DFCS

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) was awarded funding from the U.S Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime to focus on improving outcomes to child and youth victims of human trafficking. The primary focus of this award is to establish a comprehensive statewide response to child and youth sex and labor trafficking in Illinois over a three-year period.

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (18 U.S.C. § 3014(h)(2)); Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 (22 U.S.C. § 7105(b)(2)).

P.A 100-0705; P.A 100-0692; P.A 100-1037; 740 ILCS 128/15; 720 ILCS 5/10-9; 820 ILCS 95

N/A

The objective of this award is to develop and implement a strategic plan for a multidisciplinary trauma-informed statewide response to child and youth sex and labor trafficking in Illinois, develop protocols & procedures among multidisciplinary actors to coordinate victim-centered trauma-informed service provision for child & youth victims of sex & labor trafficking that protects privacy & confidentiality of victims, develop training program standards and an implementation strategy that is trauma-informed to ensure statewide multidisciplinary actors recognize and respond to sex and labor trafficking indicators effectively, develop a robust data collection and information sharing system to track the statewide coordinated response to child and youth victims of sex and labor trafficking that ensures victim confidentiality, identify greatest challenges and fill gaps to ensure a coordinated response to identify and provide services to child and youth victims of sex and labor trafficking, and identify, create, and implement screening tool(s) for multidisciplinary actors to identify child and youth victims of sex and labor trafficking This also enables IDHS to distribute funding to support direct victim services for child and youth survivors of human trafficking.

Yes

Must comply with Uniform Grant Agreement Exhibits.

Nonprofit Organizations;

Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois are supported through funding authorized by the Office for Victims of Crime. To receive funding, CACI must serve as a contractual partner in this grant opportunity by appointing and employing a Human Trafficking Coordinator for the state of Illinois. Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois must work with IDHS to establish standards for victim-centered, trauma-informed training for Children’s Advocacy Center and members of multi-disciplinary teams. Other eligible applicants as named, listed, and approved in the federal OVC project proposal.

Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking

Project Grants

Human Services

Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois, and other agencies as named, established, and approved in the federal proposal by the Office for Victims of Crime.

All entities are required to register with the State of Illinois through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) Grantee Portal, www.grants.illinois.gov/portal to be eligible apply for a grant. An Illinois.gov public account authenticates the relationship between the individual and the organization they represent, How to create an Illinois.gov Public Account. The following information is required to complete registration: 1.Organization's Unique Entity Identifier (UEI); 2.Organization's federal employer identification number (FEIN); 3.Organization type; 4.Illinois Secretary of State File ID (required for non-profits, for-profits and limited liability corporations); 5.Organization's name 6.Organization's mailing address; 7.Organization's primary email address; 8.Organization's primary phone number 9.Organization's fiscal year-end date Entities are federally required to have an active SAM.gov entity registration. Illinois uses SAM.gov automation to determine qualification status based on the entity's registration. Refer to GATA Administrative Rules on Grantee Pre-qualification Status: http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/044/044070000A00700R.html. An entity may apply for a grant award prior to qualified status. The entity must be in "qualified status" based on the Grantee Portal by the Application Review Date. See #18 in the NOFO Transmittal. The Grantee Portal will indicate in red if a status is not qualified. Links for self-remediation help are provided in the Portal. 1.Current SAM.gov account; 2.Current FEIN 3.Good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State (Illinois Secretary of State Business Services website: https://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/business_services/home.html 4.Not on the Illinois Stop Payment List; 5.Not on the SAM.gov Exclusion List; 6.Not on the DHFS Sanctioned Party List. State agencies are federally required to evaluate the risk posed by each applicant. Risk assessments are a pre-award requirement and include two components: fiscal and administrative and programmatic. Illinois uses an Internal Control Questionnaire (ICQ) to complete the fiscal and administrative component and the risk assessment. Entities are required to access, complete and submit the ICQ through the Grantee Portal for the state fiscal year associated with the grant funding. Both the ICQ and the programmatic risk assessment must be accepted by the state and approved before a grant award can be executed.

Not Applicable - Funding based on federal proposal awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime. Amount to be distributed to Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois and other project partners subject to discretion of state agencies.

Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois, and other agencies as named, established, and approved in the federal proposal by the Office for Victims of Crime.

Not Applicable

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Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois and other named project partners under this funding source are eligible to receive subsequent one-year grant awards for this program, for a total of three years of funding.

Not Applicable

Funding must be used to support victim service programs. Per the Office for Victims of Crime, this funding restricts: holding beds, stipends/incentives to participate in services, and primary prevention activities, legalization or practice of prostitution. No funds may be used to implement any program that targets victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons. Unallowable Costs per 2 CFR 200 Subpart E Cost Principles.

Reports Monthly: The provider will submit monthly expenditure documentation in the format prescribed by the Department. The expenditure documentation must be submitted no later than the 25th of each month for the preceding month. Quarterly: The provider will submit quarterly Periodic Performance Reports in the format prescribed by the Department. The Periodic Performance Reports must be submitted no later than the 25th of the month following the preceding quarter. Annually: The Provider will submit an annual program plan, a detailed program budget, and budget narrative to the Department as directed. Additional annual performance data may be collected in the form of a closeout report as directed by the Department and in a format prescribed by the Department.

JCAR Title 44 Illinois Administrative Code 7000.90 Auditing Standards

JCAR Title 44 Illinois Administrative Code 7000.430 Record Retention

Appropriation Code: 0408-444-80-4900-00-00

$395,039.26

Not applicable

This is a new grant program. This program will develop and implement a strategic plan for a multidisciplinary trauma-informed statewide response to child and youth sex and labor trafficking in Illinois, develop protocols & procedures among multidisciplinary actors to coordinate victim-centered trauma-informed service provision for child & youth victims of sex & labor trafficking that protects privacy & confidentiality of victims, develop training program standards and an implementation strategy that is trauma-informed to ensure statewide multidisciplinary actors recognize and respond to sex and labor trafficking indicators effectively, develop a robust data collection and information sharing system to track the statewide coordinated response to child and youth victims of sex and labor trafficking that ensures victim confidentiality, identify greatest challenges and fill gaps to ensure a coordinated response to identify and provide services to child and youth victims of sex and labor trafficking, and identify, create, and implement screening tool(s) for multidisciplinary actors to identify child and youth victims of sex and labor trafficking.

Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (34 U.S.C. § 20110(e)); Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015 (18 U.S.C. § 3014(h)(2)); Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000 (22 U.S.C. § 7105(b)(2)).

Not Applicable

Department of Human Services Division of Family and Community Services Bureau of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Human Trafficking 823 East Monroe Street Springfield, Illinois 62701

https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=32008

Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention

Not Applicable

FY 2025 : $395,039