3999-BB

Subject to appropriation, the State Board of Education shall award grants of up to $7,000 per school site on a competitive basis to eligible schools, school districts, or entities approved by the State Board of Education for nonrecurring expenses incurred in initiating a Breakfast After the Bell Program under Section 16 of the Childhood Hunger Relief Act (105 ILCS 126).

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105 ILCS 126/18 https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2642&ChapterID=17

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The Breakfast After the Bell Grant Program supports implementation of Breakfast After the Bell program delivery models in schools, to make school breakfast more accessible to students.

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Education Organizations;

Open to Illinois schools that operate a Breakfast After the Bell program under Section 16 of the Childhood Hunger Relief Act (105 ILCS 126).

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Project Grants

Education

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Applications are found at https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Request-for-Proposals.aspx. Applications should be scanned into one PDF with all supporting documents and required signatures then uploaded into the ISBE Attachment Manager is found at https://sec1.isbe.net/attachmgr/default.aspx

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ISBE's Merit Based Review (Award Process) is conducted following Sections C and D of ISBE's Merit Based Review Policy https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Merit_Based_Review_Policy.pdf

Applications are due 45 calendar days from release of RFP.

Tentative Award announcements are generally released via email 90 calendar days after the close of the RFP.

Appeals are conducted following Section E of ISBE's Merit Based Review Policy https://www.isbe.net/Documents/Merit_Based_Review_Policy.pdf

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This program will use an unrestricted indirect cost rate. Maximum award of $7,000 per school site. · Grant awards shall be used for nonrecurring costs of initiating a Breakfast After the Bell Program, including but not limited to: o Acquisition of equipment o Training of staff in new capacities o Outreach efforts to publicize new or expanded school breakfast programs o Minor alterations to accommodate new equipment o Computer point-of-service systems for food service o Purchase of vehicles for transporting food to schools

Expenditure reports to be submitted on quarterly basis via IWAS. Programmatic reports are submitted annually. Final programmatic report due 30 days after completion of grant period.

The audit requirements adopted by GATA include the adoption of the federal audit requirements (2 CFR 200.501), audit requirements for grantees and subrecipients that do not meet the federal audit requirements and audit requirements for “For Profit” subrecipients. For-profit Subrecipient. The PTE(s) is responsible for ensuring subrecipient compliance with established requirements. Methods to ensure compliance for State and federal awards to for profit subrecipients may include pre-award audits, monitoring during the agreement period of performance, and post-award audits. See also 2 CFR 200.331 Requirements for Pass-through Entities. https://gata.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gata/documents/audit/GATA-Audit-Requirements.pdf; https://gata.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gata/documents/resource-library/Audit-Report-Review-Process-Grantee-Instruction-Manual.pdf.

Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other awardee records pertinent to a State award shall be retained for 3 years after the date of submission of the final expenditure report or, for awards renewed quarterly or annually, after the date of the submission of the quarterly or annual financial report to the State agency.

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Childhood Hunger Relief Act (105 ILCS 126) https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2642&ChapterID=17

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Illinois State Board of Education 100 North First Street Springfield IL 62777

https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Childhood-Hunger-Relief-Act.aspx

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FY 2025 : $300,000