3156(00)

To purchase and distribute braille and large-print books, adapted materials, and assistive technology equipment for students with visual disabilities on a statewide basis.

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Public Act 104-0003

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The coordination, cataloging, standardization, production, procurement, storage, and distribution of materials for districts servicing students with visual impairments.

Yes

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Nonprofit Organizations;

Chicago Lighthouse for Visually Impaired/Educational Materials Center is named as recipient on page 637 of Public Act 104-0003.

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Non-competitive

Education

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Chicago Lighthouse for Visually Impaired/Educational Materials Center is named as recipient on page 637 of Public Act 104-0003.

Applications are found within ISBE’s IWAS system

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Applications are reviewed using modified Merit Based Review Process

Applications are due within 30 calendar days of receipt

Applications are generally approved or returned for changes within 30 calendar days of receipt

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These funds are used to support the delivery of required services to elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students with visual disabilities. Funding is used to purchase and distribute on a statewide basis braille and large-print books, adaptive materials, and assistive technology equipment for students with visual disabilities.

Expenditure reports to be submitted on quarterly basis via IWAS. Programmatic reports are submitted on semi-annual basis via IWAS. 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.

001-58618-4400-02-00-01

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105 ILCS 5/14-11.01

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Illinois State Board of Education 100 North First Street Springfield IL 62777-0001

https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Deaf-and-Visually-Impaired.aspx

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10/22/2021

FY 2017 : $1,421,100
FY 2018 : $1,421,100
FY 2019 : $1,421,100
FY 2020 : $1,421,100
FY 2021 : $1,421,100
FY 2022 : $1,421,100
FY 2023 : $1,421,100
FY 2026 : $1,921,100