow for safe or effective testing and/or delivery of effective public health services. 9. Leasing/purchasing vehicles (e.g., mobile testing, providing public health services in underserved areas, etc.). Note: Recipients will need to submit quotes with their revised budgets that are due within 60 days of award issuance and receive prior approval from OGS. After the revised NOA is issued, any further request for leasing/purchasing must be made through GrantSolutions and include the necessary quotes. 10. Quarantine and isolation support necessary for preventing the spread of respiratory viruses or other significant public health events (including wraparound services such as hoteling, food, laundry, mental health services, etc.). 11. Stipends/incentives may be considered to encourage participation in testing and/or vaccination coverage for those put at higher risk for respiratory diseases (individual level) or for facilities/agencies to enroll and/or report data to the health department (institutional level). Recipients interested in exploring this option (individual and/or institutional) must submit a plan that covers all of the following elements: (a) justification, (b) cost savings [e.g., how it will defray costs or have a positive return on investment], (c) defined amount, (d) qualifications for issuance, and (e) method of tracking. When submitting the revised budget within 60 days of award issuance, stipend/incentive plans must be included in the ‘budget justification’ section of the ELC budget workbook and receive CDC approval before implementation. After the revised NOA is issued, any subsequent requests for using funds to support stipends/incentives must be made in GrantSolutions, including the stipend/incentive plan, and receive CDC approval before implementation. 12. Resources to complement, but not duplicate, other CDC vaccine delivery efforts (e.g., those activities covered under IP19-1901). Costs can include infrastructure needs (e.g., staff, contractors, call centers, storage, space, etc.) that support testing as well as vaccination operations. 13. Health communications materials and health education services to inform and protect communities are allowable, if they do not duplicate activities covered by other CDC funding mechanisms (e.g., IP21-2106, IP21-2107). Recipients are reminded to be cognizant of the statutory and policy requirements for acknowledging the HHS/CDC funding when issuing statements, press releases, publications, requests for proposal, bid solicitations and other documents. In accordance with CDC General Terms and Conditions for Non-research Awards - Acknowledgement of Federal Funding, in your base award. 14. Expenses associated with outreach and assistance (e.g., support provided through community-based organizations) for those put at higher risk for severe disease due to respiratory viruses, especially those in congregate care setting. • Air purifiers and HEPA filters for schools, offices, warming

Quarterly programatic and financial reports

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).

appropriation number: 063-48250-1900-0100 FAIN NU50CK000559

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1) Investigate, control and report all respiratory outbreaks in high-risk congregate settings. Alert IDPH of any outbreaks with high mortality, morbidity or within a state-run facility within 24 hours. Performance Metric: Enter outbreaks in the Outbreak Reporting System (ORS) within 24 hours of notification from the facility Performance Metric: Enter and close outbreak investigations in ORS within 30 days of the close of the outbreak. 2) Investigate and complete reporting in the Illinois Disease Surveillance System (IDSS) for all respiratory conditions reportable per the Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions Code and within the times outline in the code. Performance metric: 95% of reportable respiratory conditions are investigated within the timeline per the Control of Notifiable Diseases and Conditions Code. 3) Engage with each high-risk congregate care setting within your jurisdiction to ensure that all are prepared and appropriately responding to respiratory illness/outbreaks and are implementing prevention measures to limit severe disease outcomes including vaccination and treatment. Performance metric: Levels of hospitalizations and deaths are measured and assessed by the LHD in response to prevention activities in proportion to the prior year and with correlation between circulating stains of the viruses. 4) Identify a staff person to serve as the infection prevention and control lead for managing and responding to outbreaks. Performance Metric: Identification of infection control lead. 5) Ensure that all staff are trained on the new Illinois Disease Surveillance System (IDSS) and at least one staff person is trained on building reports in the Illinois Disease Surveillance System (IDSS). For LHDs receiving $200,000 or more, ensure that at least one epidemiologist is trained in using the IDSS Datawarehouse. Performance Metric: Completion of training by staff within 30 days of onboarding to the position within the CD Section. 6) Recruit health care facilities to serve as sentinel sites for the 2024/2025 respiratory season. Performance Metric: Number of specimens submitted per year per site increases by 10% over the prior year.

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Springfield, IL

dph.illlinois.gov

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FY 2025 : $26,663,278